Almost one-in-seven of Victoria’s 13,000 electricity transmission towers have patchy or extensive rust, with experts warning the network is vulnerable to extreme weather.
Almost one-in-seven of Victoria’s 13,000 electricity transmission towers are damaged by patchy or extensive rust, with experts warning the state’s ageing network remains increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather.
for the second-straight day on Thursday, said it was a significant improvement over 48 hours, although there was still a long way to go. The report found that 60 towers in Victoria’s north-east near Dederang “present health and safety risks” because they are next to roads. It said they would be replaced before 2022.
“Reinforcement or early replacement may well wind up being a good idea, but it will need a lot of scrutiny, and it’ll get it,” he said. The regulator allowed $2.3 million to be passed on, adding about 40¢ to the typical annual household bill in 2021-22.State Opposition Leader John Pesutto said the Allan government has had years to better prepare for severe storms.
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