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: VIC1

Lines: Yallourn - Rowville 7 220 kV and Yallourn - Rowville 8 220 kV

Duration: 18/04/2025 04:24 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
V-ROYP78_R_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
NONE


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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: TAS1

Lines: Lindisfarne - Mornington No.1 TEE and Lindisfarne - Mornington No.2 TEE

Cancellation time: 18/04/2025 03:29

Constraint set(s) revoked:
NONE

Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 126586

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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: TAS1

Lines: Lindisfarne - Mornington No.1 TEE and Lindisfarne - Mornington No.2 TEE

Duration: 18/04/2025 02:27 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
NONE

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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: TAS1

Lines: Palmerston - Hadspen 3 & 4 110kV and

Cancellation time: 17/04/2025 23:54

Constraint set(s) revoked:
T-HAPM_110_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
NONE


Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 126584

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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: TAS1

Lines: Palmerston - Hadspen 3 & 4 110kV and

Duration: 17/04/2025 22:52 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
T-HAPM_110_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
NONE


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AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.

Update - Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 16/04/2025

Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 126579

At 1231 hrs the Greenbank - Molendinar 8825 275kV line 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.

AEMO will not reclassify this event as a credible contingency event.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.

Refer market notice: 126577

Non-credible contingency event - QLD region - 16/04/2025

At 2110 hrs the Greenbank - Molendinar 8825 275kV line tripped at the Molendinar 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

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Refer to market notice 123956

AEMO, Transgrid and Electranet have reviewed the test results following the PEC Stage 1 testing on 31st January 2025. Hold points 4 and 5 can now be released.

The following limits will be released as of 1000hrs 11th April 2025:
- PEC-1 - 150 MW (both directions)
- Heywood + PEC1 - 750 MW from Vic to SA and 700 MW from SA to Vic
- The existing Heywood limits of 600 and 550 MW are not being changed.

With the release of these limits AEMO will be looking for testing opportunities for increases to Heywood as per the test plan: 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

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: QLD1

Lines: Kamerunga - Barron Gorge 7184 132kV and Kamerunga - Barron Gorge 7143 132kV

Cancellation time: 06/04/2025 13:59

Constraint set(s) revoked:
NONE

Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 126379

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