Mothballed diesel generators might be brought back in SA
SA Government has requested that two recently mothballed diesel power stations be eligible for provision of emergency reserves.
Project Energy Connect
A collation of articles tagged with ‘Project Energy Connect’.
Buronga No.4 330kV synchronous condenser has been commissioned (as part of PEC)
AEMO says … at 12:00 on Thursday 31st October 2024, the Buronga No.4 330kV synchronous condenser has been commissioned
Next stage of testing for PEC Stage 1 scheduled to begin tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 31st October 2024)
Prompted by a client question, here’s a quick look at some of the Project Energy Connect (PEC Stage 1) related constraint sets.
Testing the Heywood interconnector on Friday 11th October 2024, as part of PEC Stage 1
A short note, recording MN118771 about testing for PEC stage 1.
A tale of two mega-projects: Project Energy Connect and Snowy 2.0 timelines (Part 2)
In the second half of this two-part case study we look at a timeline of the Snowy 2.0 project, and discuss the history of mega-projects in the NEM.
A tale of two mega-projects: Project Energy Connect and Snowy 2.0 timelines (Part 1)
A timeline of evolving expectations for the cost, benefits, and delivery dates for Project Energy Connect – following news of recent issues surrounding the project.
Network outage (currently underway) on Murraylink DC interconnector
Whilst thinking about interconnectors, there’s an outage currently underway on Murraylink.
What’s happening around Wagga?
Guest author, Allan O’Neil, takes a detailed look at how VIC1-NSW1 transfer capability has been limited frequently due to constraints related to the 051 line in southern NSW, and what it means in terms of inter-regional settlements residue accumulations, market efficiency overall, and the energy transition.
AGL Energy announces $2.6b impairment … of which $1.9b for legacy wind farm off-take agreements
Today AGL Energy announces a big impairment … with a big chunk related to long-term wind offtake agreements which AGL entered into between 2006 and 2012.