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Queensland Power Outages

Australia has no open live feed, so the quickest way to check Queensland is the official outage map from Energex, Essential Energy and Ergon Energy.

Energex serves about 1.6 million customers in the south-east and Ergon Energy about 761,000 across regional Queensland, and Essential Energy reaches parts of the south. Coal supplied 56.5 per cent of generation in 2025, gas 10.7 per cent and wind and solar 29.2 per cent. Cyclones and summer storms drive the largest outages: ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in March 2025 cut power to more than 450,000 premises, which Energex called the most outages from a natural disaster in Queensland's history, and Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit about 40,000 customers in the far north in December 2023.

Population
5,739,500
Estimate, 2026
Distributors
3
Weather warnings
See site
Bureau of Meteorology
Major past events
3
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

Who to contact in Queensland

The distributors responsible for faults in Queensland. Search your address on an official outage map to confirm which one is yours.

Australia distributors, outage map links and phone numbers
DistributorOfficial outage mapReport by phone
EnergexOpen ↗13 62 62
Essential EnergyOpen ↗13 20 80
Ergon EnergyOpen ↗13 22 96

If you see a fallen power line, stay at least 10 metres away and call 000.

Queensland on the Australia map

New South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaNorthern Territory
Australia has 8 states and territories, shown over a 800 by 786 map.

Boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS 2021, CC BY 4.0.

Weather warnings

We don't republish Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warnings, so nothing here can go out of date. See current warnings on its site ↗

Largest places in Queensland

  • Brisbane
  • Gold Coast - Tweed Heads
  • Sunshine Coast
  • Townsville
  • Cairns
  • Toowoomba

Nearby states and territories

Reliability in Queensland

Average minutes without power and interruptions per customer, as published by the regulator or operator

DistributorTime without powerInterruptionsYear
Essential Energy3 hr 51 min1.612025

Definitions vary by source, for example in how major storms are treated, so these figures aren't a ranking. See each operator's page for the exact scope.

Major power outages affecting Queensland

Totals may cover every area affected, not only this one. Full accounts are on the Australia page.

  1. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

    6 March 2025

    450,000 customers affected

    Energex said more than 450,000 premises in Queensland lost power during the event, and described it as the greatest number of outages from a natural disaster in the state's history.

    Source: Energex, Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred update, 15 March 2025

  2. Tropical Cyclone Jasper, Far North Queensland

    13 December 2023

    40,000 customers affected

    Ergon Energy reported outages for around 40,000 customers across Far North Queensland, with about 90 per cent restored by 9pm on 16 December before flooding caused new outages.

    Source: Ergon Energy, Ergon Energy releases Cyclone Jasper restoration plan (December 2023)

  3. National Electricity Market suspension (no customer blackout)

    15 June 2022

    No customers lost power

    Source: AEMO, NEM market suspension and operational challenges in June 2022

Queensland power outage FAQ

Who do I contact about a power outage in Queensland?

Energex (13 62 62), Essential Energy (13 20 80) and Ergon Energy (13 22 96) repair the local network in Queensland, which includes Brisbane, Gold Coast - Tweed Heads and Sunshine Coast.

What was the biggest power outage in Queensland?

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred (6 March 2025) affected about 450,000 customers across the affected areas. Energex said more than 450,000 premises in Queensland lost power during the event, and described it as the greatest number of outages from a natural disaster in the state's history.

How reliable is the power supply in Queensland?

Essential Energy reported 3 hr 51 min of interruption per customer in 2025. Scope differs between sources, so treat these as a guide and not a ranking.

Cite this page

You may reuse our derived data under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. Warnings are © Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Check each source's licence before reuse.

PowerOutageTracker.com. "Queensland Power Outages." Accessed 4 November 2026. https://poweroutagetracker.com/world/australia/queensland
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