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MALDIVES ENERGY AUTHORITY
MALDIVES ENERGY AUTHORITY
REGULATIONS ON LICENSE FOR ELECTRICITY OPERATORS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THEENERGY(ELECTRICITYLICENSING)REGULATIONS,2012 3
SCHEDULE1-FORMOFAPPLICATION 11
SCHEDULE2-DOCUMENTSTOACCOMPANYAPPLICATION 13
SCHEDULE3-PARTI(GENERATION) 16
SCHEDULE 3 - PART III (GENERATE, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY) 17
SCHEDULE G 21
I THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES & EXEMPTIONS) REGULATION, 2012
These Regulations made by the Maldives Energy Authority (MEA) on recommendations of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, under the Public Utilities Law 4/96 (the Act), and the Presidential decrees under the provisions of the Act, may be cited as the Energy (Electricity Licensing) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
THE ENERGY(ELECTRICITY LICENSING) REGULATIONS, 2012
CITATION:
1.These Regulations may be cited as “the Electricity (Applications for Licenses and Exemptions) Regulation, 2012”
APPLICATION AND SEVERABILITY;
- An Application for the issue of—
(1) These regulations shall apply to any person carrying out or intending to carry out the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electrical energy in Maldives.
(2) If any provision in these Regulations shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
(3) (a) a generation license to generate electricity over and above XXKW, shall be in such form as specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations and be accompanied by the documents and information as specified in Schedule 2
(b) a transmission license to transmit electricity over and above XX KW, shall be in such form as specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations and be accompanied by the documents and information as specified in Schedule 2. This will include interconnections between two or more islands, as the case may be..
(c) a distribution license to generate, distribute and supply electricity over and above XXKW, shall be in such form as specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations and be accompanied by the documents and information as specified in Schedule 2
(d) The form and content of the licenses or exemptions issued may vary between the categories of licensees and between the licenses issued to various operators in the same licensing category.
INTERPRETATION:
- Any word or expression defined for the purposes of the Act shall unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning ascribed thereto when used in these Regulations.
(1) Definitions
“Act” means the Public Utilities Law 4/96;
“ancillary services” means those services required to facilitate the delivery of electrical energy to consumers at stable frequencies and voltages. Such services include frequency regulation or control, spinning reserves, voltage and reactive power support, black start and load shedding facilities
“application” means an application for a license, an application for a permit or an application for a transfer, renewal or modification of a license or permit under the Act; and references to an application in respect of a license or permit shall be construed accordingly;
“Authority” means the Maldives Energy Authority
“connection point” means the agreed point of supply established between a network service provider, electric power producer and/or consumer as appropriate;
“electricity distribution and/or supply license or permit” means a license or permit granted to a public or local authority/utilities, company, person or body of persons, in these Regulations referred to as a public electricity supplier, to generate, distribute and/or supply electrical energy within the area defined therein, and such license or permit shall also entitle the public electricity supplier to receive supply in bulk from an electric power producer or from another public electricity supplier;
“electricity generation license or permit” means a license or permit granted to a public or local authority, private entity or independent private producer, company, person or body of persons, in these Regulations referred to as an electric power producer, to generate electrical energy for his own use or to supply such electrical energy to another electric power producer or public electricity supplier within the area described therein;
“electricity transmission license” means a license granted or to be granted a public or local authority, company, person or body of persons to operate, manage or control facilities consisting of high voltage electric supply lines for the movement of electrical energy in bulk from and between electric power producers to public electricity suppliers and large consumers within the area described therein;
“technical standards or codes ” means the grid, distribution or metering standards/codes designed to facilitate the development, operation and maintenance of an efficient, co- ordinate and economical Maldivian electric power system by specifying to all parties connected to that system their technical and procedural obligations;
“license” means a document or instrument authorizing any person to import, export, generate, transmit, distribute and/or supply electrical energy, in the manner described in such document or instrument;
“licensee” means a person authorized by a license or permit to import, export, generate, transmit, distribute and/or supply electrical energy;
“Ministry” means the i.e. Ministry of Environment and Energy;
“network services” means electrical energy transmission or distribution services, including such ancillary services necessary to maintain voltages and frequency within the agreed limits;
“permit” means an authorization granted to a person to enable the carrying out the generation or distribution of electrical energy of a capacity not exceeding XX kW;
“prudent operating practice” means the exercise of that degree of skill, diligence, prudence and foresight that reasonably would be expected from licensees under conditions comparable to those applicable to the relevant undertaking consistent with applicable laws, regulations, licenses or permits, Codes, reliability, safety and environmental protection. The determination of comparable conditions is to take into account factors such as the relative size, duty, age and technological status of the relevant undertaking and the applicable laws, regulations, licenses or permits and Codes;
“transfer” means a transfer of license or permit granted or to be granted under these regulations.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, other expressions appearing in these Regulations shall have the same meaning, if any, as they have in the Public Utilities Law 4/96.
(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) any reference to a numbered Regulation or Schedule is a reference to the Regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations;
(b) any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the Regulation in which the reference occurs;
(c) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa; (d) and words importing a gender include any gender;
(4) Any reference to a statute shall include any statutory amendments, modification or re-enactment thereof and subsidiary legislation made there under after the date when these Regulations come into force
FORM AND MANNER OF APPLICATION
4.(1) An application shall be:
(a) filed in electronic format together with XX No. of paper copies and each set of the application shall be complete in all respects; or
(b) addressed to the Authority , signed and dated by or on behalf of the applicant, stating, where the application was signed on behalf of the applicant, the capacity of the signatory; or
(c) delivered or sent by post to the Authority at its principal office.
(2) The application contemplated in paragraph (1) shall be-
(a) in the form specified in Schedule 1 and shall contain the information specified therein, and
(b) accompanied by the information and documents specified in Schedule 2.
EXEMPTION
5.An application for the grant of an exemption from the requirement of obtaining a—
(a) generation license to generate electricity less than XXKW, shall be in such form specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations and shall be accompanied by the documents and information as specified in Schedule 1; and
(b) generation license to generate electricity for standby or back up purposes or for 100% self consumption. In such cases, the applicant will be required to submit annual compliance report that the power generated from such generating plant is in the nature of standby/back up power or is for 100% self consumption, as applicable.
TENUREOFLICENSE
- Subject to the provisions herein contained in these regulations, the term of License shall be defined in the specific license granted and may be extendable in terms of the specific license subject to demonstration of ability to perform in a safe, secure and efficient manner.
- The process of new license or renewal or extension of license shall be started no later than two years before the expiry of the operation of the licensee
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION &DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION
8. (1) Additional information and documents to accompany an application in respect of a license or permit for electric power-
(a) generation license shall be as specified in Part I of Schedule 3;
(b) transmission license shall be as specified in Part II of Schedule 3
(c) distribution license and/or supply shall be as specified in Part III of Schedule 3, and
(2) Every application shall have annexed to it a signed Declaration in the form as specified in Schedule G to these Regulations and such application shall be handed over or sent by registered post to the Authority at its principal office.
(3) The Authority shall have the power at its sole discretion at any time after the receipt of an application, to call upon an applicant to provide any clarifications that it may, consider necessary on the contents of the application submitted, for the purpose of processing such application.
APPLICATION FEES
9. (1) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a non- refundable fee as defined in the License Fee Regulations, 2012, as amended from time to time.
Fees shall also be applicable on grant of license and/or grant of exemption from obtaining a license in accordance with the License Fee Regulations, 2012.
(2)Application fees shall be paid in a manner as specified in the License Fee Regulation, 2012.
NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS
10. (1) The applicant shall, not less than XXdays before making the application to the Authority, cause a notice of the application to be published in at least one national newspaper circulating in the area or proposed area of the undertaking and any other area concerned in the application.
(2) The applicant shall serve a notice in writing with the particulars of the application in the area or proposed area of supply and in any other area concerned in the application, but, where the intending applicant is a local authority and the application to be made relates to an area in the jurisdiction of the intending applicant, the provision as to notice to the local authority shall not apply.
(3) The notice of application shall:
(a) Contain the date of the intended application
(b) contain a description of the nature and location of the proposed undertaking; (c) inform members of the public that the application may, within the limits of commercial confidentiality, be inspected at the offices of the applicant or the Authority; and
(d) invite directly affected persons in the areas affected by the undertaking who object to granting of the license or permit, whether on personal environmental or other grounds, to lodge with the Authority an objection, setting
Out the grounds thereof, within XXXdays from the date of the application as stated in the notice and that a copy of such objection must be forwarded to the applicant.
OBJECTION TO GRANT OF LICENSE OR PERMIT
11. (1) If any person objects to the grant of a license or permit applied for under thethese regulations the Authority shall, if either the applicant or the objector so desires, cause a hearing to be held of which the notice in writing shall be given to both the applicant and the objector:
Provided that, the Authority may refuse such a hearing if in its opinion the objection is of a trifling or vexatious nature.
(2)Nothing in this Regulation shall prevent the Authority from initiating, on its own motion, any hearing in relation to the grant of any license or permit
HEARING OF OBJECTION TO GRANT OF LICENSE OR PERMIT
12.(1)The Authority may hear any objections in public, at a time and place of which not less than XXdays notice shall be given to the applicant and to every objector.
(2) The Hearing shall be conducted under specific procedures issued by the Authority, and the duration of the Hearing shall not be considered as part of the license or permit processing time lines.
(3) The Authority shall make known its decision regarding any objection within XXdays after the hearing.
(4) Where the Authority rejects the objection, a decision on the application shall be made within XX days after the rejection of the objection.
(5) Where the objection is accepted, the Authority may-
a) reject the application, and shall inform the applicant in writing its reasons for the rejection within XX days after the hearing;
b) ask for amendments to the application or provision of additional information withinXXdays to enable it reconsider the application.
(6) The Authority shall communicate its final decision on the objection within XXdays after receipt of the communication above contemplated in paragraph (5).
MEAMAY INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE OR PERMIT
13. (1) The Authority may, through a fair, open and competitive process in accordance with procedures prescribed by regulations, invite applications for a license or permit under the Act.
(2) The invitation for application shall specify:-
a) details of the criteria and schedule for the awarding the license or permit;
b) manner of submission of applications by bidders;
c) additional information required with the application, and
d) criteria for assessment and award of license or permit by the Authority
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF APPLICATION
14.On receipt of the application, the Authority shall note thereon the date of its receipt and shall within XXXdays thereof send to the applicant an acknowledgement stating the date of receipt.
CALLING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
15.The Authority may upon scrutiny of the application, require the applicant to furnish within XXdays such additional information or particulars or documents as considered necessary for the purpose of dealing with the application.
NOTIFYING THE DUE FILING OF THE APPLICATION
16.If the Authority finds the application to be complete and accompanied by the requisite information, particulars and documents and the applicant has complied with all the requirements for making the application and furnishing of information, particulars and documents, the Authority shall notify the applicant that the application is materially complete in all respects and shall be processed within XXX days.
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN GRANTING AN APPLICATION
17.The Authority shall, in granting or rejecting an application for a license or permit, take into consideration:-
(a) the impact of the undertaking on the social, cultural or recreational life of the community;
(b) the need to protect the environment and to conserve the natural resources in accordance with the Environmental Protection & Preservation Act of Maldives (Law No: 4/93);
(c) land use or the location of the undertaking;
(d) the economic and financial benefits to the country or area of supply of the undertaking;
(e) the economic and energy policies in place from time to time;
(f) the cost of the undertaking and financing arrangements;
(g) the ability of the applicant to operate in a manner designed to protect the
health and safety of users of the service for which the license or permit is required and other members of the public who would be affected by the undertaking;
(h) the technical and financial capacity of the applicant to render the service for which the license or permit is required;
(i) the proposed tariff offered, and
(j) any other matter that the Authority may consider likely to have a bearing on the undertaking.
NOTICE OF GRANT OF LICENSE OR PERMIT AND APPLICABLE FEES
18. (1) The Authority shall inform the applicant of the grant and the form in which it is proposed to grant the license or permit and the conditions to be satisfied by the applicant including the fees to be paid to the Authority for the grant of the license or permit
(2)The applicant shall for the license or permit or its renewal, transfer or modification pay the fee specified in the License Fee Regulations.
DATE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT COMMENCEMENT
19.The license or permit shall commence from the date of its grant, or on such other date as shall be requested by the licensee and agreed by the Authority.
OFFENCES BY CORPORATE BODIES
20.Where any offence under these Regulations committed by a company, co-operative society or other corporate body is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been facilitated by any director, deputy director, Programmer & Officer, thereof, he, as well as the company, co-operative society or other corporate body commits an offence and shall upon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding XXX Rufiyaa or a term of imprisonment not exceeding XX months or both.
SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE OR PERMIT
21. (1) A license or permit issued under these Regulations or the Act may be suspended or revoked where the Authority is satisfied that the licensee is not operating in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license or permit, notwithstanding an order issued or a sanction, penalty or fine imposed.
(2) The Authority shall give a notice of not less than XXXdays to the licensee to show cause why the license or permit should not be suspended or revoked, and the notice to show cause issued to the licensee shall clearly state the grounds on which it is proposed to suspend or revoke the license or permit.
(3) Where the Authority suspends or revokes any license or permit, either in whole or in part, he shall give notice by public advertisement of such suspension or revocation within XXX days of the revocation.
POWER TO AMEND
22.The Authority shall, at all times have the power, either on an application made by any interested or affected party or suo moto, to review, revoke, revise, modify, amend, alter or otherwise change any order made or action taken by the Officers of the Authority, if the Authority considers the same to be appropriate.
POWER TO REMOVE DIFFICULTIES
23.If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of these Regulations, the Authority may, by general or special order, do anything not being inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulties
SCHEDULE1-FORMOFAPPLICATION
APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF A LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR THE GENERATION,TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, EXEMPTION AND/OR SUPPLY* OF ELECTRICALENERGY
GENERAL PARTICULARS
(1) Name and Official address of applicant in full; in the case of a partnership or other joint venture (other than a body corporate), give the names and addresses of each party concerned
(2) name, address and telephone number of person to whom correspondence or enquiries concerning the application should be directed
(3) whether the application is an application for license, permit, transfer, renewal or modification of license or permit
(4) Whether the license is being applied for the construction of a new plan or for the expansion or refurbishment of an existing plant :
(5) List of approvals obtained or proposed to be obtained and agreements executed or proposed to be executed, in relation to this application :
(6) The date from which the license, permit, transfer, renewal or modification of license or permit is desired to take effect
(7) State whether the applicant is a public limited company, private limited company, overseas company, other body corporate, partnership, unincorporated association, sole trader or other entity (and in the last case give particulars of the legal status).
(8) If the applicant is a body corporate, state- (a)the jurisdiction under which it is incorporated
(b) if applicable, its registered number
(c) (Attach copies of Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum and/or Articles of Association where applicable)
(d) the full names and addresses of its current directors (wherever applicable)
(e) the name and registered office of any holding company
(9) If the applicant is neither a body corporate nor a sole trader, give the name(s) and address (es) of the person or persons in whom effective control of the applicant rests.
(10) Give particulars of any licenses or permits under the Act held, applied for (whether or not successfully) or intended to be applied for by the applicant or (so far as is known to the applicant) by any person who is a related person in relation to the applicant.
(11) Details of any previous application for the issue of a license to generate or distribute electricity under these regulations (or otherwise), as the case may be, and where :
(a) Such application was accepted and a license was issued, details of all the activities carried on by the applicant under such license;
(b) Such application was rejected, the reasons for such rejection; or
(c) Such license was revoked, the reasons for such revocation.
(12) Details of any License or exemptions obtained, applied for or being applied for by the applicant, for the generation (Whether over or less than XX MW in capacity) or distribution of electricity:
MODIFICATION OF THE CONDITIONS OF LICENSE OR PERMIT
1. If the application is for a license or permit describe-
(1) any modification requested to any of the general conditions for the type of license or permit; and
(2) the grounds on which the applicant believes that-
(a) any such modification is requisite to meet the circumstances of the particular case;
(b) any such modification is such that-
(i) the license or permit holder would not be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of license or permit of that type;
(ii) no other holder of a license or permit of the same type would be unduly disadvantaged in competing with other holders of such licenses or permits (including the applicant).
(3) This application has been made and signed by the person(s) whose particulars are specified in paragraph (3) (a) and on the date specified in paragraph (3) (b) here below.
(a) Name(s) and designation(s) of person(s) signing the application:-
(b) Date of application:-
SCHEDULE2-DOCUMENTSTOACCOMPANYAPPLICATION
Financial Information
1.Where the applicant is a company, the documents specified in sub-paragraph (A) and, if the applicant is a subsidiary undertaking, also those specified in sub-paragraphs (B) and, if applicable, those specified in sub-paragraph (C) below.
A.Copies of-
- the most recent audited annual report and accounts of the applicant in respect of which an auditors' report has been prepared, together with that auditors' report;
- the audited annual report and accounts of the applicant for the two financial years preceding that to which the accounts referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above relate, together with the appropriate auditors' reports; and
- such interim accounts and management accounts (whether audited or not) as may have been prepared in respect of a period more recent than that covered by any of the documents specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
- Certificate of Incorporation & Memorandum of understanding
- Details of technical expertise available with the applicant, to enable it to carry on its activities in respect of which the license is being applied for.
- Details of the funding available for the duration of the whole period for which the license is being issued, to enable the applicant to carry out the proposed activities under such license.
- Details of any expected substantial capital outflows, including major rehabilitation or decommissioning costs.
- Estimates of net annual cash flows for the duration of the whole period of the duration of the license, adequate to demonstrate the financial security and feasibility of the activities under such license.
- any parent or bank guarantees in favour of or given by the applicant.
- A statement as to how the applicant proposes to comply and adhere to safety and performance standards and technical and other operational codes.
- The following information, namely —
- names of specific generating plants intend to be operated under the license;
- an adequate description1 specifying the actual or proposed locations of the plants e.g. by reference to town, administrative district, and postal address;
- a description of how the plants will in each case, be fuelled or driven, including both primary and back-up fuel sources;
- the date or dates on which any proposed generating plant or plants is or are expected to be commissioned ; and
- rated capacity (MW) and type of each unit within each generating plant.
- An outline statement of a business proposal covering a period of five years, relating to the activities which the applicant hopes to carry out under the license, and such statement should include : maximum power (MW) expected to be available from each generating plant at any given time and the aggregate energy (MW) expected to be available from
1The description should enable the areas and locations concerned to be adequately and readily identified by a map if the applicant so desires or by any other convenient means which should be sufficient to make clear, the nature and extent of the proposed activities.
B.Copies of-
- the most recent audited annual accounts in respect of the group of which the subsidiary undertaking forms part and in respect of which an auditors' report has been prepared, together with that report;
- the audited annual accounts in respect of that group for the two financial years preceding that to which the accounts referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above relate, together with the appropriate auditors' reports; and
- such interim accounts and management accounts for that group (whether audited or not) as may have been prepared in respect of a period more recent than that covered by any of the documents specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above
C. If the documents specified in sub-paragraph (B) above do not include the consolidated audited annual accounts for any holding company or subsidiary undertaking of the applicant established outside Maldives, copies of such accounts, together with any auditors' reports, as indicate the financial state of affairs of the group in question-
- at the time of the application; and
- at the end of each of the three financial years preceding that time
- Where the applicant is not a company, such accounts and other information as indicate the financial state of affairs of the applicant and its profit and loss, and the statements for the most recent period, together with copies of the latest audited annual accounts where such accounts have been prepared, and of any person in whom effective control of the applicant resides-
i. at the time of the application; and ii. at the end of each of the three financial years preceding that time.
- Where any of the documents mentioned in Paragraph 1 or, where applicable, Paragraph 2 above cannot be supplied, an explanation of why they cannot be supplied together with such financial information to the like effect as can reasonably be supplied.
- A statement giving particulars of financial projections, sources of finance and capital proposed to be expended, as will, in conjunction with such information and documents as is provided in accordance with Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 above, indicate whether the applicant would be likely to be able to finance the activities authorised by his license or permit if the application were granted.
Proposed Business
- An outline statement of the business proposals, for that business of the applicant to which the application relates, for the next five years including annual forecasts of costs, sales and revenues and project financing, stating the assumptions underlying the figures provided. (The statement of the first year's forecasts of costs, sales and revenues and project financing to be broken down on a month by month basis)
- Details of any expected subsequent substantial capital outflows including major decommissioning costs.
- Estimates of net annual cash flows for subsequent periods sufficient to demonstrate the financial security and feasibility of the project(s) to which the application relates.
Expertise of Applicant
- A statement giving such particulars of the applicant, and of any sub-contractors or other persons on whose expertise the applicant proposes to rely, as may indicate whether the applicant has or will acquire the necessary skills to undertake the activities in respect of which the application is made.
- The report of a competent engineer on the proposed undertaking.
Environmental Approvals
10.(1) Unless expressly exempted by the Authority in consultation with Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the applicant shall, in respect of the undertaking for which the application is made, provide copies of any of the following documents issued by EPA:-
(a) Environmental Impact Assessment License or
(b) Acknowledgement of receipt of Environmental Audit Report
(2) Without prejudice to, and in the absence of either of the documents contemplated in, paragraph (1) hereof the applicant:-
(a) may submit his application accompanied by a scoping report for the Environmental Impact Assessment of the undertaking approved by EPA, and
(b) use his best endeavours to obtain the Environmental Impact Assessment License before his application is approved by the Authority.
SCHEDULE3-PARTI(GENERATION)
FURTHER INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY AN APPLICATION IN
RESPECT OF A GENERATION LICENSE OR PERMIT
- Provide a sufficient description adequately specifying the actual or proposed location of each generating station operated or intended to be operated under the license or permit if granted. The description must be sufficient to make clear the nature and extent of the undertaking or proposed undertaking, and enable the areas, location or premises concerned to be adequately and readily identified by map or by any other convenient means.
- Provide a statement of-
(a) the number of generating plants or stations operated or to be operated;
(b) a description of how each of those plants or stations will, in each case, be fuelled or driven;
(c) the date when any proposed generating plants or stations are expected to be commissioned;
(d) the maximum power (MW, MVA, MVAr) for each of the next five years expected to be available from each generating plant or station at any one time and the aggregate power (MW, MVA, MVAr) expected to be available from each generating plant or station during any year, exclude in each case such wattage as is expected to be consumed at the station;
(e) the efficiency of each mode of generation;
(f) the expected life of each generating plant or station;
(g) for each generating plant or station for each of the next five years, the numbers of generating units and the capacity of each generating unit; and
(h) particulars of the entity or entities to whom the applicant intends for each of the next five years to provide electricity and particulars of the distribution of that electricity, including details of the electric supply lines to be constructed.
SCHEDULE3-PARTII(TRANSMISSION)
FURTHER INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY AN APPLICATION IN
RESPECT OF A TRANSMISSION LICENSE
- Provide a sufficient description adequately specifying the actual or proposed locations of the electric supply lines and electrical plant constituting the intended transmission system, and the area to which the application relates.
The description must be sufficient to make clear the nature and extent of the undertaking, and enable the areas, location or premises concerned to be adequately and readily identified by map or by any other convenient means.
- The following documents:-
- most recent audited annual accounts, and if more than two months have lapsed since the end of the accounting year covered by the accounts submitted, a certificate from the applicant’s auditor stating that no material adverse change has occurred between the date of the end of the accounting year covered by the accounts submitted and the date of submission of the application, and the audited accounts of the previous two years ;
- annual returns for the immediately preceding year ;
- statement of account for current year ;
- the audited accounts of the previous two years.
- Details of technical expertise available with the applicant to enable it to carry on its activities in respect of which the license is being applied for.
- Details of the funding available for the duration of the while period for which the license is being applied for, to enable the applicant to carry out the proposed activities under the license.
- Details of any expected substantial capital outflows, including major decommissioning costs.
- A statement of how the applicant proposes to comply and adhere to safety and performance standards and technical and other operational codes.
- Information identifying the voltages
- An indication of the extent to which, and the locations in which, those electric supply lines are or will be placed underground.
- An identification of the voltages of the electric supply lines forming part of the intended transmission system.
- Provide a statement of -
(a) particulars of the person or persons from whom, and the points at which, the applicant expects for the next five years to receive the electricity which he will transmit; particulars of the transmission of the electricity; particulars of the expected connection points; and quantities,
(b) interconnections to other transmission systems,
(c) proposed metering arrangements,
(d) schedule of generating plant owned by the applicant including pumped storage, clutched gas turbine generators and synchronous or static compensators,
(e) forecast annual maximum demands for each of the next five years in his transmission system (KW or MW) and energy (KWh) to be transmitted,
(f) summary large scale map, together with detailed maps providing information on areas where activities are concentrated as necessary, and
(g) a single line diagram of the transmission system should be provided. All transmission voltage levels should be shown on the diagram.
- A description of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for compliance with the applicable provisions of the Technical Codes.
SCHEDULE 3 - PART III (GENERATE, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY)
FURTHER INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY AN APPLICATION IN
RESPECT OF A DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY LICENSE OR PERMIT
- Provide a sufficient description adequately specifying the actual or proposed location of the system of electric supply lines and electrical plant by means of which the applicant intends to enable a supply of electricity to be given, indicating which plant and electric supply lines are to be constructed and which are existing plant and electric supply lines, and further identifying any parts of that system which will not be owned by or otherwise in the possession or control of the applicant, and the area to which the application relates.
The description must be sufficient to make clear the nature and extent of the undertaking, and enable the areas, location or premises concerned to be adequately and readily identified by map or by any other convenient means.
- Provide a statement of -
(a) particulars of the person or persons from whom the applicant intends for each of the next five years to receive the electricity which he will distribute, particulars of the arrangements made for distribution of electricity; particulars of the expected connection points; and quantities.
(b) forecast annual maximum demand for each of the next five years in his distribution system (MW) and energy (MWh) to be distributed,
(c) details of the voltage levels and types (AC or DC), and frequency of operation. Include details of expected circuit length per voltage level for each of the next five years;
(d) details of estimated connections per voltage level;
(e) details of any existing or proposed embedded generating plant or station, including location, type, maximum power (MW, MVA, MVAr) for each of the next five years expected to be available from each generating plant or station at any one time, and the aggregate power (MW, MVA, MVAr) for each of the next five years expected to be available from each generating plant or station during any year. In each case exclude such wattage as is expected to be consumed on site; and
(f) detailed map or maps, to scale sufficient to show clearly the area to which the application relates. These should include the distribution system above 11kV, location of infeeds (connection points), overhead lines, interconnectors, cable routes and associated substations, showing which electric supply lines, cables and substations are to be constructed and which are already in existence.
(g) in this schedule, an embedded generating station means a generating station connected within a distribution network and not having direct access to the transmission network;
- A map drawn to an appropriate scale showing the actual or proposed configuration of the distribution system the applicant would operate if the application were granted, showing -
(a) all electric supply lines and electrical plant effecting connection to the system operated by any other authorised distributor; and
(b) all points through which it is proposed that electricity would be conveyed to the applicant’s distribution system.
- Such particulars as will indicate whether any distribution system through which the applicant would be authorised to convey electricity if the application were granted would be operated safely.
- Particulars of the applicant’s proposed arrangements for compliance with the applicable requirements of the Technical Code and Standards.
- In this Part of this Schedule, if the application is for a renewal or modification of a license or permit, information and documents need only be given in so far as, in any material respect, they differ from or add to the most recent information or documents which were provided in relation to the same requirement–
(a) with an application made by the applicant in accordance with these Regulations; or
(b) subsequent to such an application in pursuance of a condition of the applicant’s license or permit.
Schedule G
DECLARATION
Wehereby declare that,
- We shall at all times comply in every respect with the conditions attached to any License/Exemption that may be awarded to us or as the same may be modified from time to time;
- We shall at all times comply with any decision, direction, order or determination made by the Maldives Energy Authority in relation to the issue of the license/exemption; and
- The information provided by us is accurate and complete in all respects.
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Full name(s) of signator(y/ies).
Signed by:
Position held (where Applicant is a company, partnership, co-operative or other body corporate or other legal entity):
Date: ....................................