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Update to system strength constraints in North Queensland
Refer to market notice 110677
AEMO and Powerlink are continuing to investigate system strength requirements in North Queensland.
Due to commissioning of new feeder 8905 (H13 Ross - H39 Woree) 275kV line in Far North Queensland, the system normal system strength equations for low North Queensland demands and all Karreya stations out of service conditions have been revised.
A revision to the constraint equations will be implemented at 1400 hrs on Tuesday 20th February 2024.
The new system strength combinations have now published in a limits advice document on AEMO's website. For more information refer to the new limits advice: https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/system-operations/congestion-information-resource/limits-advice
This advice contains all the combinations for Queensland for system normal cases.
Below constraint equations in the Q-NIL set will be modified:
- Q_NIL_STRGTH_KBWF
- Q_NIL_STRGTH_KBWF_I
- Q_NIL_STRGTH_HAUSF
- Q_NIL_STRGTH_HAUSF_I
- Q_NIL_STRGTH_MEWF
- Q_NIL_STRGTH_MEWF_I
AEMO Operations
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
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
Load Restoration Direction Cancellation in the Vic Region
Cancellation - Load Restoration Direction in the Vic Region - 13/02/2024
Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice ID 114607
Load restoration as directed is complete. Direction cancelled from 1510 hrs 13/02/2024.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Load Restoration Direction in the Vic Region
Load Restoration Direction in the Vic Region
AEMO has directed load restoration commencing at 1450 hrs 13/02/2024 in the Victoria region
The direction was issued under section 116 of the NEL, and was a clause 4.8.9 instruction under the NER.
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
PDPASA - Forecast Lack Of Reserve Level 2 (LOR2) in the VIC Region on 13/02/2024
AEMO declares a Forecast LOR2 condition under clause 4.8.4(b) of the National Electricity Rules for the VIC region for the following Period:
[1.] From 1430 hrs 13/02/2024 to 1600 hrs 13/02/2024.
The forecast capacity reserve requirement is 562 MW.
The minimum capacity reserve available is 384 MW.
AEMO is seeking a market response.
AEMO has not yet estimated the latest time at which it would need to intervene through an AEMO intervention event.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations