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Update: Significant power system event - Victoria Region - Hazelwood transformers and Hazelwood PS - Jeeralang No 2 220kV -13/02/2024
Update - Significant power system event - 13/02/2024
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notices 114685
At 1247 hrs 15/02/2024 the Hazelwood PS - Jeeralang No 2 220kV line was returned to service in the Victoria region
All of the equipment has now been returned to service.
The cause of this significant power system 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
Inter-regional transfer limit variation: Hazelwood - South Morang No 1 500 kV Line (VIC) - Voltage Control
The Hazelwood - South Morang No 1 500 kV Line has been de-energised to manage voltages in the Victoria region.
The following constraint set was invoked at 0235 hrs 14/02/2024
V-HWSM
The constraint set contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
T-V-MNSP1
V-S-MNSP1
V-SA
VIC1-NSW1
Refer to AEMO Network Outage Scheduler (NOS) for return to service details
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Inter-regional transfer limit variation: South Morang - Sydenham No 1 and 2 500 kV lines (VIC) - Voltage Control
The South Morang - Sydenham No 1 and 2 500 kV lines have been de-energised to manage voltages in the Victoria region.
The following constraint set was invoked at 0105 hrs 14/02/2024
V-SMSY
The constraint set contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
T-V-MNSP1
V-S-MNSP1
V-SA
VIC1-NSW1
Refer to AEMO Network Outage Scheduler (NOS) for further details
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Inter-regional transfer limit variation: Moorabool - Sydenham No1 and No2 500 kV lines - VIC region - 13/02/2024 -
Inter-regional transfer limit variation: Moorabool - Sydenham No1 and No2 500 kV lines - 13/02/2024
At 1308 hrs 13/02/2024 the Moorabool - Sydenham No1 and No2 500 kV lines tripped.
Refer Market notices 114577 and 114625.
The following constraint set(s) are invoked :
V-X_MLSY
F-V-X_ML_BUSTIE_500
I-VS_050
These constraint set contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
T-V-MNSP1
V-SA
V-S-MNSP1
VIC1- NSW1
Refer to the Network outage scheduler (NOS) for more details:
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update: Significant power system event - Victoria Region - Hazelwood transformers -13/02/2024
At 1827 hrs 13/02/2024 At Hazelwood terminal station in the Victoria region, the following plant was returned to service.
The No1 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The No2 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The No3 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The No4 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The Jeeralang - Hazelwood No 2 220kV line remains out of service.
Refer to Network outage scheduler (NOS) for further details.
Refer Market notice 114641 and 114643
This Market Notice is issued in accordance with NER clause 4.8.3.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Significant power system event - Victoria Region - Hazelwood transformers -13/02/2024
At 1543 hrs 13/02/2024 At Hazelwood terminal station in the Victoria region the following plant tripped.
The No1 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The No2 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The No3 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The No4 500 kV / 220 kV transformer
The Jeeralang Hazelwood No2 220kV line.
Refer Market notice 114641
Updates will be provided as additional information becomes available.
This Market Notice is issued in accordance with NER clause 4.8.3.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 13/02/2024
Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 13/02/2024
At 1602 hrs the Norwood -Scottsdale 110kV line and the Norwood - Scottsdale -Derby 110kV line tripped.
AEMO did not instruct load shedding.
AEMO has been advised 8MW of electrical load and 24MW of generation has been disconnected.
The cause of this non credible contingency event is not known at this stage.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Significant power system event - Victoria region - 13/02/2024
At 1308 hrs 13/02/2024 the Moorabool Sydenham No1 and No2 500 kV lines tripped.
There have been reports of towers on the ground.
In the Victorian region
1000 MW of customer load lost during the fault has been restored
2690 Generation tripped
The AEMO instructed loadshed of 300 MW is being progressively restored.
Updates will be provided as additional information becomes available.
This Market Notice is issued in accordance with NER clause 4.8.3.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Significant power system event - 13 Feb 2024
Significant power system event - 13 Feb 2024
At 1308 hrs 13/02/2024 a significant power system event occurred.
Description of event - Multiple tripping of generation and transmission lines in the Vic region
Transmission element(s) tripped - Moorabool Sydenham No1 and No2 500 kV lines tripped
Region/s - Vic
Load interrupted - in excess of 1000 MW
Generation volume tripped - 2300 MW
Updates will be provided as additional information becomes available.
This Market Notice is issued in accordance with NER clause 4.8.3.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations