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Updated Victorian system normal voltage stability limit for the south-west Victoria
Refer to Market Notice 101368
AEMO has completed a review of the system normal voltage stability limit in the south-west Victoria as a result of Mortlake terminal station cut-in on the Haunted Gully to Tarrone 500 kV line.
The revised limit is increased by 100 MW on the cut-set from Haunted Gully to Moorabool and Mortlake to Moorabool 500 kV lines for flow towards Moorabool.
Full details on the limits advice are to be published shortly on the AEMO website: https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/system-operations/congestion-information-resource/limits-advice
The revised limit has been implemented at 1201 hrs on Tuesday 29th April 2025, by updating V^^V_NIL_SWVIC.
For further details on this constraint equation please contact terry.liu@aemo.com.au
Terry Liu
AEMO Operations
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Eraring - Kemps Creek 5A1 500 kV line- NSW region - 29/04/2025
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Eraring - Kemps Creek 5A1 500 kV line - NSW region - 29/04/2025
A planned outage of Eraring - Kemps Creek 5A1 500 kV line in the NSW region was scheduled from 0730 hrs 28/04/2025 to 1600 hrs 02/05/2025.
The outage has been completed and Eraring - Kemps Creek 5A1 500 kV line returned to service at 1650 hrs 29/04/2025
Constraint set revoked: N-ERKC_ONE
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - [outage element] - NSW region - 26/04/2025
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - [outage element] - NSW region - 26/04/2025
At 1140 hrs 26/04/2025 there was a short notice outage of Griffith - Yanco 99J 132 kV Line.
The following constraint set(s) invoked at 1140 hrs 26/04/2025
N-GFYC-99J-C
This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
V-S-MNSP1
Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Release of QNI limit from NSW to Qld - 29th April 2025
Refer to market notice 124749.
AEMO, Transgrid, Powerlink have reviewed the test results following the QNI minor testing on 16th February 2025. The next hold point can now be released.
The hold point of 950 MW from NSW to Qld will be implemented as of 1000 hrs 29th April 2025.
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
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Greenbank - Molendinar 8825 275kV line - QLD region - 16/04/2025
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Greenbank - Molendinar 8825 275kV line - QLD region - 16/04/2025
At 2110 hrs 16/04/2025 there was an unplanned outage of Greenbank - Molendinar 8825 275kV line.
The following constraint set(s) invoked at 2120 hrs 16/04/2025
Q-GBMO_8824_8825
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
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Collector -Yass 3L 330kV Line - NSW region - 14/04/2025
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Collector -Yass 3L 330kV Line - NSW region - 14/04/2025
A planned outage of the Collector -Yass 3L 330kV Line in the NSW region was scheduled from 0700 hrs 12/04/2025 to 1700 hrs 16/04/2025.
The outage has been completed and the Collector -Yass 3L 330kV Line returned to service at 1735 hrs 14/04/2025
Constraint set(s) revoked: N-CTYS_3L_WG_CLOSE
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Greenbank SVC- QLD region - 11/04/2025
Inter-regional transfer limit variation - Greenbank SVC - QLD region - 11/04/2025
At 1600 hrs 11/04/2025 there was an unplanned outage of Greenbank SVC.
The following constraint set(s) invoked at 1605 hrs 11/04/2025
Q-GB_VC
This constraint set(s) contains equations with the following interconnectors on the LHS.
NSW1-QLD1,N-Q-MNSP1
Refer to the AEMO Network Outage Scheduler for further information.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Release of PEC-1 and combined V-SA limits - 11 April 2025
Refer to market notice 123956
AEMO, Transgrid and Electranet have reviewed the test results following the PEC Stage 1 testing on 31st January 2025. Hold points 4 and 5 can now be released.
The following limits will be released as of 1000hrs 11th April 2025:
- PEC-1 - 150 MW (both directions)
- Heywood + PEC1 - 750 MW from Vic to SA and 700 MW from SA to Vic
- The existing Heywood limits of 600 and 550 MW are not being changed.
With the release of these limits AEMO will be looking for testing opportunities for increases to Heywood as per the test plan: https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/stakeholder_consultation/consultations/nem-consultations/2023/project-energyconnect-stage-1-and-hic-capacity-release/pec-stage-1-and-hic---final-test-program.pdf?la=en.
Ben Blake
AEMO Operations
Update - Inter-regional transfer limit variation - APD - Heywood - Mortlake 500 kV line - VIC region - 10/04/2025
Update - Inter-regional transfer limit variation - APD - Heywood - Mortlake 500 kV line - VIC region - 10/04/2025
Refer to Market Notice 126464.
The cause of the unplanned outage of APD - Heywood - Mortlake 500 kV line in the VIC region has been identified and resolved. The outage has been completed and the APD - Heywood - Mortlake 500 kV line returned to service at 0948 hrs 10/04/2025
Constraint set(s) revoked: V-HYMO
Manager NEM Real Time Operations