Summer energy shortages predicted as operator calls for “urgent investment” in generation | ABC News

Much of the national power grid is facing substantial reliability problems over the next decade, and as soon as this summer, without rapid investment in both electricity generation and transmission. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-3...

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has delivered a gloomier outlook on the decade ahead in its latest market forecasts, warning the situation has worsened since its last update in February.

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