FILE PHOTO: The Bayswater Power Station is pictured in Muswellbrook, Australia, June 21, 2022. Picture taken June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File PhotoSYDNEY : Australia faces the risk of power shortages because of delays in installing transmission lines tied to wind and solar farms, the energy market operator said on Tuesday, posing a challenge to the country's energy transition plans.
Compared to last year's outlook, the AEMO report said reliability risks have increased in New South Wales and Victoria, the two biggest power consuming states, from 2024-25 to 2027-28, and in South Australia in 2026-27."While new generation and storage capacity continues to increase, project development and commissioning delays are impacting reliability throughout the horizon," AEMO CEO Daniel Westerman said.