Queensland is again bracing for blackouts amid forecasted energy supply shortfalls, while the NSW treasurer is confident they can be avoided in his state.
Source:Australia's peak energy regulator has warned of supply shortfalls that could cause blackouts in Queensland and NSW on Tuesday evening.
In Queensland, Transmission company Powerlink's Chief Executive Paul Simshauser says people should "be a bit thoughtful" and reduce their energy use on Tuesday night. Supplies are low in Queensland even though there is "sufficient physical generation capacity" in the state, AMEO said. But while shortfalls in energy supply have eased overnight, Mr Bowen said there would still be a difficult period over the winter months.
"We will be in for a bumpy period, there is no doubt about that," he told the Seven Network on Tuesday.Outages at coal-fired power plants, at the same time as household heating is in high demand, are putting pressure on the electricity system. With some coal plants still offline, Mr Bowen said he expected the market operator to intervene if required to keep the power running.
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