Electricity Industry (Network Quality and Reliability of Supply) Amendment Code 2018 (WA)

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ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2004

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY (NETWORK QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY)

AMENDMENT CODE 2018

Made by the Minister under section 39(2a)(a) of the Act.

1. Citation

This code is the Electricity Industry (Network Quality and Reliability of Supply) Amendment

Code 2018.

2. Commencement

This code comes into operation on the day on 1 October 2018.

3. Code amended

This code amends the Electricity Industry (Network Quality and Reliability of Supply) Code 2005.

4. Section 3 amended

(1) In section 3(1) after the definition of distributor insert—

Eastern Goldfields means the area supplied with electricity by—

(a)	the West Kalgoorlie Terminal 11kV feeders;
(b)	the West Kalgoorlie Terminal 640 Coolgardie 33kV feeder; and
(c)	the Piccadilly substation 11kV feeders,

operated by the Electricity Networks Corporation, being principally the townships of

Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Coolgardie.

(2) In section 3(1) after the definition of network insert—

North Country means the area supplied with electricity by—

(a)	restore and maintain at least 45MW of supply to essential services loads and the majority
of small use customers in the Eastern Goldfields as soon as is reasonably practicable
(a)	the Rangeway substation 11kV feeders;
(b)	the Durlacher substation 11kV feeders; and
(c)	the Chapman substation 11kV feeders,

operated by the Electricity Networks Corporation, being principally the township of

Geraldton and its surrounds.

5. Division 3A inserted

After Division 3 insert—

Division 3A— Temporary reliability standards for supply to particular areas

13A. Temporary reliability standards for Eastern Goldfields and North Country

(1) The reliability standards in this Division apply during the period beginning on 1 October 2018

and ending on 30 September 2023.

(2)	In this Division—
essential services includes, but are not necessarily limited to, services such as hospitals and railways where the maintenance of a supply of electricity is necessary for the maintenance of public health, order and safety.

13B. Temporary reliability standards for supply to Eastern Goldfields

(1) Electricity Networks Corporation must, so far as is reasonably practicable, have in place
arrangements to—

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following the occurrence of an unplanned outage of a transmission element supplying the

Eastern Goldfields; and

(b) maintain at least 45MW of supply to essential services loads and the majority of small use customers in the Eastern Goldfields during the occurrence of a planned outage of a transmission element supplying the Eastern Goldfields.

13C. Temporary reliability standards for supply to North Country

(1) Electricity Networks Corporation must, so far as is reasonably practicable, have in place

arrangements to—

(a) restore and maintain at least 50MW of supply to essential services loads and the majority

of small use customers in the North Country as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an unplanned outage of a transmission element supplying the North Country; and

(b)	maintain at least 50MW of supply to essential services loads and a majority of small use
customers in the North Country during a planned outage of a transmission element supplying the North Country.

BEN WYATT, Minister for Energy.