The Government welcomes the statement by Basslink Pty Ltd that it will operate the cable at 500MW as an interim measure in response to the reports provided to it earlier this week by Hydro Tasmania.
As was confirmed earlier this week, there is no change to the import capacity of the cable and therefore no impact on Tasmania’s energy security.
Lower power prices and guaranteed energy security for Tasmania are at the forefront of our ‘Tasmania-first’ energy policy and will remain so.