Notification of works
Evanston Substation
Thursday 9 April 2026
What we’re doing
We’re replacing equipment at our Evanston substation to ensure continued power reliability.
Most of this work will take place within the substation at 34 Hillier Road, with some works occurring outside the substation.
How this affects you
Our work is scheduled to start on Tuesday 14 April and we expect all work will be completed by late November.
Work won’t occur every day during this period. Please note that work dates and hours may vary due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control.
Our work is currently planned for:
- Tuesday 14 April: To remove overhead high voltage powerlines across Hillier Road.
- Monday 20 April to Thursday 30 April: To remove old and unused equipment within the substation and surrounds.
- Monday 11 May until the end of June: Civil works will start at the substation site to install new pole footings. We will also be trenching across Hillier Road to install conduits for new high voltage cables.
- Monday 20 July until the end of November: Install a new transportable building inside the substation to house updated equipment, replacing older equipment to improve reliability.
Most of our civil and powerline work will be completed between Monday to Friday from 7am to 4pm, with the possibility of some weekend work.
Traffic management
Traffic management will be in place while our crews and contractors are working with temporary speed limits, and signposted partial road closures, or detours for the safety of workers, road users and pedestrians. If you need assistance, please ask our traffic safety team.
We don't expect any impact to off-street parking or driveway access. We will contact affected residents directly if this changes.
We will work to minimise disruption as much as possible and appreciate the understanding of those affected by this work.
Power outages
If there are any scheduled power outages affecting your property, we’ll let you know in advance.
Customers subscribed to our free SMS/email notification service will typically receive two weeks’ notice, and we aim to provide even more notice where possible.
For customers not registered for the SMS/email service, we will send notification cards via post, though delivery times may vary.
We encourage anyone not already subscribed to sign up for updates using the National Meter Identifier (NMI) found on your electricity bill. For assistance, call us on 13 12 61 during business hours.
Subscribing is a convenient way to stay informed about planned and unplanned power outages, as well as other service updates.
Map of work location
Picture: A map showing the indicative works area for Evanston Substation
Thank you
We know this work may cause some inconvenience, and we apologise for the disruption.
Our work dates and hours may vary due to weather conditions or unexpected circumstances.
Further information
If you have any questions about our work, please contact Natalie on (08) 7326 2924 during business hours, or email us at CustomerCommunication@sapowernetworks.com.au.
- General Enquires: 13 12 61
- Interpreter service: 13 14 50
- Sign up for free outage alerts and other notifications: sapowernetworks.co/SMSservice