Ministers agree to energy security review after 'wake-up call' in South Australia



Chief scientist Alan Finkel will lead
energy security review.

Energy ministers met in Melbourne on Friday, where they agreed to an independent review of the nation's energy security, to be led by chief scientist Alan Finkel.  Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said the meeting had been a "productive and constructive airing of views", and the review would produce a blueprint for energy security across the national electricity market.

The recent power blackout in South Australia was a "wake-up call", he said.

The one-in-50-year storm had caused the blackout in South Australia, he said, but energy security also needed to be protected amid higher uptake of "intermittent" forms of power, including wind and solar

Read the story by Benjamin Preiss in today’s Melbourne Age - “Ministers agree to energy security review after 'wake-up call' in South Australia.”