Update Essential Energy – Cancellation Of Planned Work Including ASP Outages

Essential Energy recognises the impact that the decision to cancel planned work may have on ASP businesses. These decisions were made with consideration of the available research and recommendations on COVID-19, including from the Commonwealth and NSW Governments and health authorities.

We have dedicated resources who are tasked with constantly reviewing the business response to COVID-19 and we are committed to complying with advice from all levels of Government, which is frequently changing to adapt with the circumstances. Our focus remains on the health and well-being of our employees, the community, our contractors and suppliers, and particularly on limiting the spread of the virus to vulnerable groups.

We can confirm that a risk management framework has now been developed which will allow us to identify how planned outage work may proceed with the inclusion of additional control measures. It should be noted that we need to balance the potential impact of any planned outage on our customers, especially those who are vulnerable, on life support, or in self-isolation.

We will provide more detail around the framework as soon as possible.