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The grid operator is obliged to connect an operator's plant as soon as it complies with the technical requirements. The costs of connecting a plant to the grid are borne by the plant operator.

The grid operator is statutorily obligated to transmit via his grid the electricity generated and sold by the plant operators based on non-discriminatory criteria. The costs of use of the grid are borne by the consumers.

The grid operator is statutorily obliged to expand the grid within his area of responsibility. A plant operator is entitled to such an expansion only if the grid operator has agreed to do so by a contract. The plant operator is obliged to bear the costs of the expansion.

• Electricity Market Law (Elektroenerģijas tirgus likums)
• Regulation No. 1/3 (Tīkla kodekss – Grid Code)
• Regulation No. 280 (Sistēmas pieslēguma noteikumi elektroenerģijas ražotājiem – Regulation on the Connection of Electricity Producers)