Endeavour Energy flood update - 4 March 2022 - 11:00am

Endeavour Energy continues to keep customers safe and restore power supply in areas where flooding has started to ease.

To maintain public safety, power has been isolated to 915 low-lying properties along the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Colo Rivers as well as some adjoining creek catchments where floodwater is unable to drain away.

These properties are between North Richmond, Lower Portland, Upper Colo and Wisemans Ferry and parts of the Nepean River between Menangle and Cobbitty.

At Windsor, the Hawkesbury River reached peak flood levels late last night, and with further rainfall forecast today and over the weekend, water levels in the flooded catchments are not expected to return to normal for several days.

Safety inspections will commence later today on the eastern side of the Hawkesbury River and parts of the South Creek catchment when access is available.

As water starts to recede in other flooded areas, there is a big job ahead for Endeavour Energy crews to ensure power is safely restored to all customers as quickly as possible.

We would like to thank customers for their patience as the recovery continues, especially those facing flooding for the second time in 12 months.

A further update will be provided later today.

Customer safety

If your property has water coming into the premises or is at risk of flooding ALWAYS remember:

  • if it is safe to do so, turn electricity off at the main switch on your switchboard before your property becomes inundated or submerged in rising floodwaters (even if your power is already out)
  • remove or relocate all portable electrical appliances away from areas likely to be impacted by water, particularly those on the ground
  • treat all powerlines as 'live' and dangerous by keeping at least 8m clear of them. Never drive across fallen powerlines
  • keep a reliable torch handy as a precaution for any power outages
  • if you have to leave your property, remember to take your phone charger
  • avoid all contact with wires that are hanging low or on the ground, dangling in floodwaters or tangled in trees.

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Published on Mar 4th 2022