Regulator to Probe NSW Power Outage That Left Thousands Without Power for Days
Published on October 29, 2024
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) will investigate a days-long power outage in the regional town of Broken Hill left about 20,000 people without electricity. In the far west of NSW, residents were left in the dark for days after seven Transgrid transmission towers were destroyed by a severe storm event on Oct. 17. The national regulator confirmed it had started investigating the “recent power system events” that impacted transmission infrastructure to the area. “The AER is conscious of the impact the collapse of seven transmission towers and recent power outages has had on members of the Broken Hill and surrounding communities,” the energy regulator said in a statement....