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Cancellation: Protected event advice - South Australia region
AEMO has identified that the conditions of the following protected event are no longer met.
Protected event: the loss of multiple transmission elements causing generation disconnection in the South Australia region during periods where destructive wind conditions are forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Cancellation: 08/08/2019 23:55 hrs
Constraint set(s) revoked: I-VS_250
Refer AEMO Electricity Market Notices 69177
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Protected event advice - South Australia region.
AEMO has identified that the conditions of the following protected event will be met from the time specified in this notice.
Protected event: the loss of multiple transmission elements causing generation disconnection in the South Australia region during periods where destructive wind conditions are forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Duration: 08/08/2019 12:00 hrs until further notice
AEMO will take action to manage the power system for the impact of the protected event.
Constraint set(s) invoked: I-VS_250
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Cancellation - Load Restoration Direction in the Vic Region - 25/01/2019
Cancellation - Load Restoration Direction in the Vic Region - 25/01/2019
Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice 66812
Direction to restore all shed load issued at 1350 hrs 25/01/2019
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Load Restoration Direction in the Vic Region
Load Restoration Direction in the Vic Region
AEMO has directed load restoration commencing at 1325 hrs 25/01/2019
in the Victoria region
The direction was issued under section 116 of the NEL, and was a clause 4.8.9 instruction under the NER.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Load Shedding Direction in the Vic Region
Load Shedding Direction in the Vic Region
AEMO has directed load shedding commencing at 1100 hrs 25/01/2019
in the Victoria region to maintain power system security.
The direction was issued under section 116 of the NEL, and was a clause 4.8.9 instruction under the NER.
Manager NEM Real Time Operations
Reclassification of QNI SPAR as a credible contingency
After 25th August 2018 AEMO reclassified the loss of NSW to Qld (QNI) interconnected as a credible contingency when lightning is nearby (as per SO_OP_3715 section 11.4). The limits on QNI under this reclassification are based on the available FCAS in Queensland and NSW - normally the limit is between 300-400 MW in either direction.
Following an investigation TransGrid and Powerlink have made setting changes to the auto reclose settings on QNI and provided AEMO with a new reclassification limit on QNI. Now under similar conditions to 25th August the tripped single phases on QNI would reclose and NSW and Qld is not expected to separate.
The new limit of 850 MW will be activated at 1400 hrs November 15th 2018 for use in future reclassifications of QNI for a single phase fault on both circuits.
Constraint Set:
I-QNI_ONE_PHASE_N-2
Ben Blake
AEMO Operations
Updated generator combinations for SA system strength
AEMO is continuing to investigate system strength requirements in South Australia.
AEMO has identified 14 additional combinations which meet minimum system strength requirements in South Australia.
New combinations:
LOW_39 - 1 x Pelican Point GT + ST + either Quarantine 5 or Dry Creek 1-3 + Mintaro
LOW_40 - 1 x Pelican Point GT + ST + Quarantine 5 + Dry Creek 1-3
LOW_41 - 2 x Pelican Point GT + ST + Osborne GT & ST
LOW_42 - 2 x Pelican Point GT + ST + Mintaro
LOW_43 - 2 x Pelican Point GT + ST + either Quarantine 5 or Dry Creek 1-3
LOW_44 - 4 x Torrens Island A unit + 1 x Pelican Point GT + ST
LOW_45A - 4 x Torrens Island A unit + Mintaro
LOW_45B - 4 x Torrens Island B unit + Mintaro
LOW_46 - 3 x Torrens Island A unit + 1 x Pelican Point GT + ST + Mintaro
LOW_47 - 3 x Torrens Island A unit + either Quarantine 5 or Dry Creek 1-3 + Mintaro
LOW_48A - 1 x Torrens Island A unit + Osborne GT & ST + either Quarantine 5 or Dry Creek 1-3 + Mintaro
LOW_48B - 1 x Torrens Island B unit + Osborne GT & ST + either Quarantine 5 or Dry Creek 1-3 + Mintaro
LOW_49 - 1 x Torrens Island A unit + 1 x Torrens Island B unit + Quarantine 5 + Dry Creek 1-3 + Mintaro
LOW_50 - 2 x Torrens Island A unit + Quarantine 5 + Dry Creek 1-3 + Mintaro
Replaced combinations:
LOW_25 - 3 x Torrens Island B unit + either Quarantine 5 or Dry Creek 1-3 + Mintaro
LOW_26 - 1 x Torrens Island A unit + 1 x Torrens Island B unit + Osborne GT & ST + Mintaro
LOW_30 - 2 x Torrens Island A unit + Osborne GT & ST + Mintaro
LOW_35 - 1 x Pelican Point GT + ST + Osborne GT & ST + Mintaro
Removed combinations:
LOW_23B
LOW_32
HIGH_14
For more information refer to the updated limits advice:
https://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/Electricity/NEM/Security_and_Reliability/Congestion-Information/2018/Transfer-Limit-Advice---South-Australian-System-Strength.pdf
A further update to this advice is planned before the end of October 2018.
Ben Blake
AEMO Operations
New Victorian system normal voltage stability limit
A new Victorian system normal constraint equation has been implemented on 15 August 2018 at 0825 hrs. This constraint equation is to manage voltage stability for loss of all APD potlines for transfers from Victoria to NSW. This will most likely limit Victoria to NSW flows under light load conditions.
The new constraint equation is :
V^^N_NIL_1
Terry Liu
AEMO Operations
Updated generator combinations for SA system strength
Updated generator combinations for SA system strength
AEMO is continuing to investigate system strength requirements in South Australia.
Through this work, AEMO has identified two additional generator combinations which meet minimum system strength requirements in South Australia.
The new combinations are:
HIGH_13 2 x Torrens Island A unit + 3 x Torrens Island B unit + 1 x Pelican Point GT + ST
HIGH_14 2 x Torrens Island A unit + 4 x Torrens Island B unit + 1 x Pelican Point GT + ST
For more information refer to the updated limits advice:
https://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/Electricity/NEM/Security_and_Reliability/Congestion-Information/2018/Transfer-Limit-Advice---South-Australian-System-Strength.pdf
NEM Real Time Operations Manager