Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy Generation

REG Application Full Review The Service Provider shall review a complete REG Connection Application. The REG Application Review consists of: a- Verifying the compliance of the REG Connection Application with the provisions of this Regulatory Framework. b- Assessing the impact of the proposed REG System on the network. It is the responsibility of the Service Provider to define both the analysis and the acceptance criteria of the grid impact assessment as well as to perform the analysis with the data and information of the REG system included in the REG Connection Application. For REG Systems to be connected to medium voltage or low voltage distribution networks, the Service Provider shall, in consultation with the relevant Transmission Service Provider (if applicable), define procedures and Public Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy Generation for Self-Consumption criteria identifying single or clusters of queued REG Systems which are not electrically independent from the transmission system and whose impact on the grid is potentially not limited to the distribution network which the REG systems have to be connected to but shall rather be extended to the transmission system. For these REG Systems, the Service Provider shall involve the Transmission Service Provider in the grid impact assessment. c- If the REG Connection Application has an acceptable impact on the grid: • The Service Provider shall approve and send back to the applicant initial REG System Connection Application approval. The initial approval is for the purpose of applying for SERA’s license, and it shall include the REG System Connection fee. The REG System Connection Application fee shall be according to Annex 2 of this Regulatory Framework. • The validity of an approved REG Connection Application shall be defined by the Service Provider in its REG System Connection Process. • The Service Provider shall assign to the approved REG System part of the REG hosting capacity and the applicant shall proceed with the next steps of the REG System Connection Process. If, at the end of the validity period of an approved REG Connection Application and upon verification by the Service Provider, the REG System has yet to be connected for reasons which are only attributable to the Eligible Consumer, the Service Provider is entitled to release the capacity of the REG hosting capacity attributed to the REG System in order to attribute such capacity to other approved REG Connection Applications. d- In the event that REG Application Review is not accepted: • The Service Provider shall notify the applicant with a report identifying the reasons of such outcome. If possible, the report shall also identify possible amendments to the REG Connection Application which may allow for a positive outcome of the REG Application Review. • The applicant is granted a grace period to accept the amendments proposed by the Service Provider or to propose other changes. • The duration of the grace period shall be defined by the Service Provider in its REG System Connection Process. • The Service Provider shall review the resubmitted REG Connection Application without any additional costs and keeping it in the same queue within the given grace period. Public Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy Generation for Self-Consumption 4. Obtaining SERA’s Generation License Before proceeding with the installation works of the REG System, the Eligible Consumer shall obtain SERA’s generation license in accordance to Clause (4.5) of the Regulatory Framework, and go through all the other licensing procedures necessary for the construction, installation and operation of the REG System. The licensing procedures may involve more than one stakeholder and the Eligible Consumer shall obtain all necessary permits and licenses from the concerned stakeholders for building, installation and operation of the REG System. 5. REG System Connection