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Pursuant to the Grid Opening Measures and
the Rules on Operation of Power Grids:
1.the developer engages a qualified
independent design institution to carry
out the grid connection design for the
project (see section III. above);
2.the Grid Company provides the required
technical information to the design
institute to allow it to prepare the design;
3.the developer prepares a research report
on the grid connection design and
submits it to the Grid Company;
4.the Grid Company evaluates the research
report and issues a written reply with its
opinion on the grid connection; and
5.in accordance with the opinion issued by
the Grid Company, the developer carries
out the preliminary activities for the grid
connection, such as obtaining the review
and approval of the supporting
transmission engineering works.
C. R
esponsibility for the cost
of the grid connection system
Pursuant to the Renewable Energy Law and
the Notice on Reducing the Burden of the
Renewable Energy Enterprises (Reducing
Burden Notice), Grid Companies are
responsible for financing the construction of
the transmission facilities for connecting
renewable energy power plants (including
offshore wind power plants) to the grid.
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China
The Reducing Burden Notice required Grid
Companies to purchase from the developers,
by the end of 2018, any transmission
facilities whose construction had been
financed by the developers.
Grid Companies can factor such construction
and acquisition costs into the electricity
transmission costs that the Grid Companies
charge to the end users of the electricity
supplied by the Grid Companies. To the
extent the price charged by the Grid
Companies to the end users is not sufficient
to cover such costs, the Grid Companies may
apply to receive a subsidy from the
Renewable Energy Development Fund equal
to such shortfall.
D. Consequences of delays
and disruptions of the grid
connection system
The Grid Opening Measures require the
Grid Companies to provide grid connection
services in a fair and non-discriminatory
manner, prohibiting the Grid Companies
from: (i) refusing the applications of grid
connection or delaying the grid connection
without legitimate reasons; (ii) refusing to
provide the necessary information for the
grid connection to the developer; (iii) for
power generation facilities constructed in
compliance with national requirements, in
addition to the necessary technical
requirements to ensure the safe operation of
power grid and equipment, imposing grid
connection requirements higher than the
national and industry technical standards