There may be power outages in Victoria as storms shut down the state’s largest power station. AGL said all four units at the 2,210 MW Loy Yang A were taken offline when electricity prices reached $16,600 per megawatt-hour. Power outages continue in Victoria after major power lines were cut due to storms, power plants were disabled and electricity prices skyrocketed.
The government is working on transportation to help protect against power outages. According to the Australian Energy Market Operator the maximum load affected will be 420 MW.
The transmission station near Anaki in Melbourne’s northwest has been destroyed, according to Guardian Australia. The company said a line fault caused AGL Energy’s 2,210 MW coal-fired power plant to go offline at 2.15pm.
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Faults halted 2,300MW of production and impacted 1,000MW.
AGL Enerji said that all four units were faulty. Loy Yang A factory has now suspended production. “We are currently investigating the cause,” the spokesman said. The situation of the National Electricity Market noted that electricity prices were negative. It was done on sunny and stormy days in these regions.
