Disaster Management

6 May AEMO updates COVID19 demand impact summary AEMO’s Operational Forecasting team have provided an update to their expected electricity...

EnergyQuest’s March 2020 Quarterly report has indicated that the COVID-19 (Corona virus) outbreak is now having major global and local...

Ausgrid has restored power to its customers following prolonged outages across NSW caused by wild weather across the state. The...

New data from United Energy has shown that public desire to ease the load on the energy grid has hit...

The Federal Government has recently held an Electricity Sector Bushfire Response and Recovery Roundtable for members of the energy industry...

United Energy has completed a two year trial of technology designed to protect powerlines from the effects of extreme weather...

As bushfires rage on across large parts of Australia, many energy retailers are endeavouring to support those affected. The Australian...

Powerlink Queensland has announced that it will begin helicopter inspections across Central Queensland in January 2020 to maintain the reliability...

A generating unit at Mortlake Power Station in Victoria, has been returned to service after it was damaged in an...

Update 14 January 2020:  Essential Energy crews have now restored power to just over 90 per cent of its customers...

Energy Queensland has lodged updated submissions for Ergon and Energex’s network investment plans for 2020 to 2025 to the Australian...

The threat of cyber attack is very real, as energy utilities rapidly move to digitise their operations. As part of...

Origin Energy has notified the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) that the return to service date of the Mortlake Power...

by Andrew Dillon, CEO, Energy Networks Australia Ensuring safe and reliable electricity is delivered to customers through the hotter months...

With the National Electricity Market about to come under significant pressure as the summer season kicks off, the Australian Energy...

Resilience has been a buzz word in the infrastructure industry for quite a while now. But what do we actually...

On hot summer days, power usage in Australia skyrockets as households and businesses turn on their air conditioners. Energy usage...

Renewable investments have sky-rocketed in the context of ambitious government targets; however, investments in systems, assets and markets that strengthen...

Essential Energy has mobilised more than 150 personnel from across NSW to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses...

Industrial accidents should be a thing of the past, yet industrial occupations remain dangerous and complicated careers.  Occupations in utilities,...

Ergon Energy has been recognised by the 2019 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, highlighting its efforts with disaster-prone communities. ...

Disaster Management 2019 is a two-day event that will look at the impacts a range of disaster events can have...

An explosion at the gas-fired Mortlake Power Station in Victoria has caused significant damage to a generator, taking the plant...

The Northern Territory has recommenced rolling out underground power, a program which was previously scrapped in 2012.  Following the devastation...

All energy utilities have a plan in place for when any range of natural disasters hit, but what do you...

Western Power has successfully installed and commissioned new solar panels and batteries at one of the highest points in its...

Restoring power after natural disasters could soon be easier, with drones set to assist in inspecting and repairing damage to...

AusNet Services will undertake large-scale maintenance works in East Gippsland, with an extended fire season expected over summer. Derek Walton,...

Throughout Australia, NOJA Power’s OSM Recloser has become the trusted name in bushfire mitigation technology. Collaboration between the Brisbane-based manufacturer and...