Grid development
Updated: 07.01.2019
The grid operator shall expand its grid according to the needs of its customers (§ 19 Act No. 588/2013). According to the Ministry of Employment and the Economy and the Finnish transmission grid operator, This obligation includes upgrading the grid if the upgrade is required to connect a renewable energy plant to the grid and if the upgrade is economically and technically reasonable.
Entitled party. All customers of the grid operator are entitled to the expansion of the grid. According to the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the term 'customers' also refers to the plant operators.
Obligated party. The grid operator has the obligation to develop the grid (§ 19 Act No. 588/2013).
Procedure
| Process flow | Expansion works for the connection of a plant must be based on a grid upgrade agreement and must be implemented prior to the connection of the plant. |
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| Enforcement of claims | Whether and when the grid operator is obliged to expand his grid depends on the reasonable needs of his customers (§ 19 Act No. 588/2013). |
| Deadlines | The Act does not stipulate a time frame within which the grid shall be expanded. |
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