Mainland Australia Could Face Electricity Shortages by 2027: Energy Market Operator

Office buildings and street lamps are seen illuminated in the central business district in Sydney, Australia, on June 21, 2022. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has warned that the country’s mainland states could experience electricity shortages as early as 2027 and called for urgent investments in the sector.

In the latest national electricity market update (pdf), the AEMO revealed that while Australia had sufficient electricity generation capacity in the next couple of years, the country urgently needed new projects to go online to ensure the power grid’s reliability over the next decade.