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Third Party Access

The rights of third parties (i.e. generators and consumers) to have access to transmission and distribution systems for the purposes of trading electricity are fundamental requirements in any restructured electricity sector.

Such third party access (TPA) rules are also a key component of the implementation of the European Electricity Directive. In essence, they require a robust, non-discriminatory and transparent set of technical and commercial provisions to be created governing the basis on which generators, consumers and externally interconnected entities are entitled to connect to, and utilise, the transmission and distribution networks.

PPA has advised on the organisation, regulation and pricing of transmission networks as part of electricity sector restructuring and market implementation projects in a number of countries, working with TSOs, market operators and utility companies.

Recent relevant projects include:

Bosnia-Herzegovina Assistance to the Joint Power Co-ordination Centre (ZEKC).
PPA assisted the transmission system operator (ZEKC) with the definition of core business processes.
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Brazil Electricity Trading System.
PPA was a member of the team responsible for implementation of the new electricity trading arrangements in Brazil under the restructured electricity sector.
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Ghana
Update of Indicative Distribution System Improvement Plans and Specification of Minimum Performance Obligations.
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Namibia Restructuring of NamPower.
PPA was appointed, as part of a consortium, to undertake the ringfencing and restructuring of NamPower.
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Southern Africa Power Pool Transmission Wheeling Charges Study Phase 1 and Phase 2.
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Uganda Transaction Adviser for West Nile Distribution Concession.
Transaction Adviser for the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) and Ministry of Energy & Minerals Development (MEMD).
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For details of our experience and capabilities in any of these areas, please contact Jonathan Hedgecock.

 

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