Grid development
Updated: 10.01.2019
The distribution system operator is obliged to extend the grid at the request of an electricity producer, if the connection of a plant to the grid requires the grid to be extended (§ 5 par. 3 RES Act). If the construction of a plant requires a certificate pursuant to § 12 Energy Act, the distribution system operator is obliged to extend the grid only upon the submission of the respective certificate.
Procedure
| Process flow | A plant is connected to the grid if the grid is technically capable of this connection and closely located to the plant and if connecting the plant to a different grid is neither technically nor economically more feasible. The grid is deemed technically capable even if the plant can only be connected by means of an economically viable expansion of the grid. In this case, the distribution system operator is obliged to extend its grid on the request of an electricity producer in question (§ 5 par. 3 RES Act). Where the construction of a plant as defined in § 12 Energy Act requires a certificate on compliance with the long-term concept of Slovakia's energy policy, the distribution system operator is obliged to extend its grid only upon the submission of this certificate. The obligation to extend the grid also applies to all technical facilities necessary for the operation of the distribution grid (§ 5 par. 4 RES Act). |
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| Deadlines | The RES Act does not impose time limits on the expansion of the grid. However, the distribution system operators' rules of operation must contain the conditions for the extension of the distribution grid and may thus specify time limits (§ 5 par. 10 Letter a RES Act). |
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