Eskom IPP Grid Connection Process

Consulting and advising the Independent Power Producer’s

2. Quotation and CEL Preparation Phase ( 3 Months)

Issue IPP with CEL – 3 months from date of PMT

3. Connection Phase

Project execution

Step 2: Grid Connection Date (GCD) - (RETEC) Commissioning and energising to achieve Grid Connection and stipulated in the BQ timelines.

Step 2: Grid Connection Date (GCD) - (RETEC)

Test and Synchronise - (RETEC) testing in undertaken to ensure compliance and commissioning towards commercial operation.

Step 3: Test and Synchronise - (RETEC)

Commercial and Operations date (COD) - (SBO) project commercially connected an ready for operations, the PPA commercial terms and conditions are effective from this date.

Step 4: Commercial and Operations date (COD) - (SBO)

Project commercially connected and ready for operations, the PPA commercial terms and conditions are effective from this date

4.Operation Phase

The role of GAU post grid connection is to ensure that all activities necessary for the safe, reliable and optimal operation of the IPP’s plant and Eskom’s network are communicated and carried out in a manner that ensures long-term sustainability and value creation for both parties.

 The role of GAU is to ensure that all forecasting data, scheduled/unscheduled outages, maintenance plans, switching and isolating procedures and ongoing compliance reports are communicated between Eskom and IPPs. Billing, payments, credit management functions and verification of metering data for invoicing purposes are the other GAU functions relevant to this phase.

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