Market Notices

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Issued by Australian Energy Market Operator Ltd at 1330 hrs on 21 January 2025

CANCELLATION - ACTUAL NEGATIVE SETTLEMENT RESIDUES - VIC to SA - 21 January 2025.

Refer to market notice: 123515

AEMO has ceased taking action to minimize the further accumulation of negative settlement residues on the VIC to SA directional interconnector.

The negative residue constraint NRM_VIC1_SA1 ceased operating at 1330 hrs on 21 January 2025.

This is an AEMO autogenerated Market Notice.

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Refer Market notice: 123507

Network Augmentation Commissioned - NSW Region - 21/01/2025

Commissioned: Bundey to Buronga 330 kV (6F) line.
Buronga No. 5 330 kV/330 kV phase shifting transformer

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Update - Pre dispatch demand forecast error - NEM regions

Refer market notice: 123513

The issue relating to the Pre dispatch demand forecast error has been resolved.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Issued by Australian Energy Market Operator Ltd at 1135 hrs on 21 January 2025

ACTUAL NEGATIVE SETTLEMENT RESIDUES - VIC to SA - 21 January 2025.

Electricity Market outcomes have resulted in the accumulation of negative settlement residues that have exceeded the allowable negative residue threshold for the VIC to SA directional interconnector.

The negative residue constraint set NRM_VIC1_SA1 commenced operating from 1135 hrs on 21 January 2025.

This constraint set contains an equation with the following interconnectors on the LHS:
V-S-MNSP1
V-SA

The RHS of the constraint equation may be adjusted to manage residues.


This is an AEMO autogenerated Market Notice.

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

AEMO's weather service provider has issued forecast temperatures equal to or greater than the NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels for listed weather stations below.

QLD
Dalby Ap (37+ Deg C): 22nd Jan, 23rd Jan, 24th Jan
Rockhampton Ap (39+ Deg C): 23rd Jan

VIC
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 21st Jan

The NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels are:

Launceston Ti Tree Bend: 33 Deg C, Dalby Airport: 37 Deg C, for all other selected weather stations: 39 Deg C.

AEMO requests Market Participants to:

1. review the weather forecast in the local area where their generating units / MNSP converter stations are located and,

2. if required, update the available capacity in their dispatch offers or availability submissions consistent with the forecast temperatures.

Further information is available at:

https://aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/nem-forecasting-and-planning/forecasting-and-reliability/projected-assessment-of-system-adequacy/nem-local-temperature-alerts

AEMO Operations Planning

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Pre dispatch demand forecast error - NEM regions

AEMO is aware of an error in the Pre dispatch demand forecast for the NEM regions
AEMO is currently working to resolve the issue.
Dispatch results are not impacted.


Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Refer to market notice 122115

The Bundey to Buronga 330kV (6F) line will be energised at 0700 hrs 21st January 2025. This is to facilitate further testing of PEC-1. Any future outages of 6F will be notified via NOS.

When further testing of PEC-1 opportunities arise these will be notified via market notice. At this time there are no opportunities for testing forecast.

Please also refer to the published formal PEC Stage 1 and HIC capacity release testing information at the following link 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

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Direction - SA region 20/01/2025

In accordance with section 116 of the National Electricity Law, AEMO has issued a direction to a participant in the SA region. For the purposes of the National Electricity Rules this is a direction under clause 4.8.9(a1)(1).

The issue of the direction commences an AEMO intervention event. AEMO declares all trading intervals during the event to be intervention trading intervals, commencing from the interval ending 1530 hrs on 20/01/2025.

Intervention pricing does not apply to this AEMO intervention event.

AEMO may issue or revoke additional directions in order to meet the current requirement, unless sufficient market response is provided. A further market notice will be issued when all directions related to this requirement have been cancelled.


Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Direction - SA region to Pelican Point Power Limited - PPCCGT PELICAN POINT

Refer to Market Notice 123501


In accordance with section 116 of the National Electricity Law, AEMO is issuing a direction to Pelican Point Power Limited. For the purposes of the National Electricity Rules this is a direction under clause 4.8.9(a1)(1).

Direction issued to: Pelican Point Power Limited - PPCCGT PELICAN POINT at 1600 hrs 20/01/2025
Type of resource: generating unit
Required actions: Remain synchronised and follow dispatch targets at 0830 hrs 21/01/2025
Services provided: Voltage Control
Circumstances necessitating the Direction: Voltage
Circumstances necessitating the Direction additional detail: The synchronous generating units currently expected to be synchronised in SA will be inadequate to maintain sufficient Voltage Control in SA. Intervention is required to maintain the power system in a secure operating state
Expected duration: 1630 hrs 21/01/2025

Pelican Point Power Limited does not incur any civil monetary liability for a relevant action taken in accordance with this direction unless the action is taken in bad faith.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations