About 350 customers are without power following a fire at the Tungatinah power station in Tasmania's Central Highlands overnight.
 
Fortunately, no one was present when the fire broke out last night and there have been no injuries reported.
 
Damage to the station near Tarraleah is reported as significant, however, there is no risk to Tasmania’s power supply.

While restoration to distribution customers was not possible last night, we are working with the Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police to get access to the site.
 
The fire has resulted in outages in surrounding towns, including Derwent Bridge, Tarraleah, Brady's Lake and Bronte Park. Until investigations have been completed, we are advising our customers to be prepared for the potential of outages continuing overnight tonight.

Further updates will be made when possible.

- Updated 12:15pm Thursday 3 September 2026