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First, check whether the operator already reports an incident on its TasNetworks network status page.

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TasNetworks

  • To do: Check your switchboard: if the main switch or a safety switch has tripped, unplug appliances and reset it.
  • To do: It trips again? Look for a faulty appliance and switch the circuits back on one by one.
  • To do: Are others in your street without power? If not, the fault is in your home: call an electrician.
  • To do: Whole street out? Check TasNetworks' current outages map or call 132 004.

TasNetworks network

tasnetworks.com.auUpdated 28/09/2026

TasNetworks, owned by the Tasmanian government, runs both the transmission grid and the distribution network of Tasmania. It does not sell electricity: customers pay a retailer. It was formed on 1 July 2014 from Transend and the distribution business of Aurora Energy.

Electricity network

Activities
TransmissionDistributionTelecoms
Customers
300,000+· homes and businesses, 2024-25
Smart meters
78.1%· Tasmanian meters read remotely, Nov 2024, fitted by retailers
Outage time
175 min· unplanned SAIDI 2024-25, excl. major event days
Outages
1.47· unplanned SAIFI per customer, 2024-25
Network length
22,327 km· 2,881 km underground, 2024-25
Coverage
Tasmania
  • Hobart
  • Launceston
  • Devonport
  • Burnie
  • Queenstown
  • Smithton
  • St Marys

Excluded major event days weighed heavily in 2024-25 because of the August and September 2024 storms.