The nation is grappling with worsening power and gas shortages - in line with one expert's warning.
In September 2023, Enerlytica director John Kidd warned of power shortage risks following the loss of a key gas-fired power plant.
Kidd says these issues have been coming for a while.
"It is one of those things where you need capacity to cover exactly these types of periods. And over the last few years, we just haven't had that new capacity."
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