Saudi Arabian Grid Code May 2024

Contact Locations and their Adequacy 4.6.3.1 The contact location between the TSP and the User for communicating on matters pertaining to Transmission System operation shall be the TSP Control Center for the TSP, and the User Control Center for the User. 4.6.3.2 The User is required to establish and maintain a Control Center that shall be staffed at appropriate levels at all times. 4.6.3.3 The User shall designate a Responsible Engineer at its Control Center who shall respond to communications from the TSP without undue delay. The Chapter 4 - Operating Code The Saudi Arabian Grid Code Updated Version: May 2024 User’s Responsible Engineer should have adequate experience and training, and must be authorized to perform the following operations on behalf of the User: (i) to receive and acknowledge receipt of a given instruction from the TSP; and (ii) to accept and execute instructions from the TSP. 4.6.3.4 The User’s contact locations and personnel (including their electronic mailing addresses, if any) shall be notified by the Users to the TSP prior to Connection and updated thereafter as appropriate. 4.6.3.5 If the TSP Control Center or the User Control Center is moved to another location, the TSP shall notify the Users or the relevant User shall notify the TSP (as the case may be) without delay of the new location and any changes to the communication facilities necessitated by such a move. 4.6.3.6 The communications (other than relating to the submission of data and notices) between the TSP and the User shall take place between the TSP Control Engineer and the relevant User’s Responsible Engineer as provided in section (1.12) in Chapter 1: General Conditions. 4.6.3.7 Each User shall have one telephone and one facsimile unit on separate lines reserved for operational purposes only, which must be continuously attended to and answered without undue delay. 4.6.3.8 The TSP and Users shall keep all Operational Data communicated between them as confidential. 4.6.4 Communication Systems and Equipment 4.6.4.1 For communication between the TSP and Users, SCADA and other communication facilities for voice as well as data transmission shall be provided. These facilities shall be designed, maintained, upgraded, and kept compatible with the SCADA and Communication facilities of the TSP, in accordance with the terms and conditions and standards as laid down in the relevant Connection Agreement. 4.6.4.2 The TSP shall provide (at the cost of the relevant User) the SCADA system for monitoring real time information and controlling the Equipment at facilities of respective sides. 4.6.4.3 All Users shall provide a TSP approved voice communication service to provide both primary and alternate communication link between the TSP and the operator controlling the User facility. Chapter 4 - Operating Code The Saudi Arabian Grid Code Updated Version: May 2024 4.6.4.4 All Users shall provide monitoring and recording instruments at their respective sides connected to the Transmission System. 4.6.4.5 All communication facilities shall be constructed, operated, and maintained according to the TSP standards for such facilities, or in their absence, to relevant standards of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), IEC, or their Saudi national equivalents.