Aug 20, 2026 – 5.00amThe national energy regulator has warned the risk that new generation and transmission will not be installed in time to replace closing coal power stations is mounting, leading to potential price spikes and unreliable electricity supply.The fresh alert from the Australian Energy Regulator came as the future of a key transmission projects underpinning the transition in the country’s south-east was thrown into doubt after Victoria’s opposition vowed to dump the hugely over-budget VNI West cable project if it is elected in November.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles