Collation of articles pertaining to Saturday 19th October 2024
Two independent updates (on Sat 19th Oct) about restoration activities following storms in SA on Thursday evening 17th October 2024.
Read MoreThe ‘Market Demand’ in South Australia has fallen to its lowest ever point, on Saturday 19th October, and is forecast to fall lower still (in part because Olympic Dam is offline).
ElectraNet are reporting that at least twenty-three transmission towers and six 132kV stobie poles fell down or were damaged during last night’s wild weather.
Several media outlets are reporting that Olympic Dam in South Australia has lost power, which may cause headaches for system operators with demand in South Australia forecast to go negative this weekend.