45 renewable generators affected by West Murray connection woes

Many more renewable generators than originally thought are in a holding pattern as a result of oscillation problems in the weak-grid, high-resource area known as the West Murray. State Governments, AEMO and the renewables industry have hunkered down to find solutions that will also find application elsewhere in the grid as connection fever mounts. For the past five months, five solar farms in the south-west New South Wales and western Victorian region have been curtailed by 50% in their output to the National Electricity Market (NEM); these are joined by 45 renewable assets in the area with connection to the grid now contingent on novel solutions and future improved transmission capacity. AEMO says five of those generators are at the point of commissioning but now on hold, 15 generators are committed to connect and 25 generators are at the point of applying for connection.