Network trips and loss of load in Tasmania as well!

Worth highlighting that it’s not just Victoria experiencing issues … Market Notice 114642 published at 16:14 highlights issues in Tasmania:

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MARKET NOTICE
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From : AEMO
To : NEMITWEB1
Creation Date : 13/02/2024 16:14:12

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Notice ID : 114642
Notice Type ID : POWER SYSTEM EVENTS
Notice Type Description : Emergency events/conditions
Issue Date : 13/02/2024
External Reference : Non-credible contingency event – TAS region – 13/02/2024

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Reason :

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.

Non-credible contingency event – TAS region – 13/02/2024

At 1602 hrs the Norwood -Scottsdale 110kV line and the Norwood – Scottsdale -Derby 110kV line tripped.

AEMO did not instruct load shedding.

AEMO has been advised 8MW of electrical load and 24MW of generation has been disconnected.

The cause of this non credible contingency event is not known at this stage.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

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END OF REPORT
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Possibly related to the same storm system?

 


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Paul McArdle
One of three founders of Global-Roam back in 2000, Paul has been CEO of the company since that time. As an author on WattClarity, Paul's focus has been to help make the electricity market more understandable.

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