Electrical incident and technical investigation reports

Below are links to technical investigation reports relating to electrical incidents.

Click on the links to open and read the reports.

Victorian Big Battery Fire

• Statement of Technical Findings – 28 September 2021

AusNet Services – Wood pole management

• Draft Public Technical Report for consultation – 4 August 2021

Powercor – Wood pole management

• Final Pole Management Improvement plan progress report – June 2021
• Final Public Report – 13 March 2020
  • ESV’s response to submissions
• Draft Public Report for consultation – 23 December 2019
  • Submissions received
  • FAQ
  • Supporting information – Detailed Technical Report – 3 January 2020

Submissions in response to the Draft Public Report have now closed. ESV will release the final report in due course.

500 kV Towers incident (Cressy)

• ESV’s report into the 500 kV Towers incident (Cressy)

Salt Creek Insulator failure

• Salt Creek Technical Report

The Condition of Power Poles in South West Victoria

• Final Report – 29 July 2019
  • Media release
  • ESV’s response to submissions
• Draft Report – 31 May 2019
  • Submissions received

St Patrick’s Day fires

• Garvoc Fire (The Sisters) Technical Report – 17 March 2018
• Gazette Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018
• Gnotuk Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018
• Minjah Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018
• Warrnambool-Cobden Fire Technical Report – 17 March 2018
• P3 High Street Terang Electrical Incident – 17 March 2018

2018 Australia Day outages

• 2018 Australia Day weekend outages – technical investigation report

Smart metering

• Safety of advanced metering infrastructure in Victoria