2009 Procurement Plan

Updated 10 September 2009

On 29 May 2009, the System Operator submitted a 2009 draft procurement plan (the plan) to the Commission in accordance with rule 4.1 of section IV of part C of the Rules. The Commission is publishing the plan in accordance with rule 5.1 of section IV of part C of the Rules.

The plan can be found in:

• 2009 draft procurement plan pdf [245 KB]; and,

also in comparison to the current policy statement set out in schedule C5 of part C of the Rules in:

• 2009 draft procurement plan (compared to current version) pdf [223 KB]

As the current procurement plan is set out in schedule C5 of part C of the Rules, and the proposal is to replace the existing procurement plan with the version submitted by the system operator (with minor modifications by the Commission), the Commission has published a formal statement of proposal for the purpose of consultation on proposed rule amendments included in the draft.

Invitation for submissions from interested parties (including the System Operator) is now closed. 

In accordance with the Electricity Act 1992, the Commission's Board has approved the final recommendations on the new procurement plan, effective 1 December 2009, to the Minister of Energy and Resources for the purpose of replacing the current procurement plan in Schedule C5 of part C of the Rules. A Gazette notice for making the necessary rule change (procurement plan), together with the wording of the new procurement plan (to replace the current procurement plan set out in schedule C5 of part C of the Rules) have now been published by the Commission.

2008 Procurement Plan

The 2008 procurement plan (schedule C5), of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003, has been approved by the Minister of Energy and has come into force on 1 December 2008.

• Rules and regulations
  

Residual issues

A few issues raised in the procurement plan review process require more consideration and further consultation before they may be resolved.  The Commission keeps a list of outstanding procurement plan issues and discusses these with the system operator following the completion of the annual review cycle to establish which ones might be dealt with in the following year’s review or better addressed in a wider perspective due to substantial policy changes required .  All outstanding issues are to be found at:

• Residual issues

Departures from the ancillary services procurement plan

Rule 8.1 of Section IV of Part C states that:  The system operator may depart from the processes and arrangements set out in the procurement plan if the system operator reasonably considers it necessary to do so to comply with the principal performance obligations."

Rule 8.2 of Section IV of Part C states that:  When the system operator makes any departure under rule 8.1, the system operator will provide a report to the Board setting out the circumstances of the departure and the actions taken to deal with it.  The Board will ensure this report is published within a reasonable time of its receipt.