❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Minister for Energy regarding the forced outage of Synergy's Muja 7 generation unit, its repair scope, return to service date, and daily forced/planned outages in the southwest interconnected system. The Minister provides details on the outage start date, repairs, revised return date, and directs the member to AEMO for daily outage data.
AnsweredQoN 653Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SYNERGY
— MUJA 7 — OUTAGE
653. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to the ongoing forced outage
of Synergy's 197-megawatt Muja 7 generation unit, which is due to
return to service on 14 June 2023.
(1) When did this
current outage begin?
(2) What is the
scope of works associated with the forced outage at Muja 7?
(3) Has Muja 7
returned to service on 14 June 2023; and, if not, when is service expected to
recommence?
(4) Since 1 June 2023, what are the daily forced
outages of generation capacity in the south west interconnected system
versus the planned outages of generation capacity?
— MUJA 7 — OUTAGE
653. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to the ongoing forced outage
of Synergy's 197-megawatt Muja 7 generation unit, which is due to
return to service on 14 June 2023.
(1) When did this
current outage begin?
(2) What is the
scope of works associated with the forced outage at Muja 7?
(3) Has Muja 7
returned to service on 14 June 2023; and, if not, when is service expected to
recommence?
(4) Since 1 June 2023, what are the daily forced
outages of generation capacity in the south west interconnected system
versus the planned outages of generation capacity?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Energy.
(1) The current outage began on 23 May
2023.
(2) Mechanical repairs are being
undertaken to the high-pressure turbine inlet.
(3) No. Muja 7 has been entered into the Australian
Energy Market Operator's market systems for 29 July 2023.
(4) Synergy is
not responsible for recording daily forced outages of generation capacity in
the south west interconnected system. The Australian Energy Market Operator
holds information regarding generation outages, which is not an instrument of
government. This information is publicly available on a real-time basis on the
AEMO website and is fully available for the member to access.
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Energy.
(1) The current outage began on 23 May
2023.
(2) Mechanical repairs are being
undertaken to the high-pressure turbine inlet.
(3) No. Muja 7 has been entered into the Australian
Energy Market Operator's market systems for 29 July 2023.
(4) Synergy is
not responsible for recording daily forced outages of generation capacity in
the south west interconnected system. The Australian Energy Market Operator
holds information regarding generation outages, which is not an instrument of
government. This information is publicly available on a real-time basis on the
AEMO website and is fully available for the member to access.
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