About 16,000 homes and businesses in the Goldfields region of Western Australia lose electricity on Thursday, according to Western Power. The outage is linked to a fault along the 220kV line that supplies power to the region. A Western Power spokesperson says the underlying cause is under investigation. The available reports do not provide details on the time the outage began, the extent of restoration efforts, or when power is expected to return. No information is included on whether the fault affects specific towns or is spread across the broader Goldfields area. The reports also do not mention any injuries, damage, or contributing weather conditions. Western Power continues to investigate the fault and is expected to identify the cause before advising on further steps for recovery and prevention.