Extreme weather conditions in South Australia and New South Wales is causing high demand on Victorian electricity supply, which may result in 100,000 homes and commercial properties in Victoria being affected by power outages.
Accordingly, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the organisation responsible for managing supply and demand for electricity, has advised the Energy and Resources Nicholas Kotsiras, that it may need to reduce the amount of electricity being supplied to Victoria.
AEMO has advised that the power outages will not affect any hospitals, nursing homes, public transport or emergency services.
To assist with this outage, distributors have cancelled all non-essential maintenance and are assigning extra crews to complete critical works.
Large energy users are assisting the situation by agreeing to reduce electricity usage.