Consultation published on the proposed form of electricity generation licence for Synchronous Condensers

The purpose of this consultation is to seek responses to the proposed modifications to the licence conditions which the UR intends to make under Article 14 of The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992. The implementation of this modified electricity generation licence for Synchronous Condensers will allow the UR to ensure the facilitation and promotion of the transparent and non-discriminatory treatment of all Synchronous Condenser operators who wish to participate in the Single Electricity Market (SEM).

This consultation paper provides an overview of the proposed modifications and contains a clean copy of the proposed Synchronous Condenser Licence, as well as a version showing the proposed changes.

This consultation period will close at 5 pm on 1 September 2026. The UR will issue a decision on this consultation within three months of the closing date.

We invite stakeholders to express a view on the proposed SC licence conditions. Responses should be received on or before 5 pm on 1 September 2026 and should be addressed to:

Martina McKinley, Utility Regulator, Millennium House, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7AQ

Email: ElecGenLicensing@uregni.gov.uk copying Martina.McKinley@uregni.gov.uk and Evan.Taylor@uregni.gov.uk 

Our preference would be for responses to be submitted by e-mail.

Additional information:

• Your response may be made public by the Utility Regulator. If you do not want all or part of your response or name made public, please state this clearly in the response by marking your response as ‘CONFIDENTIAL’.

• If you want other information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please be aware that, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, there is a statutory Code of Practice with which public authorities must comply and which deals, amongst other things, with obligations of confidence. In view of this, it would be helpful if you could explain to us why you regard the information you have provided as confidential.

• Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with the access to information regimes (these are primarily the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 2018).

• As stated in the GDPR Privacy Statement for consumers and stakeholders, any personal data contained within your response will be deleted once the matter being consulted on has been concluded, though the substance of the response may be retained. 

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