AEMO reinstates warning about ‘Minimum System Load’ in VIC for Sunday 13th October 2024

On Monday we noted that ‘AEMO forecasts ‘Minimum System Load’ (at MSL1 level) for VIC on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October 2024’.

Yesterday (Wednesday 9th October 2024) we noted that ‘AEMO cancels warnings about ‘Minimum System Load’ in VIC for Sunday 13th October 2024’.  But now note that it’s back again, with Market Notice 118749 issued at 15:05 on Thursday 10th October 2024 as follows:

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MARKET NOTICE
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From :              AEMO
To   :              NEMITWEB1
Creation Date :     10/10/2024     15:05:05

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Notice ID               :         118749
Notice Type ID          :         MINIMUM SYSTEM LOAD
Notice Type Description :         MSL1/MSL2/MSL3
Issue Date              :         10/10/2024
External Reference      :         Forecast Minimum System Load 1 (MSL1) in the VIC Region on 13/10/2024

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Reason :

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

AEMO has detected that there is an elevated risk of insufficient demand to maintain a secure operating state in the Victorian region from 1030 hrs 13/10/2024 to 1400 hrs 13/10/2024.

Minimum regional demand is forecast to be 1502 MW at 1230 hrs, and the advisory threshold is:
o    MSL1 – 1775 MW
o    MSL2 – 1275 MW
o    MSL3 – 775 MW

MSL events are forecast when forecast regional demand is less than the relevant MSL threshold. The forecast regional demand is below the MSL1 threshold.

AEMO Operations
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END OF REPORT
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One to keep an eye out for, on the weekend.