Business Victor Harbor has confirmed that ta planned electricity outage scheduled for Thursday 22 January has been postponed, following discussions aimed at minimising disruption during the region’s busiest trading period.

The outage, which was to affect parts of the Victor Harbor CBD, will no longer proceed on 22 January.

Business Victor Harbor has been advised by SA Power Networks that the works have been briefly postponed to ensure they do not coincide with school holidays or the Tour Down Under, a peak period for local businesses, accommodation providers, and tourism operators.

The power works will now be rescheduled to February, with new dates and times to be confirmed.

Business Victor Harbor President Kirsten Pitman has welcomed the decision, highlighting the importance of timing infrastructure works to avoid unnecessary economic impacts.

“Through active negotiation, and with thought to all affected businesses who are in the midst of peak holiday season, as well as full motels and holiday homes, we truly appreciate SA Power Networks being proactive and adjusting the timeframe for this scheduled works. It makes sense in order to ensure negative impact is limited,” she says.

Business Victor Harbor says it will share updated information as soon as the revised schedule is confirmed, ensuring businesses have sufficient notice to plan operations, staffing, and customer communications.

It encourages businesses to register online for outage alerts to receive SMS and email notifications directly from the network operator about planned outages and restoration times.