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East West Interconnector Access Rules. 11 th March 2011. Recent Project Milestones. Government Approval / Contract Award Mar 2009 Planning Permission in Britain & Ireland Sep 2009 Commencement of Cable Works in Wales Nov 2009 Funding S ecured/FNTP Mar 2010
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East West Interconnector Access Rules 11th March 2011
Recent Project Milestones • Government Approval / Contract Award Mar 2009 • Planning Permission in Britain & Ireland Sep 2009 • Commencement of Cable Works in Wales Nov 2009 • Funding Secured/FNTP Mar 2010 • Commencement of Cable Works In Ireland Jun 2010 • Granted Foreshore Licence in Ireland Dec 2010 • Converter Station Sites Construction Feb 2011 • Marine Installation Works Phase 1 Q2 2011
Access Rules - key features Will be fully compliant with the Congestion Management Guidelines Coordinated with other regional interconnections to ensure harmonised approach Access Rules will apply to East-West Interconnector. A different (but coordinated) set of access arrangements will apply to Moyle Access Rules will cover: Explicit Auctions → Auction Management Platform (AMP) Implicit Auctions → Single Electricity Market (SEM)
Auction Management Platform - key features Single Auction Platform for both EWIC & Moyle Different access rules and auction products for EWIC & Moyle Solution scalable to accommodate additional interconnectors as required Uses same service provider as IFA & BritNed (i.e. Unicorn) Interfaces to EirGrid, SONI, and NGC System Operators, Interconnector Owners, and EirGrid and SONI Interconnector Controllers, SEM, BETTA
Consultation timeline for East West Access Rules Regulatory Approval ? End of Review 31 May ‘11 End date 18 Mar ‘11 Start date 18 Feb ‘11 Submit for approval 15 Apr ‘11