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Managing outages that create a credible risk of SA islanding
From 9th Oct 2024 AEMO will change constraints used during outages that create a credible risk of SA islanding.
From this date AEMO will:
1) Increase the maximum allowable flow on the V-SA interconnector from 50 MW to 250 MW in the VIC to SA direction, where the transmission outages is a planned outage.
2) Operate the SA region to the default 49-51 Hz target frequency containment band following a contingency event resulting in actual SA islanding. In order to meet this requirement, AEMO may now procure Contingency Raise FCAS locally from the SA region during these outages.
These changes reflect updated advice received by AEMO from the SA Jurisdictional System Security Coordinator.
The first network outage affected by this change is planned for 14th October 2024.
Andrew Groom
AEMO Operations
Update to system normal constraint equation in NSW for transient voltage stability in south-west NSW
Refer to market notice 92840.
Transgrid has advised AEMO of an update to the transient voltage stability limit in south-west NSW for loss of Darlington Point to Wagga (63) 330 kV line. The limit will include terms for the Darlington Point and Riverina BESS.
The following constraint equation will be updated with the above changes at 1100 hrs Friday 20th September 2024.
N::N_NIL_63
For full details on the formulation, the new constraint equation has now been loaded into AEMO's pre-production systems.
For further details on these constraint equation please contact ben.blake@aemo.com.au
Ben Blake
AEMO Operations
Declaration of electricity market resumption
Declaration of electricity market resumption
Refer initial AEMO Electricity Market Notice 118149
AEMO declares that the suspension of the spot market in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria will end at 1510 hrs on 05 September 2024.
AEMO has taken sufficient steps to exclude the original event having influence on market processes and AEMO assesses that the possibility of suspending the spot market within the next 24 hours due to the same cause is minimal. AEMO also determines that it can operate the market in accordance with the provisions of the NER.
Relevant Market Notices issued under this suspension: 118149
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Declaration of electricity market suspension
Declaration of electricity market suspension
AEMO declares the spot market suspended in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria with Market Suspension Schedule Pricing (refer NER clause 3.14.5(b)) from Trading Interval 1355 hrs on 5 September 2024 until further notice.
Dispatch prices for the first one or two dispatch intervals of this market suspension will be reviewed manually.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
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
Cancellation of Actual (LOR2) condition in the VIC region - 13/02/2024
Cancellation of Actual (LOR2) condition in the VIC region - 13/02/2024
The Actual LOR2 Condition in the VIC Region advised in AEMO Electricity Market Notice No.114589 is cancelled at 1614 hrs 13/02/2024.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Cancellation of Actual (LOR3) condition in the VIC region - 13/02/2024
Cancellation of Actual (LOR3) condition in the VIC region - 13/02/2024
The Actual LOR3 Condition in the VIC region advised in AEMO Electricity Market Notice No.114604 is cancelled at 1515 hrs 13/02/2024.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Actual Lack Of Reserve Level 3 (LOR3) in the VIC region - 13/02/2024
Actual Lack Of Reserve Level 3 (LOR3) in the VIC region - 13/02/2024
Customer load shedding of non-interruptible load is occurring in the VIC region as a result of a shortfall of available capacity reserves.
An Actual LOR3 condition has been declared under clause 4.8.4(b) of the National Electricity Rules for the VIC region from 1420 hrs.
The Actual LOR3 condition is not forecast in Pre Dispatch.
The maximum load to be interrupted is up to 450 MW from 1420 hrs 13/02/2024
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
STPASA - Suspect Lack Of Reserve Level 3 (LOR3) in the QLD Region on 01/02/2024
AEMO considers that there are suspect Forecast LOR3 conditions for the QLD region for the following periods:
1. From 0900 hrs to 1000 hrs 01/02/2024.
The maximum load (other than interruptible loads) forecast to be interrupted is 38 MW at 0930 hrs.
2. From 1130 hrs to 1200 hrs 01/02/2024.
The maximum load (other than interruptible loads) forecast to be interrupted is 62 MW at 1130 hrs.
AEMO is currently investigating these LOR3 forecast conditions to confirm whether they are valid.
AEMO Operations