Date of Notice - 11 May 2026
The Northern Territory Electricity System and Market Operator (NTESMO) advises that, in accordance with clause 8.9.2 of the National Electricity Rules (Northern Territory) and the published consultation timetable, it has commenced the next stage of consultation for the Scheduling and Dispatch Procedure Development process.
NTESMO has published responses to first-round stakeholder submissions and amended draft procedures for consultation.
Consultation closes - 5:00 pm (ACST), 15 June 2026
The documents published, submission details and consultation schedule have been updated below.
This update forms part of the Scheduling and Dispatch Procedure Development consultation.
NTESMO has published the following documents as part of this consultation stage.
You can download the consultation documents below. Market participant submissions are also available as a ZIP file.
This consultation stage provides System Participants and other interested parties with the opportunity to:
Written submissions on the amended draft procedures and consultation paper must be received by 5:00 pm (ACST), 15 June 2026.
Submissions should be submitted by email to market.operator@powerwater.com.au.
Stakeholders are encouraged to clearly identify the relevant document and section or sections to which their submission relates and to provide supporting rationale where applicable.
NTESMO is not obliged to consider late submissions. A late submission should explain the reason for lateness and the detriment to you if NTESMO does not consider the submission.
Please identify any confidential parts of your submission which you wish to remain confidential, explaining why. NTESMO may still publish that information if it does not consider it to be confidential, and contact will be made prior to publishing. Please note that material identified as confidential may be given less weight in the decision-making process than material that is published.
In your submission, you may request a meeting with NTESMO to discuss the matters under consultation, stating why you consider a meeting is necessary or desirable.
If appropriate, meetings may be held jointly with other Consulted Persons. NTESMO will generally make details of matters discussed at a meeting available to other Consulted Persons and may publish them, subject to confidentiality restrictions.
Following the close of this consultation period, NTESMO will:
The date of effect of the amended procedures will be confirmed following completion of the consultation and may be brought forward subject to consultation outcomes.
