345.Section 135 amends section 4 of the Electricity Act by replacing the prohibition on unlicensed transmission with a prohibition on unlicensed participation in transmission. Participation in transmission is described as either of two separate transmission activities. These activities are: (1) co-ordinating and directing the flow of electricity onto the transmission system e.g. balancing the demand and supply of electricity close to real time (done under the new arrangements by a system operator); or (2) making available for use for the purposes of such a transmission system anything that forms part of it. This is to reflect the separation of roles between the transmission system operator and the transmission asset owners under BETTA.
Commentary on Sections Chapter 1: Electricity Trading and Transmission Section 135: Alteration of transmission activities requiring licence