Connection to the grid
Updated: 10.01.2019
Transmission and distribution grid operators are obliged to give priority connection to renewable energy plants within the area delimited in their licence provided that the plant operator applies for grid connection and that it fulfils the conditions laid down in Decree No. 16/2016 Coll. on the Conditions for Connection to the Electricity Grid (§ 7 par. 1 Act No. 165/2012).
A transmission grid operator's obligation to connect a renewable energy plant shall arise where the connection costs are the lowest.
Entitled party: The subjects entitled to priority connection are the generators of electricity from renewable energy sources. Wind plant operators are entitled to be connected according to non-discriminatory criteria and in line with general legislation on energy.
Obligated party: Both transmission and distribution grid operators are obliged to give priority connection to renewable energy sources. Where a plant is connected to a distribution grid, the distribution grid operator whose connection costs are the lowest is obliged to connect it. As there is only one transmission system operator (ČEPS, a.s.), the costs of connection to a transmission grid are not subject to variation.
Procedure
| Process flow | Application. The plant operator applies for connection of its plant. Connection requirements. The plant operator must comply with the connection requirements and the terms and conditions set out in Decree No. 16/2016 (§ 7 par. 1 Act No. 165/2012 in conjunction with § 24 par. 10 Letter a Energy Act). Connection agreement. The grid operator is obliged to enter into connection agreements (§ 7 par. 1 in conjunction with § 7 par. 2 Act No. 165/2012). |
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| Deadlines | Statutory law does not provide any deadlines for connection to the grid. However, deadlines may be specified in the connection agreements. |
| Obligation to inform | On request of the plant operator, the grid operator is obligated to submit any information needed for the connection to the grid, the estimated connection costs, and the deadline for submitting the application as well as the estimated time for connecting the plant to the grid (§ 7 par. 2 Act No. 165/2012). |
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