Voltage disruption (apparently) stemming from Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park Thursday morning 23rd June 2022

This morning I noticed this tweet from ElectraNet about some network voltage issues in South Australia in the early hours of the morning:

2022-06-23-tweet-ElectraNet

 

(A) Media reports

I did not have time to look any further amongst what data we have to see what it might be, but coincidentally saw this news report from Channel 7 early this evening that explained that it was related to some cause (not yet known) at the Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park:

2022-06-23-tweet-Channel7News

Worth listening to the report (click on the link to load)  … as Minister Kousantonis and others mention therein, there could be a number of different root causes at the site….

 

(B) Trend of recent output

Using this pre-prepared query within NEMreview v7  we can have a quick look at how this project has been operating the past 7 days:

2022-06-23-NEMreview-PortAugustaREP

As can be clearly seen, the unit had been outputting up to 124MW consistently over a more than 24 hours spanning 19th June (and a little either side) and this morning had much reduced output.


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.

1 Comment on "Voltage disruption (apparently) stemming from Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park Thursday morning 23rd June 2022"

  1. More information on this here Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park Oscillations on 23 June 2022 – What really happened?
    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/port-augusta-renewable-energy-park-oscillations-23-june-jayewardene

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