Basslink

The government needs to be clear about what their plan is for Tasmania in the current energy predicament.

The government have told us the Basslink cable might not be operational until March 19 and our dam levels could fall to as low as 14%.

The damage to the Basslink cable has exposed Tasmania’s increasing dependence on dirty coal-fired power from the mainland.

The Basslink fault shows just how reliant we’ve become on importing coal-fired power from Victoria, and how vulnerable we are because of it.

The damage to the Basslink cable is a timely reminder that Tasmanians are still vulnerable to cuts to our electricity supply.