Balranald- Darlington point X5 220 kV line

Unplanned outage on the Balranald- Darlington point X5 220 kV line, and Balranald to Buronga (X3) 220kV line in southern NSW

Wed 21^st January 2026 10:16 AM | Paul McArdle

At 21:14 (NEM time) on Tuesday 19th January 2026 there was an unplanned outage of Balranald- Darlington point X5 220 kV line and Balranald- Buronga point X3 220 kV line. This resulted in the 'N-BABU' constraint set being invoked.