Regulation (EU) 2019/941 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

ANNEX U.K. TEMPLATE FOR RISK-PREPAREDNESS PLAN

The following template shall be completed in English.

General information U.K.

• Name of the competent authority responsible for the preparation of this plan

• Member States in the region

1. SUMMARY OF THE ELECTRICITY CRISIS SCENARIOS U.K.

Describe briefly the electricity crisis scenarios identified at regional and national level in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 6 and 7, including the description of the assumptions applied.

2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY U.K.

Define the role and responsibilities of the competent authority and the bodies to which tasks have been delegated.

Describe which tasks, if any, have been delegated to other bodies.

3. PROCEDURES AND MEASURES IN THE ELECTRICITY CRISIS U.K.

3.1. National procedures and measures U.K.

(a)

Describe procedures to be followed in the cases of an electricity crisis, including the corresponding schemes on information flows;

(b)

Describe preventive and preparatory measures;

(c)

Describe measures to mitigate electricity crises, in particular demand-side and supply-side measures, whilst indicating in which circumstances such measures can be used especially the trigger of each measure. Where non-market-based measures are considered, they must be duly justified in light of the requirements laid down in Article 16 and must comply with regional and, where applicable, bilateral measures;

(d)

Provide a framework for manual load shedding, stipulating under which circumstances loads are to be shed. Specify with regard to public safety and personal security which categories of electricity users are entitled to receive special protection against disconnection, and justify the need for such protection. Specify how the transmission system operators and the distribution system operators should act in order to decrease the consumption;

(e)

Describe the mechanisms used to inform the public about the electricity crisis.

3.2. Regional and bilateral procedures and measures U.K.

(a)

Describe the agreed mechanisms for cooperation within the region and for ensuring appropriate coordination before and during the electricity crisis, including the decision-making procedures for appropriate reaction at regional level;

(b)

Describe any regional and bilateral measures that have been agreed, including any necessary technical, legal and financial arrangements for the implementation of those measures. When describing such arrangements, provide information on, inter alia, the maximum quantities of electricity to be delivered at regional or bilateral level, the trigger for the assistance and possibility to request its suspension, how the electricity will be delivered, and the provisions on fair compensation between Member States. Describe the national measures necessary to implement and enforce the regional and bilateral measures agreed;

(c)

Describe the mechanisms in place for cooperation and for coordinating actions, before and during the electricity crisis, with other Member States outside of the region as well as with third countries within the relevant synchronous area.

4. CRISIS COORDINATOR U.K.

Indicate and define the role of the crisis coordinator. Specify the contact details.

5. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS U.K.

In accordance with Article 10(1), describe the mechanism used for and the results of the consultations carried out, for the development of this plan, with:

(a)

relevant electricity and natural gas undertakings, including relevant producers or their trade bodies;

(b)

relevant organisations representing the interests of non-industrial electricity customers;

(c)

relevant organisations representing the interests of industrial electricity customers;

(d)

regulatory authorities;

(e)

the transmission system operators;

(f)

relevant distribution system operators.

6. EMERGENCY TESTS U.K.

(a)

Indicate the calendar for the biennial regional (and, if applicable also national) real time response simulations of electricity crises;

(b)

In accordance with point (d) of Article 12(1), indicate procedures agreed and the actors involved.

For the updates of the plan: briefly describe the tests carried out since the last plan was adopted and the main results. Indicate which measures have been adopted as a result of those tests.