Registered Generators are being called on to vote for their preferred nominees to represent their Registered Participant Class on the Reliability Panel.
The Reliability Panel plays a key role in supporting a safe, secure, and reliable national electricity system and is responsible for recommending the reliability standard and market settings, such as the market price cap.
The Panel also establishes technical standards and guidelines in line with the National Electricity Rules, including the Frequency Operating Standard.
The Panel is chaired by Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) Commissioner Charles Popple and includes a range of market participants from consumer groups, generators, network businesses, developers of new technology, retailers and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
The term of the current generator representative ends on 30 May 2023. A new Generator representative will be appointed for a term of three years, commencing June 2023.
Registered Generators were requested to nominate executive level individuals working for registered Generators and seven nominees have been identified. These are:
- Faiqa Anam, Deputy Project Manager, Edenvale Solar Farm
- Markus Brokhof, Chief Operating Officer, AGL
- Ben Burge, Executive Director, Telstra Corporation - leading Telstra Energy
- Cameron Fisher, General Manager Trading, Snowy Hydro
- Vedran Kovac, Executive General Manager Commercial, Hydro Tasmania
- Trevor Lim, Senior Manager Market and Grid, Total Eren
- Damien Sanford, Executive General Manager Operations, Tilt Renewables
Generators may show their support by voting for more than one nominee and a representative can only be appointed once the support of at least one third of registered generators has been attained through the voting process, as per the National Electricity Rules (clause 8.8.2).
Generators have been directly notified of the opportunity to vote and this requirement. Voting will close 5PM AEST Friday 14 April 2023.
To find out more, please contact Victoria Mollard, Executive General Manager – Economics and System Security (02) 8296 7872 or victoria.mollard@aemc.gov.au or visit our Reliability Panel page.
Media: Jessica Rich, 0459 918 964, media@aemc.gov.au.