Request to turn off lights for two hours in homes in Australia due to power crisis
Australia is now suffering from a power crisis. To cope with the situation, New South Wales Minister of Energy Chris Bowen has advised residents to save on electricity. At the same time, he requested to turn off the electric lights in the house for two hours every evening.
In a televised press conference in the capital, Canberra, Chris Bowen said that if possible, New South Wales residents would turn off electric lights in their homes every evening from 6 to 7 p.m. He is confident that power outages can be avoided.
There are reasons behind this crisis. Earlier this year, several coal mines in the states of New South Wales and Queensland were submerged. Besides, coal production from two mines was stopped due to technical reasons. The mines supply coal to the largest coal-fired power plant in New South Wales.
At the moment, one-fourth of Australia’s coal-fired power plants are shutting down due to various problems. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine has pushed up global coal and gas prices. As a result, production costs at some of Australia’s power plants have risen.
