Annual Planning Report

Annual Planning Report

The National Electricity Rules require ElectraNet (along with South Australia’s electricity distributor, ETSA Utilities) to analyse the expected future operation of the South Australian power system (transmission and distribution).

Taken into account is consideration of forecast loads, future generation opportunities, market network services, demand-side participation solutions (potential for load reduction) and transmission developments.

This critical planning process allows us to identify appropriate solutions to emerging electricity network limitations and/or constraints over a twenty-year planning period, for discussion and planning.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) provides a companion report on the energy supply and demand outlook for South Australia.

Registered participants and interested parties in the National Electricity Market are encouraged to provide input to facilitate identification of the most credible solutions.

Each year, we hold a public forum with AEMO to brief market participants and other interested parties on our Annual Planning Report and the energy supply and demand outlook projections. Feedback from this forum is included in the final documents that are published by end June.