Electricity (Export of Electricity) (Exemption) Order 2013

Meta Data

Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Effective Start Year:

2013

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Other

Economic Sector:

Power

Energy Types:

Power

Issued by:

Energy Market Authority of Singapore, with the approval of Ministry for Trade and Industry

Source:

Singapore Statutes Online

File:

Electricity (Export of Electricity) (Exemption) Order 2013

Overall Summary:

This order specifies the exemption of conditions relating to the export of electricity with respect to specified companies and is subject to the conditions of the Energy Market Authority.

Governance

Energy management principles:

Exemption relating to export of electricity 2. Section 6(1)(d) of the Act shall not apply for the period specified in the third column of the Schedule to the company specified in the first column of the Schedule in respect of electricity generated by the company for export, subject to the following conditions: (a) the generating unit used shall be of the description specified in the second column of the Schedule; (b) the company shall not register the generating unit under the market rules; (c) the company shall inject the electricity generated using the generating unit into the transmission system for purposes of the export thereof notwithstanding sub-paragraph (b); and (d) the company shall comply with — (i) any direction by the Authority given under section 17 of the Act in relation to the generation or export of the electricity; and (ii) any direction by the Authority to cease or suspend the export of electricity given in any circumstances, including (but not limited to) the quantity of piped natural gas delivered to any importer of such gas in Singapore being less than the amount contracted for or otherwise.

Full Document Text

ELECTRICITY ACT

(CHAPTER 89A)

ELECTRICITY
(EXPORT OF ELECTRICITY) (EXEMPTION)
ORDER 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Electricity Act, the Energy Market Authority of Singapore, with the approval of Mr S Iswaran, Second Minister for Trade and Industry, charged with the responsibility for the portfolio of the Minister for Trade and Industry relating to regulation of energy utilities, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Export of Electricity) (Exemption) Order 2013.

Exemption relating to export of electricity

2. Section 6(1)(d) of the Act shall not apply for the period specified in the third column of the Schedule to the company specified in the first column of the Schedule in respect of electricity generated by the company for export, subject to the following conditions:

(a) the generating unit used shall be of the description specified in the second column of the Schedule;

(b) the company shall not register the generating unit under the market rules;

(c) the company shall inject the electricity generated using the generating unit into the transmission system for purposes of the export thereof notwithstanding sub-paragraph (b); and

(d) the company shall comply with —

(i) any direction by the Authority given under section 17 of the Actin relation to the generation or export of the electricity; and

(ii) any direction by the Authority to cease or suspend the export of electricity given in any circumstances, including (but not limited to) the quantity of piped natural gas delivered to any importer of such gas in Singapore being less than the amount contracted for or otherwise.