The Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2013

Payment of costs incurred by the Authority in connection with transmission assets calculation of costs

5.—(1) Where the Authority has estimated the costs in accordance with regulation 4(2)(a) or 4(5) in relation to a particular qualifying project, it shall, prior to the grant of an offshore transmission licence to the successful bidder in relation to that qualifying project, give notice to the developer to make a payment to the Authority of a sum determined in accordance with the Authority’s cost recovery methodology in relation to its costs in estimating the economic and efficient costs which ought to be incurred in connection with developing and constructing the transmission assets in respect of that qualifying project.

(2) Where the Authority has assessed the costs in accordance with regulation 4(2)(b) or 4(6) in relation to a particular qualifying project, it shall-

(a) prior to the grant of an offshore transmission licence to the successful bidder in relation to that qualifying project; or

(b) as soon as reasonably practicable after the generator build tender exercise has been held in accordance with these Regulations,

give notice to the successful bidder to make a payment to the Authority of a sum determined in accordance with the Authority’s cost recovery methodology in relation to its costs in assessing the economic and efficient costs which ought to have been incurred in connection with developing and constructing the transmission assets in respect of that qualifying project.