Experts to lead inquiry into Victoria’s power crisis

Experts will lead an inquiry into Victoria’s power crisis that forced more than half a million homes and businesses into darkness. Under pressure from the state Opposition and consumers, the Allan government will launch a major inquiry into energy transmission and reliability. “We will take our advice on these matters from experts, not the same Liberal Party who privatised our transmission lines, our power stations, the distribution businesses,” Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said. The investigation will run concurrently with an Energy Safe Victoria investigation into the collapse of transmission towers in Anakie, north of Geelong. More than 2,000 properties are still disconnected after last week’s storm.