Market Notices

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.

Direction - SA region 15/12/2023

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(a).

The direction was necessary to maintain the power system in a secure operating state.

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.

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 1450 hrs on 15/12/2023.

Intervention pricing does not apply to this AEMO intervention event.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Update - Possible intervention to manage power system security in SA region

Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 112377

The synchronous generating units currently expected to be synchronised in SA from 0630 hrs 16/12/2023 will be inadequate to maintain a secure operating state in SA .

AEMO estimates that, in the absence of sufficient market response by 1445 hrs 15/12/2023, AEMO may need to intervene by issuing a direction requiring one or more SA synchronous generating unit(s) to operate or remain synchronised to maintain power system security in SA.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits to now be more likely and reasonably possible. Accordingly AEMO has reclassified it as a credible contingency event.

Region: NSW1

Lines: Armidale - Dumaresq 8C 330kV and Armidale - Sapphire WF 8E 330kV

Duration: 15/12/2023 12:58 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
N-ARDM_ARSR_1PH_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
N-Q-MNSP1
NSW1-QLD1


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AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Possible intervention to manage power system security in South Australia (SA) Region

The synchronous generating units currently expected to be synchronised in SA from 0700 hrs 16/12/2023 will be inadequate to maintain sufficient system strength in SA and hence a secure operating state.
AEMO may need to intervene by issuing a direction requiring one or more SA synchronous generating unit(s) to operate or remain synchronised to maintain power system security in SA.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Cancellation of the reclassification of a Non-Credible contingency event as a Credible contingency event in the Qld region.

Based on the advice from the asset owner, AEMO considers the trip of the Edmonton - Woree 7284 132 kV Line , Barron Gorge - Kamerunga 7143 132 kV Line and the Barron Gorge - Kamerunga 7184 132 kV Line is no longer reasonably possible. Accordingly, its classification has reverted to a non-credible contingency event.

Region: QLD

Elements: Edmonton - Woree 7284 132 kV Line, Barron Gorge - Kamerunga 7143 132 kV Line and the Barron Gorge - Kamerunga 7184 132 kV Line

Cancellation time: 1200 hrs 15/12/2023

Constraint set(s) revoked: Nil

Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 102439

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Cancellation of the reclassification of a Non-Credible contingency event as a Credible contingency event in the Qld region.

Based on the advice from the asset owner, AEMO considers the trip of the Kareeya Power Station Units 1,2,3 and 4 is no longer reasonably possible. Accordingly, its classification has reverted to a non-credible contingency event.

Region: QLD

Elements: Kareeya Power Station Units 1,2,3 and 4

Cancellation time: 1130 hrs 15/12/2023

Constraint set(s) revoked: Nil

Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 111965

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.

AEMO Intervention Event, Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) - NSW1 Region - 14/12/2023

Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice no. 112333.

AEMO has entered into a reserve contract to maintain the power system in a Reliable operating state during the following period of time;
15:30 to 19:30 hrs 14/12/2023

The latest time to activate or dispatch these reserves has now passed. No reserve contracts were activated or pre-activated.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Cancellation of reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits is no longer reasonably possible. 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.

Region: NSW1

Lines: Armidale - Dumaresq 8C 330kV and Armidale - Sapphire WF 8E 330kV

Cancellation time: 15/12/2023 04:19

Constraint set(s) revoked:
N-ARDM_ARSR_1PH_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
N-Q-MNSP1
NSW1-QLD1


Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notice 112368

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AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Reclassification of a Non-Credible Contingency Event as a Credible Contingency Event due to Lightning. AEMO considers the simultaneous trip of the following circuits to now be more likely and reasonably possible. Accordingly AEMO has reclassified it as a credible contingency event.

Region: NSW1

Lines: Armidale - Dumaresq 8C 330kV and Armidale - Sapphire WF 8E 330kV

Duration: 15/12/2023 03:18 until further notice

Constraint set(s) invoked:
N-ARDM_ARSR_1PH_N-2 Constraint set contains the following interconnector(s) on the left hand side:
N-Q-MNSP1
NSW1-QLD1


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