Victoria asks Angus Taylor to fast-track work on Snowy-Melbourne energy line

State minister says she wants to work on underwriting new power generation and KerangLink is 'vital'

Victoria has asked the Morrison government to fast-track work on the KerangLink - a transmission line increasing power transfer capability between the Snowy area and Melbourne - ahead of Friday's long-delayed meeting of federal and state energy ministers.

The request from Victoria follows a similar pitch from the New South Wales government, which has asked Canberra to underwrite new generation to replace the Liddell power station, and either underwrite or de-risk new investments in transmission that have been highlighted as urgent by the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo).