2016 South Australian blackout

2016 South Australian blackout
DateSeptember 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)
Duration24 Hours - 1 Week
LocationStatewide
CauseStorm damage
InquiriesAustralian Energy Market Operator and Australian Energy Regulator investigations
LitigationAustralian Energy Regulator legal action against four energy suppliers

The South Australian blackout of 2016 was a widespread power outage in South Australia that occurred as a result of storm damage to electricity transmission infrastructure on 28 September 2016. The cascading failure of the electricity transmission network resulted in almost the entire state losing its electricity supply, affecting 850,000 SA customers. Kangaroo Island did not lose its supply,[1] as the Kangaroo Island power station had been built to supply the island for the contingency of a failure in the power cable under the Backstairs Passage.[2]

  1. ^ "Thousands still without power as wild weather continues". InDaily. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Kangaroo Island Project Profile". SDA Engineering. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.