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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

‘Reliability gaps’ in Australia’s electricity supply loom without investment in new technologies, report states

Power lines connected to the Snowy Hydro electric scheme in Kosciuszko national park. The Aemo report modelled a two-year delay of Snowy 2.0
Power lines connected to the Snowy Hydro electric scheme in Kosciuszko national park. The Aemo report modelled a two-year delay of Snowy 2.0. Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Australia’s main electricity markets face potential supply gaps from next year unless new-generation storage and transmission projects were advanced in time to compensate for closing coal plants and anticipated rising power demand.

The so-called “reliability gaps” would emerge in South Australia from the 2023-24 financial year and in Victoria in the following year, the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) stated in its annual electricity statement of opportunities (Esoo).

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