L.I. 1934 Electricity Transmission (Technical, Operational and Standards of Performance) Rules, 2008
L.I. 1934 Electricity Transmission (Technical, Operational and Standards of Performance) Rules, 2008
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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation
Purpose and application
1. Purpose
2. Application
3. National interconnected transmission system
4. Requirement for transmission licence
19. Reporting
20. Parts of the Grid Code
21. Planning Sub-Code
22. Connection Sub-Code
23. Standards of Performance rules
24. Technical rules of practice
25. Operations Sub-Code
26. Scheduling and Dispatch Sub-Code
27. Safety Sub-Code
28. Metering Sub-Code
29. Complaints and resolution of disputes
30. Revision of Grid Code
Miscellaneous
31. Offences
32. Transitional provisions
33. Interpretations
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Application
2. (1) These rules shall apply to the Utility and persons connected to the
transmission system including:
(a) wholesale electricity suppliers licensed by the Commission,
(b) electricity distribution utilities licensed by the Commission, and
(c) bulk customers of electricity duly authorised by the
Commission.
(2) The Utility, as the independent operator of the transmission system, is
not a grid participant.
(3) A grid participant is a person who has a valid Connection Agreement
with the Utility to:
(a) construct, own and connect a facility to the transmission
system infrastructure;
(b) inject, wheel, or off-take power for its own use or for retail
(c) provide ancillary services, or
(d) exchange power either with the electricity networks of
neighbouring countries or within the West African Power Pool.
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Requirement for transmission licence
4. The Utility shall be granted a transmission licence by the Commission.
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(k) monitor and record capacity and energy balance and perform
the accounting and billing function in respect of the
transmission system as well as other supply services,
(l) coordinate the operations and liaise with interconnected
utilities and the West African Power Pool Secretariat to carry
out studies and analyses to ensure reliable operation of the
West African Power Pool,
(m) develop a system operation manual for the coordinated
operation of the transmission system,
(n) supervise and ensure adherence to safety rules by grid
participants, and
(o) perform any other service that may be determined by the
Commission from time to time.
(4) The Utility shall collect information and data, publish reports and
disseminate the information with regards to the performance of the transmission
system.
(5) The Utility shall liaise with the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission
and grid participants to develop and ensure consistent and effective application of
detailed procedures and manuals which will be approved by the Commission and will
form part of the Grid Code.
(6) The Utility shall operate the transmission system efficiently and in
accordance with these Rules and the Grid Code.
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(a) grant and control connections to the transmission system in order
to facilitate open, fair and non-discriminatory access to the
transmission assets by other grid participants;
(b) co-ordinate the design, installation and maintenance of the
transmission equipment to meet system performance and
reliability requirements;
(c) co-ordinate the design, installation and maintenance of the
protection system to ensure timely disconnection of faulty
facilities and equipment; and
(d) coordinate the implementation of system expansion plans
developed by the Utility.
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(c) ensure that its facility or network operations do not degrade the
performance of the transmission system by taking the necessary
measures to promptly remedy any degradation, and
(d) procure and deploy adequate reactive electricity compensation
and other devices to meet the obligations under these Rules and
the Grid Code.
Publication of procedures
13. (1) The Utility shall develop and publish in detail the requirements,
qualifications and administrative procedures to be fulfilled or followed by those
seeking to be provided services by the Utility.
(2) The requirements in sub-rule (1) shall include technical standards for
connecting equipment, communication, operating parameters and performance
benchmarks for service provision.
(3) The qualifications in sub-rule (1) shall include legal, financial and
technical qualifications to be fulfilled.
(4) Administrative procedures in sub-rule (1) shall include administrative,
financial, technical and any other procedures to be followed prior to the
commissioning of the connection as well as the obligations of the grid participant for
the continued operation of the connection.
(5) The Utility shall make available to the public copies of the Grid Code
and all related publications upon the payment of a prescribed fee.
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Transparency
14. (1) The Utility shall conduct its affairs as the transmission system operator
in accordance with published rules, regulations and procedures that are known to
interested parties such that all its actions are predictable and in accordance with the
Grid Code.
(2) There shall be transparency in all decisions, procedures, application of
rules, regulations and charges of the Utility regarding participation in the development
of the transmission system, connections to the transmission system, utilisation of
transmission system services, and allocation of resources and costs of service
provision.
(3) To ensure transparency in access, use and operation of the transmission
system, only fees and charges that have previously been published by the Utility may
be levied on applicants or participants and the dispatch of generating plants shall
strictly follow the procedures prescribed in the Scheduling and Dispatch Sub-Code.
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(3) The Committee shall submit quarterly report of its activities to the
Commission on its assessment of the Utility’s governance and administration of the
Grid Code and make recommendations as may be found appropriate.
Exercise of discretion
17. (1) A person or the Utility shall not take a decision regarding the usage of
or provision of services by the transmission system that is incompatible or inconsistent
with the Grid Code.
(2) The Utility shall provide reasons in writing to the Commission for its
decisions where it exercises discretionary power.
Reporting
19. The Utility shall provide information to the Public Utilities Regulatory
Commission and the Commission on the performance of the transmission system in a
form and at such times determined by the Commission.
Planning Sub-Code
21. (1) The Planning Sub-Code shall specify the planning responsibility for
grid developments and policy, organisational procedures, standards or criteria to be
applied.
(2) The Planning Sub-Code shall indicate information required to be
supplied by grid participants to facilitate the evaluation of:
(a) impact of the connection of new facilities,
(b) identification of congestion, and
(c) the planning for expansion or development of the transmission
network having regard to its adequacy to meet the needs of all
users.
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(3) Without limiting sub-rules (1) and (2), the Planning Sub-Code shall
address issues including
(a) the responsibility for planning of the grid,
(b) the formulation of a grid development plan and procedures for its
implementation,
(c) the grid planning criteria to be adopted, and
(d) the sources of data for preparing grid planning studies.
Connection Sub-Code
22. (1) The Connection Sub-Code shall set out the basic rules and conditions
for connection and access to the transmission system or to a grid participant’s system.
(2) Without limiting sub-rule (1), the Connection Sub-Code shall:
(a) provide the framework, rules and guidelines for connection to
the transmission system to facilitate the harmonious and
coordinated development of the transmission system;
(b) set out the principles and rules governing access to transmission
system services;
(c) establish the procedures to be followed by a grid participant to
set up or modify a connection to the transmission system;
(d) specify the technical, design and operational criteria at the grid
participant’s connection point; and
(e) define the data exchange requirements between the grid
participant and the Utility.
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Technical rules of practice
24. The technical rules of practice shall consist of
(a) the Operations Sub-Code,
(b) the Scheduling and Dispatch sub-code, and
(c) the Safety Sub-Code.
Operations Sub-Code
25. (1) The Operations Sub-Code shall define
(a) the general operations arrangements,
(b) the obligations of grid participants, and
(c) the policies, criteria and procedures
required to ensure a coordinated operation of the transmission system in a manner
consistent with the security of supply and reliability requirements.
(2) The security of supply and reliability requirements shall be set out in a
Technical Schedule approved by the Commission taking into account any expected or
real constraints on the generation and transmission systems.
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(2) Without limiting sub-rule (1), the Safety rules shall define procedures
and responsibilities for achieving safety of persons from inherent dangers and shall
include the following provisions:
(a) to make available the equipment concerned for the work;
(b) to establish safe conditions for work;
(c) to authorise the commencement of work;
(d) to receive the authority to commence work and execute the
work;
(e) to supervise safety during the work and clearing the authority
when the work is terminated or completed;
(f) to cancel the authority on termination on completion of the
work; and
(g) to restore the system to normal.
Metering Sub-Code
28. (1) The Metering Sub-Code sets out the requirements for standards,
procedures and guidelines in respect of metering at the connection points within the
national interconnected transmission system in order to ensure accurate and
transparent accounting, billing and settlement for energy sales and purchase
transactions.
(2) Without limiting sub-rule (1), the Metering Sub-code shall
(a) set out provisions relating to design, specifications, installation,
maintenance and testing of metering installation equipment, and
(b) describe provisions relating to security and rights of access to
metering data, settlement and auditing.
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Miscellaneous
Transitional provisions
32. Until the coming into force of the Grid Code the Utility shall operate
the transmission system based on existing rules and Prudent Utility Practice.
Interpretations
33. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires –
“asset owner” means a person who owns in whole or in part the transmission system
infrastructure or any facility connected to the national interconnected transmissions
system.
“black start” means start-up of a generating unit from a source other than the grid such
as a diesel generator;
“bulk customer” means a customer that purchases or receives electric power of such
amount or level as the Commission may specify;
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“Connection Agreement” means an agreement between the Utility and a grid
participant that seeks connection of its facilities to the national interconnected
transmission system that sets out the rights, obligations and liabilities of both parties;
“connection point” means the point of physical linkage to or with the transmission
system for the purpose of enabling the flow of electricity as the boundary between the
transmission system and a facility or other equipment;
“distribution utility” means a person licensed under the Act to distribute and sell
electricity without discrimination to consumers in an area or zone designated by the
Commission;
“National Electricity Grid Code” means technical, operational rules of practice and
standards of performance rules developed and approved of by the Commission;
“merit order” means ranking in order of which generation plant should be used, based
on ascending order of price together with amounts of electricity that will be generated;
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“person” includes a body corporate, whether corporation aggregate or corporation sole
and an unincorporated body of persons as well as an individual;
“Prudent Utility Practice” means the generally accepted design, practices, methods and
operation of a power system, to achieve safety, dependability, efficiency and
economy, and to meet utility and industry codes, standards and regulations;
“real-time dispatch” means a schedule determined by the market clearing engine that
contains the actual quantities of energy, reserve and regulation schedule in respect of a
registered facility;
“regulation” means the frequent adjustment to a generator’s output so that any power
system frequency variations or imbalances between load and the output from
generation facilities can be corrected;
“system operation manual” means a manual setting out the policies, procedures,
practices or system adjustments that may be automatically or manually implemented
by the system operator within a specified timeframe to maintain the operational
integrity of the national interconnected transmission system;
“Utility” means the public utility granted a licence under section 23(2) of the Energy
Commission Act, 1997 (Act 541) to transmit electricity throughout the country;
“Vested Owner” means a person granted authority to take ownership control over an
item or asset;
“West African Power Pool” means the ECOWAS subregional organization established
to create a pool and associated interconnection and other relevant infrastructure to
facilitate cross border electricity trading among participating member countries with
the objective of optimizing the production and utilization of energy resources in the
subregion;
“wholesale supplier” means a person licensed under the Act to install and operate a
facility to procure or produce electricity for sale to a bulk customer or to a distribution
company for distribution and sale to consumers.
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SCHEDULE
Utility 3,000
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