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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
Update - Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 19/09/2024
Update - Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 19/09/2024
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 118321
At 1446 hrs the Gordon - Chapel St No 1 and No 2 220 kV lines were returned to service.
This non-credible contingency event was caused by lightning. There is no longer any lightning activity in the vicinity of the following lines. Accordingly its classification has reverted to a non-credible contingency event.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 19/09/2024
Update - Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 19/09/2024
At 1340 hrs the Gordon - Chapel St No1 and No 2 220 kV lines tripped.
AEMO did not instruct load shedding.
AEMO has advised of approximately 112 MW disconnection of bulk electrical load,
disconnection of generation at Studland Bay Wind generator (71 MW) and 23 MW generation reduction at Gordon Power station.
The cause of this non credible contingency event is not known at this stage.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 19/09/2024
Non-credible contingency event - TAS region - 19/09/2024
At 1340 hrs the Gordon - Chapel St No1 and No 2 220 kV lines tripped.
AEMO did not instruct load shedding.
AEMO has not been advised of any disconnection of bulk electrical load.
The cause of this non credible contingency event is not known at this stage.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Update - Non-credible contingency event - VIC region - 06/09/2024
Update - Non-credible contingency event - VIC region - 06/09/2024
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 118166
At 2005 hrs the Loy Yang PS No. 4 500 kV bus was returned to service.
The cause of this non-credible contingency 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
Prices for intervals on 05/09/2024 from 13:55 to 15:10 are now confirmed
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 118149 and 118150.
PRICES ARE NOW REVISED to Market Suspension Pricing Schedule for trading intervals on 05/09/2024 from 1355 hrs to 1510 hrs.
Manager Electricity Market Monitoring
Non-credible contingency event - VIC region - 06/09/2024
Non-credible contingency event - VIC region - 06/09/2024
At 1222 hrs the Loy Yang PS No. 4 500 kV bus tripped.
AEMO did not instruct load shedding.
AEMO has not been advised of any disconnection of bulk electrical load.
The cause of this non credible contingency event is not known at this stage.
Manager NEM Real Time 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