Broken Hill mayor Tom Kennedy wants Transgrid to cover the cost of the regional town’s sudden power outage, warning the power grid operator could be fined tens of millions of dollars if emergency backup systems are found to be faulty.

Residents in and around the NSW mining town near the South Australian border are still trying to recover from a sudden storm on October 17 that destroyed seven transmission towers holding up the only 260km power line managed by privately owned Transgrid. We’re bringing electricity to the Broken Hill area.

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