On behalf of and at the request of the Power System Operator (PSO), EMC procures, primarily through contracts, certain physical services that are needed to maintain reliable system operations but are not offered on real-time markets.

The principal contracted ancillary services that EMC may procure are:

• reactive support and voltage control service
• black-start capability
• fast-start services
• reliability must-run services

With EMC granted derogation from Section 8.3.1.1 of Chapter 5 of the Market Rules, EMC can procured ancillary services contract for a period not exceeding 1 year and 3 months. Henceforth, in consultation with the PSO, EMC procured black-start capability services for period 1 Apr 2008 to 31 Mar 2009, details of which are tabled below:

• Ancillary Services Contract Information Summary

• Ancillary Services Contract Agreement

	Ancillary Services Contract Agreement (168kB)

The cost of ancillary services is recovered by EMC through the Monthly Energy Uplift Charge (MEUC) as outlined in the Market Rules Chapter 7, section 4.1.