AGL Energy’s Chief Operating Officer Markus Brokhof has argued in a speech to the Australian Energy Week conference that Australia should begin manufacturing wind and solar power components at home to dodge future supply chain delays. He painted a vision of Australia’s ports clogged with such imports. “Otherwise, all harbors will be fully booked in the future when it comes to this huge equipment which we have to move around the world, particularly when it comes to the large towers.” Brokhof also called for increased federal oversight and policy strategy, warning of a balkanization of energy policy over the last decade. Germany has launched an expression of interest call for 10 GW of solar manufacturing split down the supply chain,…