The energy department warned a plan to switch Victorian homes and businesses to electricity instead of gas will not happen fast enough to make up for predicted gas shortages.
Victoria has been warned homes and businesses cannot switch to electricity in time to avoid frequent gas shortages, which the state’s own energy department expects to hit as soon as 2026.
“A supply gap will remain even if all currently committed and anticipated southern state projects are developed.”from 2028 in southern states, including Victoria, as supplies fall faster than demand.Credit:In March, D’Ambrosio said Victoria had more than enough electricity generation to cover the shortfall in gas in the coming years.
“Labor has failed to secure Victoria’s energy supplies and is leaving households and businesses to pay the price,” he said.In response, a government spokesperson said Victoria needed to reduce demand while also work on securing new supply. The department warned that delays were being caused by long lead times for statutory approvals, including environment effects statements, supply chain and workforce constraints as well as adverse weather conditions.
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