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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

Eastern Australia’s power crisis eases with enough electricity to meet weekend demand

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The head of Aemo, Daniel Westerman, says: ‘We’re better than we were.’ But regulator is not ready to lift the market suspension. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Eastern Australia’s precarious electricity industry should be able to meet forecast demand over the coming weekend, but regulators are still intervening in the market, the head of the Australian Energy Market Operator says.

On Friday afternoon, most regions in the national electricity market (NEM) that serves all regions of Australia, except Western Australia and the Northern Territory, had adequate supplies.

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