In order to save electricity, the Minister of Energy Australia asked residents to turn off the electrical appliances at night

Jimu Journalist Hu Xiuwen

According to the Indian Punjab News Channel (PTC) reported on June 16, in order to save electricity, Australian Energy Minister Chris Bown asked families in New South Wales, including Sydney, the largest city, to turn off the electrical appliances for two hours a night.

Chris Bowwen (source: Punjab News Channel)

Bao Wen asked residents in New South Wales to save electricity as much as possible. He pointed out at a press conference in Canberra that if you can, please do not use electrical appliances at 6 to 8 pm.

The Australian energy market is blocked due to high prices. It is reported that since its establishment in 1998, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has been forced to suspend the national power market on June 15. AEMO is responsible for power supply to New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. The company blame the reason for the closing of the generator, the increase in winter consumption, and international pressure.

The Broadcasting Corporation said that Australia is one of the world's largest coal and liquefied natural gas exporters, but it has been fighting the power crisis since last month. Three -quarters of the country's electricity still uses coal power generation. For a long time, the country has been accused of failing to reduce emissions through renewable energy.

In recent weeks, Australia has experienced the impact of coal supply interruption, power outage of several coal -fired power plants, and soaring global energy prices.

Figure: The capital of New South Wales Sydney (source: Broadcasting Corporation)

In addition, earlier this year, floods attacked some coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland, which led to a decrease in coal that provided the largest coal -fired power plant to New South Wales, and the power generation decreased accordingly.

Energy Minister Bao Wen also pointed out that the problem was that the previous government did not invest and store renewable energy. Renewable energy refers to non -chemical energy such as wind energy, solar energy, water energy, biomass energy, and geothermal energy, which is clean energy.

"You can say that the wind is not always blowing, the sun will not always shine, and the sky will not rain, but if we have investment, we can store energy." Bao Wen said.

On June 16, Australia's largest power producer AGL Energy said that it is expected to provide more power for enterprises and consumers in the next few days. The company's coal -fired power plants in Beswat, New South Wales, have three units of coal -fired power plants that stop running, which is one of the reasons for the power crisis and accidental power outage. The crew is currently recovering.

It is reported that Australia opposes the maintenance of old coal -fired generators and advocates the use of renewable energy.

- END -