Market Notices

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

AEMO has detected that there is an elevated risk of insufficient demand to maintain a secure operating state in the Victorian region on 26/10/2024.

Minimum regional demand is forecast to be 1645 MW at 1300 hrs, and the advisory threshold is:
MSL1 - 1685 MW
MSL2 - 1185 MW
MSL3 - 685 MW

The regional demand is forecast to be below the MSL1 threshold for the following period:
From 1230 hrs to 1300 hrs 26/10/2024.

AEMO Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Tamworth No 1 330 kV bus and Tamworth - Armidale No. 86 330 kV Line - NSW region - 19/10/2024

A planned outage of Tamworth No 1 330 kV bus in the NSW region was scheduled from 1100 hrs 18/10/2024 to 1700 hrs 20/10/2024.
A planned outage of Tamworth - Armidale No. 86 330 kV Line in the NSW region was scheduled from 0500 hrs 09/10/2024 to 1700 hrs 20/10/2024.

The outage has been completed by 1250 hrs 19/10/2024.

Constraint set(s) invoked:
N-ARTW_86
N-LDTW_84
N-TW_SVC
N-TW_330_BUS1

This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
N-Q-MNSP1
NSW1-QLD1
T-V-MNSP1


Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

A network augmentation has been commissioned in the NSW region at 2000 hrs 18/10/2024 as follows:

Stubo 330kV switching station has been cut into the existing Wellington - Wollar West 79 330 kV line to form the following circuits:

Wellington - Stubo SF 79 330 kV Transmission Line
Wollar West - Stubo SF 7M 330 kV Transmission Line

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Brinkworth- Red Hill- Bungama 132kV lines - SA region - 17/10/2024

At 1846 hrs 17/10/2024 there was an unplanned outage of Brinkworth- Red Hill- Bungama 132kV lines.

The following constraint set(s) invoked at 1855 hrs 17/10/2024
S-BRBG

This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
V-S-MNSP1

Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Hummocks - Bungama 132kV line - SA region - 17/10/2024

At 1842 hrs 17/10/2024 there was an unplanned outage of Hummocks - Bungama 132kV line.

The following constraint set(s) invoked at 1850 hrs 17/10/2024
S-HUBG

This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
V-S-MNSP1

Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Blyth West - Munno Para 275kV line - SA region - 17/10/2024

At 1848 hrs 17/10/2024 there was an unplanned outage of Blyth West - Munno Para 275kV line.

The following constraint set(s) invoked at 1855 hrs 17/10/2024
S-BWMP

This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
V-S-MNSP1

Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Refer to market notice 118930 - revised the testing times.

There is an opportunity for testing Heywood Interconnector (HIC) flow from Victoria to South Australia above 450MW on 16th October from 17:00hrs to 17th October 00:00hrs

This test includes a trip and reclose of a line in South Australia.

Please also refer to the published formal PEC Stage 1 and HIC capacity release testing information at the following link https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/stakeholder_consultation/consultations/nem-consultations/2023/project-energyconnect-stage-1-and-hic-capacity-release/pec-stage-1-and-hic---final-test-program.pdf?la=en.

Ben Blake
AEMO Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

There is an opportunity for testing Heywood Interconnector (HIC) flow from Victoria to South Australia above 450MW on 16th October from 17:00hrs to 20:00hrs

This test includes a trip and reclose of a line in South Australia.

Please also refer to the published formal PEC Stage 1 and HIC capacity release testing information at the following link https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/stakeholder_consultation/consultations/nem-consultations/2023/project-energyconnect-stage-1-and-hic-capacity-release/pec-stage-1-and-hic---final-test-program.pdf?la=en.

Ben Blake
AEMO Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

AEMO's weather service provider has issued forecast temperatures equal to or greater than the NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels for listed weather stations below.

SA
Port Augusta Ap (39+ Deg C): 16th Oct, 17th Oct
The NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels are:

Launceston Ti Tree Bend: 33 Deg C, Dalby Airport: 37 Deg C, for all other selected weather stations: 39 Deg C.

AEMO requests Market Participants to:

1. review the weather forecast in the local area where their generating units / MNSP converter stations are located and,

2. if required, update the available capacity in their dispatch offers or availability submissions consistent with the forecast temperatures.

Further information is available at:

https://aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/nem-forecasting-and-planning/forecasting-and-reliability/projected-assessment-of-system-adequacy/nem-local-temperature-alerts

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