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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam and Benita Kolovos

Energy markets tipped to return to normal as NSW granted emergency powers to secure coal supplies

A supplied aerial photo of the Eraring Newcastle power station
Some coal-fired power stations will be resuming generation, while coal supply issues have improved for others such as the Eraring plant in NSW. Photograph: Dean Sewell/PR image

Eastern Australia’s energy markets may resume normal operations within a week as more coal-fired power plants return to operation and the cold snap ebbs, Kerry Schott, the former head of the Energy Security Board, said.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) on Wednesday suspended indefinitely the national electricity market for wholesale power after the regulator found it “impossible” to manage supply without ordering companies to resume generation.

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