Electricity (General) (Provision of Limit Advice) Variation Regulations 2016 (SA)

South Australia

Electricity (General) (Provision of Limit Advice) Variation Regulations 2016

under the Electricity Act 1996

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Electricity (General) Regulations 2012

4            Insertion of regulation 88A

88A         Provision of limit advice

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Electricity (General) (Provision of Limit Advice) Variation Regulations 2016.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Electricity (General) Regulations 2012

4—Insertion of regulation 88A

After regulation 88 insert:

88A—Provision of limit advice

(1)The relevant transmission network service provider must, from time to time, provide to AEMO information on the limitations of the Heywood Interconnector, for the purpose of AEMO’s power system security responsibilities under the National Electricity Rules, in order to maintain the expected Rate of Change of Frequency of the South Australian power system, in relation to the non‑credible coincident trip of both circuits of the Heywood Interconnector when the power system is in a secure operating state as defined in the National Electricity Rules, at or below 3Hz per second.

(2)In this regulation—

relevant transmission network service provider means ElectraNet Pty Ltd (ACN 094 428 416).

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor's Deputy

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 12 October 2016

No 240 of 2016

MMRE16/023CS