16 January 2007 investigation

The AER has published a final report on its investigation into the events of 16 January, when bushfires caused the main transmission links into Victoria to fail. The transmission failure interrupted around a quarter of all Victorian customers' electricity supplies. A copy of the press release is attached.

The final investigation report is attached and is also available from the AER's website.

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Issued date: 
11 September 2007
AER reference: 
AC 070/07