A Powercor spokesperson said there were still 246 Bendigo customers without power on Friday evening.

They said crews had made the city and surrounding areas a priority as they continued to clean up after the storms on Thursday night.

"Over the past 24 hours, CitiPower and Powercor crews have restored power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses after overnight storms caused extensive damage to power poles and wires across widespread areas," they said.

"Our priorities are towns with the most significant damage and customers impacted in and around Apollo Bay, Lorne, Terang, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Colac, Warrnambool, Trentham, Blackwood and Kyneton. We have mobilised generators to the surf coast, and Kyneton regions.

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"Our crews are continuing to assess the extent of the damage, caused by fallen trees and branches, as well as lightning strikes. We currently responding to more than 1,000 faults, including approximately 400 fallen powerlines.

"Based on the assessments conducted, we expect some customers will be without power over the weekend.

We are aware that many people may be planning to travel for the first weekend out of COVID-19 lockdown. However, we would encourage them to check whether power is affected at their destination, be cautious on the roads and be alert to fallen trees and other debris."

If people do see a fallen powerline, they should always stay well away from them and report them to 13 24 12.

2.10pm

According to the Powercor website, services have been restored in Strathdale, while other parts of Bendigo could be without it until Friday night.

Residents in Axe Creek, Junortoun, Longlea and Strathfieldsaye may not have power until 8pm.

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Daylesford may also have to wait until 8pm before power is restored.

Power is set to come back on in Serpintine by 3.30pm Friday afternoon.

Two customers in Narraport have lost power, while Cohuna residents may have to wait until 10.30pm Friday night before power is restored.

A Powercor spokesperson said crews were still working to restore power to more than 91,000 homes and businesses as extreme winds continue to cause extensive damage to the electricity network.

Powercor is still investigating the causes of these outages.

You can find more information online at powercor.com.au/power-outages-and-faults/live-outage-map

Earlier

Thousands of homes across Central Victoria were without power on Friday morning after strong winds lashed the region.

The Powercor website said 122 properties were without power in Kennington, 1890 properties in Daylesford, 58 in Ironbark and 11 in Strathfieldsaye.

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Powercor was investigating the cause of the outages.

The company expected power to be restored in Kennington, Ironbark and Strathfieldsaye at about 11am today.

However, Daylesford is expected to have their power restored at 2pm.

There are more than 100 different electricity faults throughout Powercor's electricity network, a spokesperson told ABC Radio on Friday morning.

There are about 91,000 customers without power.

More to come.

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