Electricity cut to 60,000 Victorian customers as heat tests network

.The Australian Energy Market Operator has scheduled load shedding, which will affect 60,000 Victorian customers

A stock image of infrastructure poles, Melbourne. Source: AAP

The Australian Energy Market Operator has directed providers to begin load shedding, due to the strain on the network as a result of the heat. 

AEMO announced scheduled power supply interruptions to affect 60,000 Victorians would start at midday and last two hours because the sweltering heat had placed a high demand on the state's system.

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