1.[F1Each TSO shall endeavour to provide through interconnectors any possible assistance to a requesting TSO in Northern Ireland in an emergency situation], provided this does not cause its transmission system or the interconnected transmission systems to enter into emergency or blackout state.
2.When the assistance needs to be provided through direct current interconnectors, it may consist in carrying out the following actions, taking into account the technical characteristics and capability of HVDC system:
(a)manual regulation actions of the transmitted active power to help the TSO in emergency state to bring power flows within operational security limits or frequency of neighbouring synchronous area within system frequency limits for alert state defined pursuant to Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1485;
(b)automatic control functions of the transmitted active power based on the signals and criteria set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1447;
(c)automatic frequency control pursuant to Articles 15 to 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1447 in case of islanded operation;
(d)voltage and reactive power control pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1447, and
(e)any other appropriate action.
3.Each TSO may proceed to a manual disconnection of any transmission system element having a significant cross-border impact, including an interconnector F2...
4.F3... [F4Where a TSO manually disconnects a transmission system element having a significant cross border impact, the TSO shall prepare a report within 30 days of the incident containing a detailed explanation of the rationale, implementation and impact of this action and submit it to the regulatory authority and make it available to the significantly affected system users.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 14(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 13(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 14(3) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 13(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 14(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 13(4)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 14(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 13(4)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)