Some 389 customers in the Jugiong and Parsons Creek area were without power for more than two hours today after a vehicle made contact with a power pole on Jugiong Road, between Jugiong and Harden.
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Essential Energy received reports of the incident shortly before 11.30am.
Local crews were quickly dispatched to ensure the safety of the area and assess the damage to the electricity distribution network.
The damage to the network resulted in an unplanned power outage, however crews were able to re-route power around the network to restore supply to all customers by 1pm.
Crews will carry out the necessary repairs to the electricity network this afternoon.
Essential Energy encourages the public to immediately report fallen powerlines or network damage to Essential Energy on 13 20 80 or call Triple-0 if the situation is life threatening.