Weather temperatures will again climb towards 40C in parts of Sydney, keeping energy authorities on edge
With temperature forecast to hit 39C in Sydney’s west, Aemo has issued alerts calling for more generation from electricity suppliers to avoid blackouts.With temperature forecast to hit 39C in Sydney’s west, Aemo has issued alerts calling for more generation from electricity suppliers to avoid blackouts.The heatwave toasting eastern Australia will peak on Wednesday as temperatures again climb towards 40C in parts of Sydney, keeping energy authorities on edge.
Sydney’s CBD is also predicted by the Bureau of Meteorology to be the hottest capital for the day, with a top of 34C forecast – or the warmest since the end of February. Aemo has also issue LOR2 level alerts for NSW for Wednesday afternoon and for periods on Thursday and Friday as the heatwave slowly ebbs. Such alerts are calls for generators to provide extra capacity as a back-up in case committed plants don’t operate as expected and drop off without warning.
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