AEMO Flags Reliability Risks Amid Net Zero Transition

Energy experts have called on AMEO to step up the acceleration renewable investment.

A small electrical substation is seen in a rural area near Albany, Western Australia, on Nov. 24, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The Australia Energy Market Operator (AMEO) flagged in its latest National Electricity Market report an increase in reliability risks in the power grids for New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.

The regulator says these risks stem from the push to increased demand, delays in battery projects, mothballed generators, and transmission limitations in each state.