Saudi Arabian Grid Code May 2024

Connection Agreement The Connection Agreement between the User and the TSP shall meet the following basic conditions: (i) The TSP and the User shall comply with the Grid Code in letter and spirit. (ii) The User shall submit reports containing technical and financial information as required in the various sections of the Grid Code. (iii) The TSP shall provide the User the relevant information in accordance with its statutory and regulatory obligations. (iv) The User shall provide to the TSP estimated details on the types of its loads and the estimated profile of each major load (e.g. air conditioning, combined heat and Power, motors, and drives, etc.). (v) The User shall provide the TSP technical diagrams of the required Connection as stated in this chapter or the application form. (vi) The User shall provide the TSP details of Safety and Protection schemes at the User facilities and for the Connection Point. (vii) The Connection Agreement with the User shall also clearly specify the operation and maintenance boundary between the User and the TSP. (viii) For NPP, the TSP and the Generators shall agree on a protocol to exchange information in order to assess the operability of the Nuclear Generating Stations off-site power supplies and to calculate the operational availability of the same as required in the Nuclear Safety Analysis. (ix) For Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), the Connection Agreement shall specify if each part of the hybrid designs shall be assessed as: (i) a separate Connection; or (ii) to be integrated as one Connection. All parts of the hybrid design could be completely new or some of them are existing. The existing Generation facility must continue to comply with the technical requirements in force when said production facility was originally connected, unless otherwise specified in the Connection Agreement of new facilities. Chapter 2 - Connection Code The Saudi Arabian Grid Code Updated Version: May 2024 2.3.6 Submittals Prior to the Commissioning Date The following shall be submitted by the User prior to the Commissioning date, pursuant to the terms and conditions and schedules specified in the relevant Connection Agreement: (i) specifications of major Equipment not included in the Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data. (ii) details of the Protection arrangements and settings referred to in (iii) copies of all Safety Rules and instructions applicable to the User’s Equipment and a list of Safety Representatives, pursuant to the requirements of (4.10.8); (iv) Electrical Diagrams of the User’s Equipment at the Connection Point as described in (2.7.4); (v) information that will enable the TSP to prepare the Connection Point Drawings, referred to in (2.7.4); (vi) a list of the names and telephone numbers of authorized representatives, including the confirmation that they are fully authorized to make binding decisions on behalf of the User, for Significant Incidents pursuant to the procedures specified in section 4.5: Operational Liaison in Chapter 4: Operating Code; (vii) proposed Maintenance Program; (viii) Commissioning Tests procedures for the Connection Point and the User Development; and (ix) Site Test reports, clearance and readiness for Energization of the proposed Connection Plant and Equipment.