Grid development
Updated: 09.01.2019
The plant operators are not specifically entitled to the development of the grid. The grid operator is rather obliged to expand his grid according to general principles (art. 16 (1) (c) Electricity Act). The regulatory authority may inform the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy if it suspects the grid operator to be unable or become unable to provide the grid capacity required to give access to new plants. The Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy may subsequently request the grid operator to satisfy his duties (art. 22 Electricity Act).
Procedure
Process flow | The grid operator is generally obliged to develop the grid to provide sufficient capacity for the access and transmission of electricity (art. 16 (1) (c) Electricity Act). Yet, this rule does not entitle individual plant operators to the expansion of the grid by the grid operator (e.g. to connect a single plant to the grid). |
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Enforcement of claims | The plant operators are not specifically entitled to the development of the grid. |