Non-credible contingency event - VIC region - 04/09/2026

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.

Non-credible contingency event - VIC region - 04/09/2026

At 1448 hrs the Newport No.1 220 kV Bus tripped offloading the Newport - Brooklyn 220 kV Line at Newport.

AEMO did not instruct load shedding.

AEMO has not been advised of any disconnection of bulk electrical load.

The cause of this non credible contingency event has been identified and AEMO is satisfied that another occurrence of this event is unlikely under the current circumstances.

AEMO will not reclassify this event as a credible contingency event.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations