Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Reuters
Reuters
World
Sonali Paul

UNBELIEVABLE: Australia s eastern states face blackout risk from 2025 - Caught on Camera

Australia AEMO
FILE PHOTO: The Sydney Harbour Bridge and city skyline during Earth Hour March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. REUTERS/David Gray

Australia's most populous states will face blackout risks from 2025 if new power capacity is not built in time to replace the country's biggest coal-fired plant, due to be shut that year, the energy market operator said on Thursday.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) released an updated outlook for the electricity market to reflect a decision by Origin Energy in February to bring forward the closure of its Eraring power plant by seven years to 2025.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Is Noel Gallagher the next guest on final season of Chicken Shop Date?
Speculation began swirling after Amelia Dimoldenberg shared a cryptic Instagram post teasing the identity of her next celebrity date
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Taylor Swift 'Blocking' Dead Mac Miller Claim: She Released No Album in 2018, Exposing a Planned Smear Campaign
A viral claim that Taylor Swift chart-blocked Mac Miller in 2018 is going round again, but she had no album out that year and nothing to deploy around his death.
International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
People Share Why They Decided To Skip A Second Date, Here Are The 64 Best Answers
Dating involves getting to know another person, which also means discovering all the little quirks they might not have mentioned in their profile. Some are endearing, some are harmless, and others can somehow make an otherwise decent date feel like an endurance test. The people behind these stories had their…
Bored Panda
Bored Panda
Whether `stringing' or `looping,' tobacco is the tie that binds many North Carolina farm families
It's called “stringing” or “looping,” depending on what part of North Carolina you're from
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mariah Carey wins dismissal of brother’s defamation lawsuit over her memoir
Morgan Carey sued his sister over claims in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which he said falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer
The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Kanye West And Bianca Censori Hit With Fierce Backlash Over Her Latest Fishnet Look: “Humiliating His Wife”
Bianca Censori’s latest revealing appearance with Kanye West has revived years of speculation about their relationship, despite her insisting that her provocative outfits are entirely her choice.
Bored Panda
Bored Panda
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.
Download on the AppStore Get it on Google Play