Australian energy market operators have warned that extreme weather forecasts this summer could reduce the reliability of power supply across Australia in the coming months, while aging coal-fired power plants are less reliable, according to Australian news network.

In August, Australian energy market operator (aemo) said that in extreme weather conditions, if the supply is not improved and large generators cannot be repaired, the worst-case situation may lead to 1.3 million homes in Victoria power outage. Now, the risk is still there.

However, the booming roof and grid scale solar power generation in the past year has created an additional 3700 megawatts in the Australian energy market, the agency said.

The aemo summer preparedness plan, released on December 4, warns that all States are at risk of unplanned power outages due to increased heat waves and bushfires. However, due to the failure of a thermal power plant in Latrobe Valley and a natural gas plant in the western part of the state, it is still the state with the highest risk of power failure. However, sandstorms caused by drought in Xinzhou and kunzhou may prevent solar panels from working properly.

In order to reduce the risk, aemo and Victoria have reserved an additional 125 megawatts of power. But Vermont's Energy Agency, darbroccio, said it was not enough to prevent blackouts. When the supply is tight, aemo may instruct the power network to cut off the power supply to customers, which is called load shedding.

If the infrastructure of the grid cannot meet the needs of residents and businesses, the grid in some areas may also be forced to shut down. The industry said it was working to meet demand.