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Report warns of heightened risk of blackouts this coming summer

Birds are seen perching on power lines in Canberra

Birds are seen perching on power lines in Canberra Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

South Australia and Victoria face a heightened risk of blackouts this summer as the nation's east coast swelters under El Nino conditions. That's according to a new report calling for urgent investment in renewables to avoid a power crisis over the next decade.


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