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Closure - Participant connectivity and network issues - 1 July 2016
Closure - Participant connectivity and network issues - 1 July 2016
Refer to MN 54186
Telstra have advised AEMO that the IPWAN issue is fully resolved.
For further details please contact the AEMO Information and Support Hub on 1300 236 600
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Participant connectivity and network issues - Thursday, 30 June 2016
Update - Participant connectivity and network issues - Thursday, 30 June 2016
Refer to MN 54185
Telstra have advised AEMO that the instability on the National IPWAN network has not yet been resolved.
This incident could affect market participant connectivity to AEMO via MarketNet.
An update will be provided as advised by Telstra.
For further details please contact the AEMO Information and Support Hub on 1300 236 600
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Participant connectivity and network issues - Thursday, 30 June 2016
Participant connectivity and network issues - Thursday, 30 June 2016
Telstra have advised about instability on their National IPWAN network which could affect market participant connectivity to AEMO MarketNet. Currently AEMO has no reported impacts. An update will be provided as advised by Telstra.
For further details please contact the AEMO Information and Support Hub on 1300 236 600
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Planned System Change - MSATS Production Mid-Year 2016 - Release 46.85 COMPLETED
Notification issued to: Market Notice
Notification Type: Completed
Change Type: Normal
Service/ Component: Market Settlement and Transfer Solution
Change Title: Planned System Change - MSATS Production Mid-Year 2016 - Release 46.85
Change Description:
Release has been implemented without any issues.
Support Information:
Report any impacts to the AEMO Information and Support Hub or on External 1300 236 600.
CHG0039699: Planned System Outage - QLD Internet link maintenance
Notification issued to: Market Notice
Notification Type: Initial
Change Type: Normal
Service/ Component: Wide Area Network
Change Title: Planned System Outage - QLD Internet link maintenance
Change Start Date & Time: 01/07/2016 10:00:00 AEST
Change End Date & Time: 01/07/2016 11:00:00 AEST
Outage Start Date & Time: 01/07/2016 10:00:00 AEST
Outage End Date & Time: 01/07/2016 11:00:00 AEST
Change Description:
The AEMO QLD data center internet telecommunications service will experience an outage as part of an upgraded to this service.
Environment: Production
Participant Impact and Requirements:
The following impacts are expected to participant connectivity during this planned outage:
IPWAN Participants - IPWAN Participants - Nil
Lan-2-Lan VPN Participants - Upto 1 x 10 minutes to participants whom have established their VPN connection/s via the AEMO QLD datacenter termination point (202.44.76.10)
Note: Participants are encouraged to ensure their VPN connections are already established or are configured (as per AEMO best practice) to automatically failover to the alternate AEMO NSW datacenter termination point (202.44.78.10) prior to this scheduled outage.
Remote Access VPN Participants - Upto 1 x 10 minutes to participants who utilise an AEMO RSA token and the AEMO VPN client software to establish their VPN via the AEMO QLD datacenter VPN termination point (202.44.76.8)
Note: Participants are encouraged to establish their VPN client software connections via the alternate AEMO NSW datacenter VPN endpoint (2
CHG0039748: Plannned System Maintenance on Market Settlement and Transfer Solutions (MSATS)
Notification issued to: Market Notice
Notification Type: Initial
Service/ Component: Market Settlement and Transfer Solutions (MSATS)
Change Title: Plannned System Maintenance on Market Settlement and Transfer Solutions (MSATS)
Change Start Date & Time: 06/07/2016 17:30:00 AEST
Change End Date & Time: 06/07/2016 19:30:00 AEST
Outage Start Date & Time: 06/07/2016 17:30:00 AEST
Outage End Date & Time: 06/07/2016 19:30:00 AEST
Change Description:
Electricity MSATS Production Site Transfer (NSW to QLD Site) will be carried out to allow maintenance work on the alternate site.
Environment: Production
Participant Impact and Requirements:
Awareness of this outage. Access to all parts of the MSATS system may be interrupted during the outage period. Access should be attempted outside these times.
Support Information:
Report any impacts to the AEMO Information and Support Hub or on External 1300 236 600.
*Change times specified are in AEST
Planned outage of Tailem Bend 275kV - South East 275kV No.1 line from 04/07/2016 0745 hrs to 12/07/2016 1730hrs
Planned outage of Tailem Bend 275kV - South East 275kV No.1 line from 04/07/2016 0745 hrs to 12/07/2016 1730hrs
During these outage, South Australia region will remain connected to the NEM. However, there is a risk of South Australia region separating from the rest of the NEM following the next credible contingency (trip Tailem Bend 275kV - South East 275kV No.2 line).
AEMO will take all necessary steps as outlined in Section 6.1 of SO-OP-3715 Power System Security Guideline to manage the orderly separation of SA from the NEM following the next credible contingency.
Prior to the orderly separation of SA, the following FCAS regulation constraints will be invoked to manage security of South Australia power system.
F-S_LREG_0035
F-S_RREG_0035
Refer to AEMO Network Outage Schedule (NOS) for further details
Operations Planning
Network Augmentation Commissioned - Vic Region 29 June 2016
Network Augmentation Commissioned in the Victoria Region
The Ararat Terminal Station (ARTS) was commissioned at 0203 hrs 29 June 2016. The ARTS substation has been cut into the former Horsham - Waubra 220kV Line to form two new transmission lines namely, Ararat - Horsham 220kV Line and Ararat - Waubra 220kV Line
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Raise Regulation FCAS Increased - 28/06/16
Update - Variation to FCAS regulation requirements: NEM Global - 28/06/16.
FCAS Raise regulation requirements were increased to manage time error to within standards.
The following constraints wasinvoked to manage raise regulation requirements.
F-MAIN_RREG_0400 invoked from 1715 hrs to 1745 hrs
Manager NEM Real Time Operations