More than 26,000 residents and businesses around Melton are without power.
According to powercor, the outages have affected 292 customers in Melton, 449 in Melton West, 27 in Bacchus Marsh, 4 in Toolern Vale, 583 in Darley, 283 in Hopetoun Park, 181 in Coimadi, 153 in Merrimu, 126 in Long Forest, 14 in Brookefield and 1 in Aintree.
Powercor said power is expected to be restored by 6pm tonight.
