Publishing date: 27/11/2019 Document title: Second ACER Implementation Monitoring Report of the Network Code on Requirements for Grid Connection of Generators We appreciate your feedback Please click on the icon to take a 5’ online survey and provide your feedback about this document Share this document NC RfG implementation monitoring report 2019 Implementation Monitoring Report of the Network Code on Requirements for Grid Connection of Generators Second edition November 2019 ACER - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators Trg Republike 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Mr David Merino Tel. +386 (0)8 2053 417 Email: [email protected] 1 | P a g e NC RfG implementation monitoring report 2019 Contents 1 Purpose, scope and data ....................................................................................... 4 1.1 Purpose of the report ............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Scope ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Data ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 2 Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................... 6 (a) NC RfG implementation is well on track … ................................................................................................ 6 (b) … but full implementation is still outstanding ............................................................................................ 6 3 Determination of significance – Banding Values ............................................... 8 3.1 Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Implementation status ........................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.1 Submission of proposals ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.2 TSO coordination with adjacent TSOs/DSOs .......................................................................................................... 9 3.2.3 Public consultation ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.4 Approval of proposals by designated entities ........................................................................................................ 10 3.2.5 Conclusions and discussion ............................................................................................................................................ 11 4 Establishment of requirements of general application ................................... 13 4.1 Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 4.2 Implementation status ......................................................................................................................................... 13 4.2.1 Submission of proposals ................................................................................................................................................... 13 4.2.2 Requirements of general application proposed by the relevant system operator other than the TSO ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..14 4.2.3 Approval of the requirements of general application .......................................................................................... 15 4.2.4 Ensuring transparency ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 4.2.5 Connection in absence of establishment of requirements of general application .............................. 16 4.2.6 Conclusions and discussion ............................................................................................................................................ 17 5 Certification and Validation ................................................................................. 19 5.1 Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................. 19 5.2 Implementation status ......................................................................................................................................... 20 5.2.1 Authorised certifiers issuing equipment certificates ............................................................................................ 21 5.2.2 Certification and validation processes ....................................................................................................................... 21 5.2.3 Documents/information in absence of equipment certificates ..................................................................... 22 5.2.4 Compliance testing ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Annex I: Summary of NRA responses to the questionnaires ...................................... 24 1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 25 2 Determination of significance – Banding Values ............................................. 25 2.1 Submission of proposals .................................................................................................................................... 25 2.2 TSO coordination with adjacent TSOs and DSOs ................................................................................ 27 2.3 Public consultation ................................................................................................................................................ 30 2.4 Approval of proposals by designated entities .......................................................................................... 33 2 | P a g e NC RfG implementation monitoring report 2019 3 Establishment of requirements of general application ................................... 36 3.1 Submission of proposals .................................................................................................................................... 36 3.2 Requirements of general application proposed by the relevant system operator other than the TSO ...................................................................................................................................................................... 38 3.3 Approval of the requirements of general application ........................................................................... 39 3.4 Ensuring transparency ........................................................................................................................................ 43 3.5 Connection in absence of establishment of requirements of general application ................. 47 4 Certification and Validation ................................................................................. 50 4.1 Authorised certifiers issuing equipment certificates ............................................................................. 50 4.2 Certification and validation processes ........................................................................................................ 52 4.3 Documents/information in absence of equipment certificates ........................................................ 55 4.4 Compliance testing ............................................................................................................................................... 60 Annex II: List of abbreviations & country codes ........................................................... 65 Note: All hyperlinks referred to in this document were correct and functioning at the time of publication. 3 | P a g e NC RfG implementation monitoring report 2019 1 Purpose, scope and data 1.1 Purpose of the report (1) This is the second Report presenting the progress towards the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/631 of 14 April 2016, establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of generators (denoted as “NC RfG” in the remainder of this Report). (2) Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 943/2019 requires the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (“ACER” or the “Agency”, in the remainder of the Report) to monitor and analyse the implementation of the Network Codes and the Guidelines adopted by the European Commission (EC). Furthermore, the Agency shall monitor their effect on the harmonisation of applicable rules aimed at facilitating market integration, as well as on non- discrimination, effective competition and the effective functioning of the market, and report to the EC. (3) The primary purpose of this report is to fulfil the above-mentioned legal obligation. The Report further aims at: o identifying potential challenges in implementing the NC RfG and o recommending concrete actions