Private Power Lines

More than 30,000 CitiPower and Powercor customers have a private overhead electric line on their property. These usually run between existing electricity lines on public roadways to a premises on a private property, or between different premises on one property – for instance between a house and shed.

CitiPower and Powercor inspect private overhead electric lines every two and half years free of charge. If a line requires maintenance, vegetation clearing or undergrounding, the owner will be advised.

If a private line requires electrical repairs, a Registered Electrical Contractor must be engaged to carry out the repairs.  A Certificate of Electrical Safety must be issued by the contractor once the repairs are completed.

We strongly recommend that you engage a professional tree feller to clear private overhead electric lines of vegetation. Contact between trees and power lines can be fatal.

Your can learn more about private power line clearance requirements, owner responsibilties, common defects and safe maintenance practices in the brochure found below.