Grid Code

The Electricity Act (1998) stipulates that the joint grid administrators must submit proposals to the Office of Energy Regulation (DTe) detailing a tariff structure and a set of technical conditions (regulations) for grid administration. The Grid Code is one of these technical regulations. DTe has evaluated and adopted the Grid Code proposal submitted by the grid administrators.

Contents of the Grid Code

The Grid Code contains conditions for the conduct of grid administrators and their customers with respect to:

• the operation of the grids;
• the provision of a connection to the grid (connection service);
• the performance of electricity transmission across the grid (transmission service);
• cross‑border transmissions. 

Context

The establishment of the Grid Code is stipulated in the Electricity Act.