Victoria’s Electricity Supply Not Affected by Power Station Fire: AEMO

Night time image of Yallourn Power Station in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia, on July 15. 2014. AAP Image/David Crosling

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed that Victoria still has enough power supply to meet demand after a fire caused the Yallourn Power Station to slash its generation capacity.

A small fire broke out in one of the coal storage facilities at Victoria’s largest power station in the Latrobe Valley at about 6.30 a.m. on March 30, prompting an urgent response from Fire Rescue Victoria.