Date of notice – 15 December 2025
Northern Territory Electricity System and Market Operator (NTESMO) has updated its 2025/26 industry consultation schedule. The information paper provides an overview of consultation progress to date and minor refinements to the program for 2026.
Download the Industry Consultation Schedule information paper PDF, 0.27 MB
The consultation program focuses on updating guidelines and procedures to support power system security, market operations and the Territory Electricity Market reforms. Themes include market interactions, scheduling and dispatch, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and Secure System Guidelines.
Market interactions enablement and initial MSATS implementation (standard consultation)
Planned follow-up consultation on Market Interactions Enablement and MSATS updates deferred to early 2026.
Ongoing review and update of NTESMO website structure & content
Market Operations Procedures: Minor review and update of existing procedures (consultation package forthcoming)
Market Interactions Enablement: Develop market procedures supporting MSATS.
Further Market Interactions updates (expedited/minor consultations)
Secure System Guidelines (SSG) Version 5 amendments (expedited consultation).
Secure System Guidelines (SSG) Version 5 effective
Version 5 of the SSG commenced following an expedited consultation process.
Scheduling and Dispatch procedural review – discussion paper released
Initiates the consultation on a consolidated scheduling and dispatch procedure.
Scheduling & Dispatch procedural review
NTESMO reviews submissions received from a retailer and generator licensees.
Feedback informs next-stage procedural drafting.
Review and amendment of Scheduling and Dispatch procedures, including consolidation of the Tie-Break Procedure and the Dispatch and Pricing Procedure.
Follow-up consultation on Scheduling and Dispatch amendments (part of Nov 2025–Jul 2026 program).
Grid-connected BESS Guidelines
Standard consultation covering connection requirements and operational considerations.
Secure System Guidelines (SSG) Version 6
Comprehensive review (excluding frequency control), including contingency definitions and minor procedural updates.
Grid-scale storage and Territory Electricity Market (TEM) reform alignment
Consultation timing contingent upon NT Government policy schedule.
Small-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) (≤2 MW) technical connection consultation
Licensed NSP consultation on connection/specification requirements.
