Powering Europe - European Wind Energy Association

The implementation of further liberalisation measures
in the energy sector in Europe, as imposed by the socalled
Third Liberalisation Package, involves the creation
of a European network code for connection. This
process involves several steps in which European
TSOs and European regulators play a crucial role. Basically,
the regulators (ACER) set out the framework for
the code in a so-called framework guideline. Consequently,
the TSOs draft the European code according
to the terms set out in the framework guideline. Once
established, the code will be imposed throughout European
and national legislation (comitology). The process
asks for an open consultation with the relevant
industry associations when drafting the codes. With
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this, the legal framework has been set for further developing
harmonised grid code requirements through
co-operation between TSOs and the wind energy sector.
At the same time, this creates the opportunity to
strike a proper balance between requirements at wind
plant and at network level, in order to ensure the most
efficient and economically sound connection solutions.
EWEA recommends that in this future European
code for network connection, there is a clear grouping
of wind power related grid code requirements in a separate
chapter to ensure the maximum level of clarity
and an adequate valuation of the specific power plant
capabilities of wind power.
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