District Cooling Services Supply Code

A reference in this Code to any statute, subsidiary legislation, proclamation, ordinance, by-law, resolution, rule, order, supplements, gazette notification or directive includes all statutes, re-enacting, extending or replacing it. 1-2-4 A reference in this Code to a document or provision of a document includes a modification or supplement to, or replacement or novation of, that document or that provision of that document, as well as any exhibit, schedule, appendix or other annexure thereto. 1-2-5 A reference in this Code to a body, whether statutory or not, which ceases to exist or whose functions are transferred to another body includes a reference to the body which replaces it or which substantially succeeds to its functions, powers or duties. 1-2-6 A reference in this Code to the word “including” or a grammatical variation thereof means “including but not limited to”. 1-2-7 Licensees and consumers shall comply with the requirements of relevant legislation or regulations, which from time to time are issued by SERA. Public District Cooling Services Supply Code 1-3 Definitions 1-3-1 In this Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires: “Authority” means The Saudi Electricity Regulatory Authority “SERA” (formerly Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory Authority). “Availability of Supply” with respect to any calendar year, means the ratio the hours in that year during which the Supply is available to the Consumer, bears to the total number of hours in that year. “Business day” means any day other than a Friday, a Saturday or public holiday. “Consumer Installation” means the Consumer’s chilled water reticulation system and associated equipment constructed and installed by the Consumer at the Premises and connected to the secondary side of the Heat Exchangers. “Consumer” means a person who has a subsisting Supply Agreement with the Licensee. “Contract Capacity” means the Supply capacity that the Consumer has requested and the Licensee has agreed to provide, as stated in the Supply Agreement. “District Cooling Service” means the supply of chilled water for space cooling by the Licensee at the Premises. “District Cooling Supply Area” means the geographic area covered by the contract to provide District Cooling Services; “District Cooling System” means the whole of the facility used or operated by the Licensee for or in connection with the provision of District Cooling Service comprising the district cooling plant(s), the distribution pipes, Heat Exchangers and other apparatus including metering equipment but excluding the Consumer Installation. “Electricity Law” means the Electricity Law (as Issued by Royal Decree No. M / 56 and dated 20 Shawwal 1426 / 22 November 2005). “Heat Exchanger(s)” means heat transfer equipment installed by the Licensee at the Intake Station. “Intake Station” means the site within the Premises in which the Heat Exchangers shall be housed.