System 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 System Code is one of these technical regulations. DTe has evaluated and adopted the System Code proposal submitted by the grid administrators.

Contents of the System Code

The System Code (link to DTe website) contains conditions for the conduct of the national high‑voltage grid administrator, customers and the other grid administrators with respect to:

• the performance of the system services;
• the maintenance of the energy balance on all grids;
• the resolution of large‑scale disruptions in the transmission of electricity;
• programme responsibility.    

Context

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