Próspero año y electricidad

In this Weekly Dispatch:

1. More than 35,000 without power in Victoria due to bushfires.
2. The Federal Government approved 54 renewable energy projects in 2025 and estimates that 7 GW of capacity was added to the grid (including small-scale solar).
3. Minimum demand records were broken in South Australia and Victoria, -263 MW and 1,287 MW respectively.
4. Eraring Battery 1 (460MW/1,770MWh) has commenced commercial operations.
5. EnergyConnect’s final steel tower has been constructed.
6. Podcast of the week: Columbia Energy Exchange chats about Oil and Venezuela.