Market Notices

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits to now be more likely and reasonably possible. Accordingly AEMO has reclassified it as a credible contingency event.

Region: QLD1

Lines: Guybal Munjan - Chalumbin 857 275kV line and Guybal Munjan - Chalumbin 858 275kV line

Duration: 31/01/2025 14:49 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
Q-RSCH_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
NONE


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Change Number: CHG0101137

Notification issued to: Market Notice

Notification Type: Initial

Change Type: Normal

Service/ Component: Local Area Network

Change Title: Planned Maintenance to Norwest Marketnet Site to Site VPN Router

Change Start Date & Time: 04/02/2025 11:00:00 AEST
Change End Date & Time: 04/02/2025 15:00:00 AEST
Outage Start Date & Time:
Outage End Date & Time:

Environment: Production

Participant Impact and Requirements: The following impacts are expected to participant connectivity during this planned maintenance:

IPWAN Participants - Nil

Lan-2-Lan VPN Participants (IPSEC) - Nil

B2B VPN - Nil

SSL VPN Participants: Nil

GASHUB: Nil

Other Impacts will have been communicated in advance.

Support Information:
Report any impacts to the AEMO Information and Support Hub or call 1300 236 600.
Please refer to https://aemo.service-now.com/participantportal?id=pp_services_status for any
planned/unplanned maintenance activities .

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits to now be more likely and reasonably possible. Accordingly AEMO has reclassified it as a credible contingency event.

Region: QLD1

Lines: Chalumbin - Turkinje No.7165 132 kV and Chalumbin - Turkinje No.7166 132 kV

Duration: 31/01/2025 13:04 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
NONE

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AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits to now be more likely and reasonably possible. Accordingly AEMO has reclassified it as a credible contingency event.

Region: QLD1

Lines: Tumoulin - Woree No.877 275 kV and Chalumbin - Turkinje No.7166 132 kV

Duration: 31/01/2025 13:04 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
NONE

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AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits to now be more likely and reasonably possible. Accordingly AEMO has reclassified it as a credible contingency event.

Region: NSW1

Lines: Armidale - Dumaresq 8C 330kV and Armidale - Sapphire WF 8E 330kV

Duration: 31/01/2025 12:28 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
N-ARDM_ARSR_1PH_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
N-Q-MNSP1
NSW1-QLD1


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AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

NON-CONFORMANCE NSW1 Region Friday, 31 January 2025

AEMO has declared the following unit as non-conforming under clause 3.8.23 of the National Electricity Rules:

Unit: WTAHB1
Duration: 31/01/2025 11:05 to 31/01/2025 11:30
Amount: -226 MW
Constraint: NC-N_WTAHB1

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AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Refer to market notice 123676

There is an opportunity for testing Project Energy Connect (PEC-1) for flows from South Australia to Victoria direction up to 150 MW on 31th January from 11:00hrs to 15:00hrs

This test includes switching of transmission lines and reactive plant in South Australia and in New South Wales.

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.

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
Adelaide West Terrace (39+ Deg C): 3rd Feb
Clare High School (39+ Deg C): 2nd Feb, 3rd Feb, 4th Feb
Mt Gambier Ap (39+ Deg C): 2nd Feb, 3rd Feb
Port Augusta Ap (39+ Deg C): 1st Feb, 2nd Feb, 3rd Feb, 4th Feb

TAS
Launceston Ti Tree Bend (33+ Deg C): 2nd Feb, 3rd Feb, 4th Feb

VIC
Latrobe Valley Ap (39+ Deg C): 2nd Feb
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 1st Feb, 2nd Feb, 3rd Feb, 4th Feb
Mortlake (39+ Deg C): 3rd Feb

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

AEMO Operations Planning

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Cancellation of reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits is no longer reasonably possible. There is no longer any lightning activity in the vicinity of the following lines. Accordingly its classification has reverted to a non-credible contingency event.

Region: NSW1

Lines: Armidale - Dumaresq 8C 330kV and Armidale - Sapphire WF 8E 330kV

Cancellation time: 31/01/2025 01:44

Constraint set(s) revoked:
N-ARDM_ARSR_1PH_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
N-Q-MNSP1
NSW1-QLD1


Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 123937

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