Section 11 — Sabah Renewable Energy Technical And Operational Requirements Rules 2024

(a)

a feed-in approval holder shall be responsible at his or its own cost for carrying out —

(i)

the design, construction, installation and testing of his or its renewable energy installation and applicable interconnection facilities up to the connection point; and

(ii)

any necessary modification to the distribution licensee’s existing electricity distribution network required to facilitate the acceptance of renewable energy generated by the renewable energy installation, in accordance with prudent utility practices; and

(b)

a distribution licensee shall be responsible at its own cost for carrying out any required network reinforcement works in accordance with prudent utility practices to facilitate the transfer of renewable energy from the connection point to other parts of its electricity distribution network, where applicable, in the manner set out in the report of a power system study carried out under rule 4, unless the feed-in approval holder and distribution licensee mutually agree otherwise.

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(2)

If the location of a connection point is determined by a distribution licensee under paragraph 5(1)(b), the distribution licensee shall reimburse the feed-in approval holder the difference, if any, between —

(a)

the costs of all installations, including any applicable interconnection facilities, and works required for the connection of the renewable energy installation up to the location of the connection point as determined by the distribution licensee; and

(b)

the costs of all installations, including any applicable interconnection facilities, and works required for the connection of the renewable energy installation up to the location of a connection point situated at the point of the distribution licensee’s electricity distribution network that is nearest to the renewable energy installation, having regard to the matters described in subrule 5(2).

Operational responsibilities and costs