Electricity (Electricity Generation Licence) (Exemption) (No. 2) Order

Electricity Act

(Chapter 89A, Section 8)

Electricity (Electricity Generation Licence) (Exemption) (No. 2) Order

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G.N. No. S 515/2003

REVISED EDITION 2004

(29th February 2004)

[8th November 2003]

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Electricity Generation Licence) (Exemption) (No. 2) Order.

Exemption from section 6(1)( a) of Act

2.—(1)  Section 6(1)(a) of the Act shall not apply to —

(a) any person who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a generating unit which has a name-plate rating of less than 1 MW;

(b) any person who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a generating unit which —

(i) has a name-plate rating of 1 MW or more but less than 10 MW; and

(ii) is not connected to the transmission system;

(c) any person —

(i) who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a generating unit which —

(A) has a name-plate rating of 1 MW or more but less than 10 MW; and

(B) is connected to the transmission system; and

(ii) who is —

(A) a market participant; or

(B) a holder of an electricity licence for the purpose of section 6(1)(f) of the Act that trades indirectly in the wholesale electricity market under the Enhanced Central Intermediary Scheme; and

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(d) any person who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a standby generating unit which —

(i) is used solely to provide backup power in the event of interruption of electricity supply from the transmission system; and

(ii) is not connected to and not operated in parallel with the transmission system.

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(2)  In this paragraph, “Enhanced Central Intermediary Scheme” means the scheme implemented by the Authority under which a holder of an electricity licence for the purpose of section 6(1)(f) of the Act sells to the wholesale electricity market electricity that —

(a) is generated using a generating unit located on premises owned by a contestable consumer; and

(b) is not consumed at the premises.

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