If the coronavirus becomes widespread in the UK, is the electricity supply likely to be interrupted ?
My concerns would be lack of key staff in power stations, whether caused by sickness, fear of sickness, or transport restrictions.
What about "normal" breakdowns of generating equipment that cant be promptly repaired for want of imported spares ?
And considering transmission and distribution, again what about staff shortages, lack of imported spares such as jointing kits and the like.
As just one example, tyres are ALREADY in short supply. I doubt that the electrical generating and distribution industries keep ANY spare tyres for company vehicles, relying instead on leased or hired vehicles, who in turn rely on buying tyres as needed with almost no stock holding.
Whilst the load is reducing at this time of year, looking ahead, what about NEXT winter ?
What do others think ?
