AEMO has declared an actual Lack of Reserve 2 (LOR2)
condition in Victoria from 3pm to 9pm today due to an outage on the Moorabool
to Mortlake and Moorabool to Tarrone transmission lines. This has resulted in a
separation between Victoria and South Australia at the Heywood Interconnector,
as well as interrupting supply to the Portland aluminium smelter.
The outage has also reduced electricity supply reserves for
Victoria due to some generation located in the separated section of the
Victorian transmission network. This has
reduced reserves available in Victoria to 406 MW as we approach the peak demand
period.
There are adequate reserve levels in South Australia, but
tight in Victoria, and AEMO will provide a further update as we continue to
monitor and manage the situation.
AEMO is working with AusNet Services to investigate the
cause of the transmission line outage and determine a restoration time.
AEMO is dispatching emergency reserves (RERT) in Victoria
and reiterates the need for Victorians to reduce their energy usage where safe
to do so until 9pm, to help minimise the potential for electricity supply
disruptions this afternoon.
Consumers can temporarily reduce their energy usage where it
is safe and possible to do so, by avoiding running additional appliances, such
as dishwashers and washing machines, setting air conditioners to 23-26 degrees,
and temporarily switching off pool pumps.
AEMO acknowledges that the health and wellbeing of consumers
remains the highest priority, so please only conserve energy to the extent it
is safe to do so. Click
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