Jan 8 (Reuters) - Moody's:
* MOODY'S SAYS BUSHFIRES POSE MANAGEABLE CREDIT RISKS FOR AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
* MOODY'S SAYS COST TO REPAIR DAMAGES TO TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION GRIDS IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR AUSTRALIAN NETWORK OPERATORS
* MOODY'S SAYS EXPECTS THAT VALUE OF DAMAGED ASSETS WILL BE SMALL COMPARED WITH SIZE OF OVERALL AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICITY NETWORKS