Belarus Energy Ministry proposes creation of domestic wholesale electricity market – draft ordinance
<p> MINSK, Jun 22 - PrimePress. The Ministry of Energy of Belarus has prepared a draft presidential ordinance on fostering competition in the electric power industry, which, among other things, provides for the creation of a domestic wholesale electric energy market in Belarus. The draft has been put up for public discussion at the legal forum of Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> The goal is to regulate sales of electric energy, its transmission and distribution, and operational dispatch management of the electric power industry. </p> <p> </p> <p> The ministry proposes to entitle owners of isolated generating plants (1 MW or over in capacity) to sell electricity generated in excess of the volumes needed to provide energy for their own consumption to legal entities (except public sector entities) and individual entrepreneurs within one oblast. </p> <p> </p> <p> The limiter for the installed electric capacity of isolated generating plants is set at 25 MW or over because of the staged development of the competitive domestic electricity commodity market and Belarus’ international obligations. The creation of domestic wholesale electricity market is envisaged along with the launch of the common electricity market of the Eurasian Economic Union. The composition of electricity producers is to be determined based on the installed electric capacity of 25 MW of the generating plants. </p> <p> </p> <p> As of May 1, 2020, Belarus numbered nine isolated generating plants with a capacity of 25 MW or over. End </p> <p> </p>
2020-06-23
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MINSK, Jun 22 - PrimePress. The Ministry of Energy of Belarus has prepared a draft presidential ordinance on fostering competition in the electric power industry, which, among other things, provides for the creation of a domestic wholesale electric energy market in Belarus. The draft has been put up for public discussion at the legal forum of Belarus.
The goal is to regulate sales of electric energy, its transmission and distribution, and operational dispatch management of the electric power industry.
The ministry proposes to entitle owners of isolated generating plants (1 MW or over in capacity) to sell electricity generated in excess of the volumes needed to provide energy for their own consumption to legal entities (except public sector entities) and individual entrepreneurs within one oblast.
The limiter for the installed electric capacity of isolated generating plants is set at 25 MW or over because of the staged development of the competitive domestic electricity commodity market and Belarus’ international obligations. The creation of domestic wholesale electricity market is envisaged along with the launch of the common electricity market of the Eurasian Economic Union. The composition of electricity producers is to be determined based on the installed electric capacity of 25 MW of the generating plants.
As of May 1, 2020, Belarus numbered nine isolated generating plants with a capacity of 25 MW or over. End