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Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres. Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory ?¨C an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres.
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Our preparations

Each year Power and Water takes a range of measures to minimise the effects of storm and cyclone damage.

Electricity

  • During the dry season we have a tree trimming program to keep street trees away from powerlines.
  • We have installed lightning arrestors and insulated cross arms on thousands of power poles.
  • We ask community members to check their tree branches are well clear of the powerline between their house and street and call us if they're not.
  • We order additional stocks of power poles, cross arms, powerlines and other hardware essential to electricity supply before the wet season.
  • Ongoing program of undergrounding powerlines.
  • Key staff members update, test and revise Emergency Management Plans.
  • We train, prepare and test our staff to respond to emergency situations.

Water and sewerage services

  • We have installed permanent, onsite standby generating capacity to operate major water and sewerage pumping stations in case of power outages.
  • We are progressively undergrounding fire hydrants to minimise damage to the water supply system through falling trees, flying debris, etc.
  • We have additional stocks of pipes, fittings and other hardware to respond immediately to damaged water and sewerage infrastructure.
  • We have identified critical water supply corridors and have developed plans to ensure those are kept open so water supply is maintained to locations such as hospitals, police stations, etc.
  • Our water supply system is kept pressurised as long as possible in a flood or cyclone event to minimise risks of contamination.

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The Power and Water Corporation is the Northern Territory of Australia's provider of electricity, water and sewerage services.
We are one of the largest businesses in the Territory with assets in excess of $1.2 billion and servicing around 80,000 customers.