‘Third-World Power System’: Former Energy Boss Says After Blackout Threats in NSW

The former CEO of a major government-owned energy company in Australia has called New South Wales’ (NSW) power grid a “third-world system.” This comes after a surge in energy usage caused by high temperatures in mid-December put significant pressure on the NSW power system, prompting the state government to request its residents to turn off their home appliances between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to prevent blackouts. In an interview with 2GB Radio, Paul Broad, the former boss of Snowy Hydro, which manages nine hydroelectric power stations and 16 large dams across Australia, lamented how the NSW power grid had degraded to a third-world system....