Original article by Peter Hannam, Benita Kolovos
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 17-Jun-22

Former Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott has backed the Australian Energy Market Operator’s unprecedented decision to temporarily suspend wholesale electricity trading. Schott believes that the suspension will remain in place for no more than a week, given that coal-fired generation units in several states are coming back online and the cold weather on the east coast is easing. The AEMO has advised that its forecast for reserve supply conditions had improved across all national energy market regions; however, the AEMO cautions that it is too soon to determine when the market will resume normal operations.

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