S.L. 545.29 Art. 6Eligibility for payment for electricity sold to the distribution system operator.

(1) The eligibility for the payment for any electricity generated by the co-generation unit and sold to the distribution system operator is subject to:

(a) the cogeneration unit obtaining all the necessary authorisations, licences or permits from the relevant competent authorities and the distribution system operator;

(b) the cogeneration unit is equipped with metering equipment that measures all the electricity generated by the cogeneration unit in addition to the import/ export metering equipment;

(c) the installation operator’s compliance at all times with the obligations established in these regulations, the Network Code and all other applicable legislation.

(2) The payment of the proxy for the market price established under the Electricity Regulations shall only be applicable up to the total amount of electricity sold to the distribution system as measured by the metering equipment provided by the distribution system operator and to the extent of the cogeneration unit MWe capacity approved by the Regulator:

Provided that the approval of cogeneration MWe capacity by the Regulator shall be subject to the overall cap for the MWe capacity that may be approved in any year as established by the Electricity Regulations.