Filter by category
Filter by Date
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
Cancellation - Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 27/01/2024
Cancellation - Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 27/01/2024
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 113825
At 0138 hrs the Gin Gin (H6) No.2 275 kV Busbar tripped.
AEMO has received further information and now determines this was not a non-credible contingency event.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 27/01/2024
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 27/01/2024
At 0138 hrs the Gin Gin (H6) No.2 275 kV Busbar tripped.
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 - Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 23/01/2024
Update - Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 23/01/2024
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 113659
At 1122 hrs the H35 Strathmore No2 275 kV bus was returned to service.
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.
Nebo - Strathmore 878 275 kV line to remain out of service.
See Network Outage Scheduler (NOS) for further details.
AEMO will not reclassify this event as a credible contingency event.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 23/01/2024
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 23/01/2024
At 0957 hrs the Strathmore No 2 275 kV bus tripped.
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.
The following constraint set(s) invoked
Q-NESTM
Q-X_NQ_275_FDR+BUS
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 26/12/2023
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 26/12/2023
At 2345 hrs the Strathmore Clare South 7208 and the Strathmore Clare South Tee King Creek 7128 132kV lines tripped.
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
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 21/12/2023
Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 21/12/2023
At 1424 hrs the H14 Middle Ridge 275 kV circuit breakers 5432 and 5422 tripped. This offloaded the H14 Middle Ridge No.2 and No.3 275/110 kV transformers.
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
Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 13/12/2023
Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 13/12/2023
At 1324 hrs the Hadspen - Palmerston No.3 & No.4 110 kV lines tripped.
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
Request for Generator Recall Information for 14/12/2023 for QLD Region
Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice no. 112198. Additional generation in QLD could assist in alleviating the forecast LOR condition in NSW.
Please provide Generator Recall Information for the period 14/12/2023, by 1200 hrs on 13/12/2023 via the Generator Recall communication system, in accordance with clause 4.8.5A of the National Electricity Rules.
SO_OP_3719 Procedure for Submitting Generator Outage Recall Information is available at:
https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/electricity/nem/security_and_reliability/power_system_ops/procedures/so_op_3719-procedure-for-submitting-recall-information-scheduled-generator-outages.pdf
Procedure on how to use Generator Recall in the EMMS Markets Portal is available at
http://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/Electricity/NEM/IT-Systems-and-Change/2018/Guide-to-Generator-Recall-Plans.pdf
AEMO Operations