Power Water

What Power Water does

Power and Water Corporation is a Northern Territory government-owned utility corporation that operates as the sole electricity network service provider and the primary water and wastewater utility across Australia's Northern Territory. The company supplies drinking water and treats wastewater across 18 major and minor urban centres and 72 remote communities, with surface water drawn from the Darwin River Dam (supplying over 85% of Darwin's needs), bore fields, and associated treatment infrastructure spanning 3,000km of water mains. As the only licensed electricity distributor in the NT, Power and Water owns and operates the poles, wires, substations, and metering infrastructure, including smart electronic interval meters, prepayment meters (Ampy and E-token), and solar PV-compatible metering, with electricity retail in urban areas handled by third-party retailers and direct retail in remote townships such as Jabiru, Alyangula, and Nhulunbuy. Remote community service delivery is executed through the Indigenous Essential Services (IES) operating arm, which deploys local Essential Services Operators across 72 communities and 66 outstations.

Revenue is generated through regulated tariff structures: fixed daily supply charges plus volumetric consumption for water and sewerage, regulated network charges to electricity retailers, direct electricity retail in remote communities, and government-funded community programs (Bill Relief hardship assistance administered through Anglicare, CatholicCare NT, Salvation Army, and St Vincent de Paul). Customers are segmented across urban residential (Darwin, Katherine, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek), commercial and government accounts with dedicated management, remote community customers served via prepayment infrastructure, and life-support customers requiring priority service. Digital channels include a website portal and a mobile app for fault reporting, meter reading submission, bill payment, and outage notifications. The corporation is wholly owned by the Northern Territory Government, with Jacana Energy (NT's largest electricity retailer) as a related government-owned entity. Recent operational events include the 2025 Darwin River Dam pump failure during flash flooding that triggered boil water alerts for ~148,000 residents, and a smart meter rollout that produced $33M of billing reconciliation exposure to Jacana Energy; Andrew Macrides was appointed Chair effective 1 July 2026.

Name

Power Water

Legal name

Power and Water Corporation

Website

https://powerwater.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Power and Water Corporation is a Northern Territory government-owned utility providing water, wastewater, and electricity network services to residential, commercial, and remote community customers across 18 urban centres and 72 remote communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Utilities (22)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric Services (4911), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Power Districts & State/Provincial Utilities (EUADABAD), Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Wastewater treatment
• Electricity distribution
• Smart metering
• Utility infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Darwin

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Supply Services: Potable water supply to residential, commercial, and government customers across 18 major/minor urban centres and 72 remote communities. Revenue from volumetric consumption charges and fixed daily supply charges, billed quarterly for residential and monthly for commercial customers.
2. Wastewater Services: Wastewater collection and treatment services across the Northern Territory. Revenue from sewerage service charges including fixed annual charges for connected properties and vacant blocks where infrastructure is available.
3. Electricity Network Distribution: Network services providing electricity transmission and distribution across the NT. As the sole network service provider, they build, maintain and upgrade infrastructure (poles, wires, substations) and install/read electricity meters. Revenue from regulated network charges passed through to retailers.
4. Remote Electricity Retail: In remote communities and townships of Jabiru, Alyangula and Nhulunbuy, Power and Water acts as both power distributor and retailer, selling electricity directly to customers through prepayment meters and standard accounts.
5. Community Services Programs: Delivery of government-funded programs including Bill Relief program for residential customers experiencing financial hardship, administered through partnerships with welfare agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Power and Water Corporation is a Northern Territory government-owned utility providing water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, and electricity network distribution services across 18 urban centres and 72 remote communities. The company also installs and reads electricity meters (including smart electronic interval meters and prepayment meters), supports solar PV integration, and delivers community-facing digital tools (mobile app, online portal) and hardship assistance programs.

Product overview

Power and Water Corporation is a government-owned utility company providing essential services across Australia's Northern Territory. The company operates a platform model with three core service pillars: water and wastewater services (supplying drinking water and treating wastewater across 18 urban centres and 72 remote communities), power distribution networks (as the NT's sole electricity network service provider), and smart metering infrastructure (electronic interval meters, prepayment meters, and solar PV metering). These core services are supported by customer-facing digital products including a mobile app, online services portal, e-billing, and specialized programs for life support customers. The company also operates community engagement programs including That's My Water! and That's My Power! educational initiatives, the Living Water Smart conservation program, and the Bill Relief hardship assistance program. Remote services are provided through Indigenous Essential Services (IES) for 72 remote communities and 66 outstations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• That's My Water!: Educational program teaching students about water sustainability, delivered in partnership with the Department of Education since 2016
• That's My Power!
• Living Water Smart
• Bill Relief Program

Products and services

• Water and Wastewater Services
• Power Distribution Network
• Smart Meters (Electronic Interval Meters)
• Prepayment Meters
• Solar Energy Systems
• Water Filling Stations
• Life Support Customer Services
• Mobile App
• Online Customer Services Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,500 students and 40 schools participated in That's My Water! program over 10 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department of Education (NT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership since 2016 to deliver That's My Water! educational program providing water sustainability learning aligned to Australian Curriculum for students Years 3-8 across NT schools.
• Indigenous Essential Services (IES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIES services 72 remote communities and 66 outstations across the Territory, employing local Essential Services Operators. Power and Water works with IES to provide essential services to remote Indigenous communities, with IES handling day-to-day service delivery while Power and Water maintains infrastructure and oversight.
• NT Schools (That's My Power!)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery of new That's My Power! educational program teaching power safety and energy conservation to NT students, with pilot programs in Galiwink'u, Laramba, and Malak communities.
• Anglicare NTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering welfare agency for Bill Relief program, providing financial counselling and e-vouchers to residential customers experiencing financial hardship.
• CatholicCare NTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering welfare agency for Bill Relief program, providing financial counselling and e-vouchers to residential customers experiencing financial hardship.
• Salvation Army NTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering welfare agency for Bill Relief program, providing financial counselling and e-vouchers to residential customers experiencing financial hardship.
• St Vincent de Paul Society NTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering welfare agency for Bill Relief program, providing financial counselling and e-vouchers to residential customers experiencing financial hardship.
• Territory Families (NT Government)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency responsible for administering Northern Territory Concession Scheme and Seniors Recognition Scheme. Power and Water processes concessions (electricity capped at $1,200/year, water at $800/year) on behalf of Territory Families.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SA Water: South Australian government-owned water and wastewater utility. Highly comparable as an Australian state-owned vertically integrated water/sewerage utility operating under a regulated tariff framework serving both urban and remote customers.
• TasWater: Tasmanian state-owned water and wastewater utility. Closely comparable as a small-population, geographically dispersed Australian government-owned water utility with remote service obligations.
• Seqwater: Queensland government-owned bulk water authority. Comparable as a government-owned entity operating large-scale water supply infrastructure (dams, treatment, distribution) under regulated arrangements.
• SA Power Networks: South Australian electricity distribution network operator. Directly comparable as an Australian electricity distribution network service provider operating poles, wires, and substations under AER regulation.
• Essential Energy: NSW government-owned electricity distribution network serving rural and remote communities. Comparable in operating a regional electricity distribution network with significant remote-area service obligations.
• Unitywater: Queensland government-owned water and wastewater service provider. Comparable as a mid-sized Australian government-owned water utility under regulated tariff structures.
• Horizon Power: Western Australian government-owned regional electricity generator and distributor serving remote and regional communities. Closely comparable as an Australian government-owned utility serving remote and Indigenous communities with distributed generation assets.

Broad incumbents

• Sydney Water: NSW state-owned water and wastewater utility. Comparable as an Australian government-owned water utility under regulated tariffs, though much larger scale and urban-focused.
• Yarra Valley Water: Victorian government-owned water and wastewater utility. Comparable as a large Australian government-owned urban water utility under regulated pricing, though operating at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Western Water: Victorian government-owned water utility serving growth corridors north and west of Melbourne. Comparable as a regional Australian water utility, though operating in a different jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PowerWaterCorp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PowerWaterCorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/PowerWaterCorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/power-and-water-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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