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NEM Local Temperature Alerts for SA, VIC from 20 Feb 2024 to 24 Feb 2024
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): 20th Feb, 21st Feb, 22nd Feb
VIC
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 22nd 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
Inter-regional transfer limit variation -Directlink DC2 - NSW region - 19/02/2024
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Directlink DC2 - NSW region - 19/02/2024
A planned outage of Directlink DC2 in the NSW region was scheduled from 2000 hrs 16/02/2024 to 1701 hrs 20/02/2024.
The outage has been completed and Directlink DC2 returned to service at 1425 hrs 19/02/2024.
The following constraint set(s) revoked at 1425 hrs 19/02/2024
N-MBTE_1
This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
N-Q-MNSP1
Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
NEM Local Temperature Alerts for SA, VIC from 19 Feb 2024 to 23 Feb 2024
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): 19th Feb, 20th Feb, 22nd Feb
VIC
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 22nd 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
Short Notice Outage - Directlink - NSW Region - 16 February 2024
Short Notice Outage - Directlink - NSW Region - 16 February 2024
A short notice outage of Directlink cable DC2 in the NSW Region.
Constraint set N-MBTE_1 invoked from 2010 hrs.
The constraint set contains equations with the following interconnector on the LHS:
N-Q-MNSP1
Refer to AEMO Network Outage Scheduler (NOS) for further details.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Inter-Regional Transfer limit variation - Directlink - NSW Region
Inter-Regional Transfer limit variation - Directlink - NSW Region
There has been an unplanned outage of all three legs of Directlink .
The following constraint set was invoked at 1440 hrs 16/02/2024
N-X_MBTE_3
The constraint set contains the following interconnector on the left hand side.
N-Q-MNSP1
Refer AEMO Network Outage Scheduler (NOS) for further details.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Moorabool Sydenham 500 kV lines - Vic region - 15/02/2024
At 1905 hrs 15/02/2024 in the Victoria region interim work was completed at Moorabool and Sydenham terminal stations to provide additional 500 kV bus ties.
As a result of this completed work the South Australia region is no longer on a credible risk of separation.
Constraint set changes.
Invoked:
V-X_MLSY_MLTS_TIE
Revoked:
F-V-X_ML_BUSTIE_500
I-VS_050
S-X_BC_CP
V-X_MLSY
This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
T-V-MNSP1
V-SA
V-S-MNSP1
VIC1- NSW1
Rfer Market Notices 114577, 114768, 114686
Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
NEM Local Temperature Alerts for SA, VIC from 15 Feb 2024 to 19 Feb 2024
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): 17th Feb, 18th Feb, 19th Feb
VIC
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 18th Feb, 19th 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
QNI Minor testing (NSW to Qld) 15th February 2024
Refer to market notice 114415
There is an opportunity for testing QNI Minor for flows from NSW to Qld up to 750 MW on Wednesday 15th February 2024 from 0730 to 1500hrs.
This test includes a trip and reclose of a line in northern NSW.
Please also refer to the published formal QNI minor testing information at the following link:
https://www.aemo.com.au/consultations/current-and-closed-consultations/qld-to-nsw-interconnector-qni-upgrade
Ben Blake
AEMO Operations
Update - Lightning vulnerable lines in TAS region
Update - Lightning vulnerable lines in TAS region
Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice 114647 and 114734
At 1602 hrs 13/02/2024 the Norwood - Scottsdale 110kV line and the Norwood - Scottsdale - Derby 110kV line tripped.
The cause of the trip was identified as due to Lightning.
In accordance with SO_OP_3715, AEMO now considers the Norwood - Scottsdale 110kV line and the Norwood - Scottsdale - Derby 110kV line to be vulnerable with a category of Vulnerability due to Lightning.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations