Using the ElectraNet 2024 TAPR to locate the lines with unplanned outage (on Thursday evening 17th October 2024)
Second article for Thursday evening 17th October 2024, about unplanned network outages (in severe weather) in South Australia.
Major Outages
A collection of articles about major outages (units, transmission, etc)
Destructive Winds disrupt (and damage) transmission network in South Australia on Thursday (evening) 17th October 2024
On Thursday evening 17th October 2024, a significant weather event in South Australia has damaged the high-voltage network in SA Far North (and power supply has been impacted).
Seven transmission towers collapse near Broken Hill overnight
ABC Broken Hill has reported that seven transmission towers collapsed south of the town overnight due to strong winds and hail.
Callide C3 offline until expected return to service on Monday 26th August 2024
A short initial article, 5 days after Callide C3 came offline again for another forced outage … during a period that’s seen multi-region spot price volatility.
Two news updates from CS Energy on Wed 17th July 2024 … the (final) Brady Report (about Callide C4), and the Hartz EPM Report (on the Cooling Towers)
On Wednesday 17th July 2024, CS Energy released the Brady-Heywood report (about Callide C4 failure on 25th May 2021) and the HartzEPM Report (about CallideC3 failure on 31st Oct 2022) … and an Action Plan in response to both.
Barron Gorge Power Station returns to service approximately six months after significant damage from Cyclone Jasper
CleanCo have announced the RTS of Barron Gorge Unit 1 and 2 after a ~6 month outage following significant damage from Cyclone Jasper.
Barron Gorge Unit 2 gets a run, on Friday 21st June 2024
On Friday 21st June 2024 the unit 2 of Barron Gorge hydro facility has started up – the next step in a repair process following TC Jasper six months ago.
Also <40 days till the return of Barron Gorge
A quick update on the return to service expectation on Barron Gorge hydro power station.
Callide C updates – operations (<40 days till RTS!), and in the courts
At the end of an eventful week in the NEM, here’s an update on a few fronts with respect to Callide C.
The Australian notes how Callide C was back in court again this week
Another update from the Australian during the week with respect to the Federal Court proceedings with respect to Callide C (particularly unit C4).
An update on Callide C3 (back online) and Callide C4 (still offline)
A few separate questions about Callide C3 and C4 in recent days prompts this short status update on both units.
Callide C3 starts up, after 518 days offline – on 1st April 2024 (no, that’s *not* an April fools tall tale)
It’s Monday afternoon 1st April 2024 and Callide C3 has begun its journey back online following an outage longer than 500 days since the cooling tower failure in October 2022.
Another slight slippage in return to service (RTS) expectation for Callide C3
A short note about another (minor) delay in return to service for the repaired Callide C3 unit, that suffered a cooling tower failure.
8th March 2024–CleanCo’s Update #1 about the repair and return to service of Barron Gorge Power station
A brief, and belated, post here to link through to this Update #1 on the Kuranda Weir Recovery Project (published by CleanCo on 8th March 2024)
Belatedly noticing slight slippage in return to service for Callide C3
Twelve days ago there was news about a delay to return to service for Callide C3 (now to 31st March 2024), but we’d missed it.
Federal Court rules about Callide C – independent investigation authorised
Late afternoon Monday 29th January 2024 (thanks to Nick Evans) we became aware that the Federal Court had ruled on docket number QUD541/2023 relating to Callide C4 and Callide C3 failures.
Court Case on Monday 22nd January and Tuesday 23rd January relating to cause of failures at Callide C3 and C4
A short note about upcoming proceedings in the Federal Court (relating to Callide C3 and Callide C4) for next week.
Hot & Wet Weather pushes back expected return to service dates for Callide C3 and Callide C4
A short note (Monday 15th January 2024) about delays in return to service for both of Callide C3 and Callide C4 units.
CleanCo’s CEO Tom Metcalfe provides an update on outage at Barron Gorge Hydro Power Station
The CleanCo CEO last week participated in a radio interview in which he provided details and a progress update on the long-term outage at Barron Gorge Hydro Station, which was caused by excessive flooding from Cycle Jasper last month.
Hiccups over, at Loy Yang A4? (Part 3)
This article (Part 3) follows on from Part 1 and Part 2, which looked at four successive trip/outage at Loy Yang A4 in recent days.