Summary and Background Offshore Transmission
51.Developers constructing an offshore generating station have the choice of also constructing the offshore transmission assets for the purposes of connecting the electricity generated to the National Electricity Transmission System (NETS), before transferring the assets to an Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) appointed through a competitive tender process (the generator build model). Section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989 prohibits the transmission of electricity to any premises without a licence. Section 147 amends section 4 in respect of specific transmission activities to exclude offshore transmission during a commissioning period in certain circumstances.