Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy Generation
Para. 5.4Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Saudi Electricity Regulatory Authority (sera.gov.sa)
REG Energization & Operation
Upon receipt of the Final or Limited Operational Notification, the REG System can
be energized for carrying out the commissioning. The Service Provider may
witness the commissioning tests. After the commissioning tests have been
successfully completed, the REG System can be operated in parallel with the
network. When deemed necessary, the Service Provider is entitled to ask the
Eligible Consumer to sign a REG System Operational Agreement which defines
the roles and duties of the Parties for the operation of the REG System.
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6. REG Connection Process Flowchart
A flowchart of the REG Connection Process is illustrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1 REG Connection Process Flowchart
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ANNEX 4
Allowed Use Cases
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Overview Use Cases
The Regulatory Framework applies to the Use Cases below, and described further in
the table and the graphs below.
1. Self-consumption on a Premises connected to Distribution Grid (DG) or
Transmission Grid (TG)
2. Off-grid self-consumption on a Premises not connected to DG nor TG
Table 1 “Use Case Overview” shows for each Use Case the following items:
• Use Case Identifier
• Short Description
• If connected to DG or TG
After the Use Case overview, the main components of each Use Case are shown in a
graphical format.
Table 1 Use Case Overview
Use Case
Description
DG TG
Connected to
the distribution
network
Generation and self-consumption on Premises
connected to the distribution network
(Generation and consumption is on the same
Premises)
Connected to
the transmission
network
Generation and self-consumption on Premises
connected to the transmission network
(Generation and consumption is on the same
Premises)
Off-grid
Off-grid generation and self-consumption on
Premises
(Generation and consumption is on the same
Premises)
n/a
n/a
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Use Case (1): Generation and self-consumption on Premises connected to the distribution
network
Figure 2: Generation and self-consumption on Premises connected to the distribution network
Use Case (2): Generation and self-consumption on Premises connected to the
transmission network
Figure 3: Generation and self-consumption on Premises connected to the transmission network
Use Case (3): Off-grid generation and self-consumption on Premises
Figure 4: Off-grid generation and self-consumption on Premises
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The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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