Engineering Roadmaps

Engineering Roadmap Strategy and Progress Reports

Engineering Roadmaps

SWIS Engineering Roadmap

Cover of SWIS Engineering Roadmap

The SWIS Engineering Roadmap report published in August 2024:

  • Presents a detailed, engineering-focused roadmap.
  • Presents AEMO’s view of the technical, engineering, and operational actions required to advance operational capability of the SWIS for times of high renewables contribution.

NEM Engineering Roadmap to 100% Renewables 

Engineering Roadmap to 100 percent Renewables cover

The Engineering Roadmap to 100% Renewables, published in December 2022:

  • A detailed, engineering-focussed roadmap 
  • Presents AEMO’s view of the technical, engineering, and operational actions required to prepare the NEM to securely and reliably operate at 100% instantaneous renewable penetration for the first time.
  • Provides a technical base to inform industry prioritisation of steps necessary to securely, reliably and affordably transition through key milestones on the way to 100% renewables.
  • Provides confidence around actions underway and highlights areas requiring further attention

Priority Action Reports

The annual Priority Action Reports outline the activities committed to by AEMO for each financial year (FY) to help prepare the NEM and SWIS for operation at times of high renewables contribution. These reports also provide a summary of progress made on activities undertaken in the previous year.

For FY2026, this report covers the actions for both the NEM and the SWIS, ensuring AEMO and the wider industry leverage shared experiences of the energy transition between the two Australian systems.

Engineering Framework

The Engineering Roadmaps originated from the NEM Engineering Framework which:

  1. Identified possible future operational conditions in the NEM.
  2. Consolidated a view of current work.
  3. Aimed to bridge the gap between current work and future operating conditions.
NEM engineering framework objectives

SWIS Renewable Integration reports

The 2024 SWIS Engineering Roadmap builds on the previous reports published by AEMO such as the Integrating Utility scale Renewables and Distributed Energy Resources in the SWIS in March 2019, and the Renewable Energy Integration – SWIS Update in September 2021.

Renewable Integration Study (RIS)

The Renewable Integration Study (RIS) was the first stage of a multi-year plan to maintain system security in a future National Electricity Market (NEM) with a very high share of renewable resources. It reflected both day-to-day operational experience of the NEM and the results of extensive modelling and analysis to recommend actions and reforms needed to maintain power system security through the energy transition. This report laid the foundation for AEMO's Engineering Framework, Engineering Roadmap to 100% Renewables, and ongoing initiatives for system security communicated annually in AEMO's Transition Plan for System Security.

Reports

Webinars

  • RIS 101 webinar - May 2020

    The RIS 101 webinar is a non-technical description of the RIS. It is intended to provide a basic understanding of the areas studied in the RIS and why these areas are important for the Australia’s energy future. It is intended as an accessible introduction for stakeholders with little understanding of engineering concepts or energy regulatory frameworks.

  • RIS Technical overview webinar - May 2020

    The RIS technical overview webinar provides a summary of the technical areas studied in the RIS and their associated recommended actions. Some understanding of engineering concepts and energy regulatory frameworks is assumed. 

  • Appendix A – Distributed Solar PV

    This webinar is intended to provide a summary of the key findings and actions that come out of the distributed PV technical appendix. It also provides an overview of key concepts that are important in understanding distributed PV.

  • Appendix B – Frequency Control

    This webinar is intended to provide a summary of the key findings and actions that come out of the frequency control technical appendix. It also provides an overview of key concepts that are important in understanding frequency control and an explanation of key figures in the report. 

  • Appendix C – Variability and Uncertainty

    This webinar is intended to provide a summary of the key findings and actions that come out of the variability and uncertainty technical appendix. It also provides an overview of key concepts that are important in understanding variability and uncertainty and an explanation of key figures in the report.

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