AEMO forecasts MSL1 for the coming Saturday 4th October 2025 and Sunday 5th October 2025

A short note to flag two Market Notices published Monday afternoon 29th September 2025 as follows, looking forward to this weekend (Saturday 4th October 2025 and Sunday 5th October 2025):

Saturday 4th October 2025 Sunday 5th October 2025

Firstly at 14:50:05 the AEMO published MN129372 as follows:

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MARKET NOTICE
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From :              AEMO
To   :              NEMITWEB1
Creation Date :     29/09/2025     14:50:05

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Notice ID               :         129372
Notice Type ID          :         MINIMUM SYSTEM LOAD
Notice Type Description :         MSL1/MSL2/MSL3
Issue Date              :         29/09/2025
External Reference      :         Forecast Minimum System Load (MSL1) condition in the VIC region on 04/10/2025

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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 VIC region on 04/10/2025.

Minimum System Load (MSL) conditions are forecast when regional demand is less than the relevant MSL threshold. The advisory MSL thresholds are:
o    MSL1 – 1675 MW
o    MSL2 – 1175 MW
o    MSL3 – 675 MW

The regional demand is forecast to be below the MSL1 threshold for the following period:

From 1200 hrs to 1330 hrs 04/10/2025. Minimum regional demand is forecast to be 1547 MW at 1300 hrs.

Forecast regional demand (DEMAND50) is published in Short Term and Pre-Dispatch PASA region solution reports available on Market Data NEMWEB: https://aemo.com.au/en/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/data-nem/market-data-nemweb.

AEMO Operations

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END OF REPORT
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Then at 14:50:18 the AEMO published MN129373 as follows:

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MARKET NOTICE
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From :              AEMO
To   :              NEMITWEB1
Creation Date :     29/09/2025     14:50:18

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Notice ID               :         129373
Notice Type ID          :         MINIMUM SYSTEM LOAD
Notice Type Description :         MSL1/MSL2/MSL3
Issue Date              :         29/09/2025
External Reference      :         Forecast Minimum System Load (MSL1) condition in the VIC region on 05/10/2025

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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 VIC region on 05/10/2025.

Minimum System Load (MSL) conditions are forecast when regional demand is less than the relevant MSL threshold. The advisory MSL thresholds are:
o    MSL1 – 1535 MW
o    MSL2 – 1035 MW
o    MSL3 – 535 MW

The regional demand is forecast to be below the MSL1 threshold for the following period:

From 1100 hrs to 1300 hrs 05/10/2025. Minimum regional demand is forecast to be 1399 MW at 1230 hrs.

Forecast regional demand (DEMAND50) is published in Short Term and Pre-Dispatch PASA region solution reports available on Market Data NEMWEB: https://aemo.com.au/en/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/data-nem/market-data-nemweb .

AEMO Operations

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END OF REPORT
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With the ‘Forecast Convergence’ widget in ez2view, we take a quick look at forecast for the ‘DEMAND50’ term the AEMO references above in the STPASA time horizon:

2025-09-29-at-15-10-ez2view-ForecastConvergence-MSL

If time permitted, this might be one to watch more….

About the Author

Paul McArdle
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients. Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.

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