Power shortages could hit eastern Australia as energy market operator scrambles to avoid outages

Aemo cancels alert on potential blackouts in Victoria but electricity shortfalls forecast to continue in Queensland and New South Wales

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Eastern Australia has faced another day of electricity shortages requiring regulators to order generators back into the market to avoid power outages and blackouts as a long cold snap rolls on.

Each of the five states in the national electricity market (Nem) - from Queensland to Tasmania - had a forecast shortfall of electricity, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) on Tuesday.