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Direction - SA region 12/12/2023
Direction - SA region 12/12/2023
In accordance with section 116 of the National Electricity Law, AEMO has issued a direction to a participant in the SA region. For the purposes of the National Electricity Rules this is a direction under clause 4.8.9(a).
The direction was necessary to maintain the power system in a secure operating state.
AEMO may issue or revoke additional directions in order to meet the current requirement, unless sufficient market response is provided. A further market notice will be issued when all directions related to this requirement have been cancelled.
The issue of the direction commences an AEMO intervention event. AEMO declares all trading intervals during the event to be intervention trading intervals, commencing from the interval ending 1705 hrs on 12/12/2023.
Intervention pricing does not apply to this AEMO intervention event.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA region
Update - Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA region
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 112204
The synchronous generating units currently expected to be synchronised in SA from 0730 hrs 13/12/2023 will be inadequate to maintain a secure operating state in SA .
AEMO estimates that, in the absence of sufficient market response by 1700 hrs 12/12/2023, AEMO may need to intervene by issuing a direction requiring one or more SA synchronous generating unit(s) to operate or remain synchronised to maintain power system security in SA.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA Region
Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA Region
The synchronous generating units currently expected to be synchronised in SA from 0730 hrs 13/12/2023 will be inadequate to maintain a secure operating state in SA.
AEMO may need to intervene by issuing a direction requiring one or more SA synchronous generating unit(s) to operate or remain synchronised to maintain power system security in SA.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Non-credible contingency event - SA region - 11/12/2023
Update - Non-credible contingency event - SA region - 11/12/2023
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 112181
At 1554 hrs the remaining Mintaro - Waterloo 132 kV Line was returned to service.
The following constraint set(s) revoked:
S-X-MNWT+CB
The cause of this non-credible contingency event has been identified and AEMO is satisfied that another occurrence of this event is unlikely under the current circumstances.
AEMO will not reclassify this event as a credible contingency event.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA region
Update - Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA region
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 112176
The synchronous generating units currently expected to be synchronised in SA from 0900 hrs 12/12/2023 will be inadequate to maintain a secure operating state in SA .
AEMO estimates that, in the absence of sufficient market response by 0800 hrs 12/12/2023, AEMO may need to intervene by issuing a direction requiring one or more SA synchronous generating unit(s) to operate or remain synchronised to maintain power system security in SA.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Cancellation - AEMO Intervention Event - Intervention trading intervals - Direction SA region 08/12/2023
Cancellation - AEMO Intervention Event - Intervention trading intervals - Direction SA region 08/12/2023
Refer Market Notice 112159
The AEMO Intervention Event and all associated directions are cancelled from 1400 hrs 11/12/2023
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA Region
Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA Region
The synchronous generating units currently expected to be synchronised in SA from 0700 hrs 12/12/2023 will be inadequate to maintain a secure operating state in SA.
AEMO may need to intervene by issuing a direction requiring one or more SA synchronous generating unit(s) to operate or remain synchronised to maintain power system security in SA.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Non-credible contingency event - SA region - 11/12/2023
Non-credible contingency event - SA region - 11/12/2023
At 0444 hrs the Mintaro - Waterloo 132 kV Line tripped and the Clare North - Mintaro 132 kV Line tripped at the Mintaro end only.
AEMO did not instruct load shedding.
AEMO has not been advised of any disconnection of bulk electrical load.
The cause of this non credible contingency event is not known at this stage.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Direction - SA Region - 08/12/2023
Update - Direction - SA Region - 08/12/2023
Refer Market Notice 112113
The AEMO intervention event that commenced from interval ending 1635 hrs on 08/12/2023 is continuing.
AEMO may issue or revoke additional directions in order to meet the current requirement, unless sufficient market response is provided. A further market notice will be issued when all directions related to this requirement have been cancelled.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations