Registration No : KOD/ST/NO.3/2016(Pin.

2017)

Grid Code
For Sabah And Labuan
(Amendments) 2017

[ Electricity Supply Act 1990 ( Act 447) ]

 ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT 1990
[Act 447]

GRID CODE FOR SABAH AND LABUAN (AMENDMENTS) 2017

Kod/ST/No.3/2016(Pin.2017)

In exercise of the power conferred by Section 50A of the Electricity Supply Act 1990 [Act 447], the
Energy Commission with the approval of the Minister makes the following Code:

Purposes

1. The amendments of this Grid Code are necessary for the following purposes:

i) to facilitate and determine the requirements for connecting large scale solar
photovoltaic plants and other distributed generation into the system; and

ii) to rectify certain inconsistencies in the existing provisions.

Interpretation

2. In this Code the term and expression used shall, unless defined in the Grid Code or the context
otherwise requires, have the same meaning as in the Act or regulation made under it.

Citation and Commencement

3. This Code may be cited as the Grid Code for Sabah & Labuan (Amendments) 2017.

4. The Grid Code for Sabah & Labuan was first issued by the Commission based on the approval
by the Commission on 4 April 2011 and by the Minister on 23 June 2011. The subsequent
amendments of the Code were approved by the Minister on 24 January 2017 and shall come
into force on the date of its registration.

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Application of the Code

5. This Code shall apply to the System Operator, Single Buyer and any person who is licensed
under Section 9 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990 [Act 447] and connected to the electricity
transmission network or any person connected to, or intends to connect to, the electricity
transmission network located in Sabah and Labuan.

Content of the Code

6. The content of the Code which includes all the above amendments shall be as in ANNEX 1, and
shall replace the Grid Code for Sabah and Labuan which was issued in 2011.

7. The Grid Code for Sabah and Labuan issued in 2011 shall continue in full force up to the date of
coming into operation of this amended code.

Interpretation

8. In this Code the term and expression used shall, unless defined in the Grid Code or the context
otherwise requires, have the same meaning as in the Act or regulation made under it.

Notice by the Commission

9. The Energy Commission may issue written notices from time to time in relation to the Code.

Amendment and Variation

10. The Energy Commission may at any time amend, modify, vary or revoke this Code or any part
thereof, under the following circumstances:

i) to effect changes in the electricity supply industry;

ii) where it is expedient to ensure reliability of the electricity supply system;
iii) to rectify any inconsistency or unintentional errors giving rise to grave consequences;
iv) as recommended by the Grid Code Committee and approved by the Energy Commission;
v) any other justifiable reason as the Energy Commission deems necessary.

Dated: 15 MAY 2017

DATUK IR. AHMAD FAUZI BIN HASAN

Chief Executive Officer
for Energy Commission
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GRID CODE FOR SABAH AND LABUAN
(AMENDMENTS) 2017

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Document Control

Version Date Revised Approved by Remarks

2011 23rd June 2011 ST

2015 1stJanuary 2015 ST To align with current industry

structure

2017 24th January 2017 ST In view of introduction of large

scale solar power plants

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Contents
PREAMBLE .......................................................................................................................12
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................12

2 Scope............................................................................................................................13
2.1 Industry Model ..........................................................................................................................13

3 Overview of Grid Code ..................................................................................................14

3.1 General ......................................................................................................................................14
3.2 General conditions.....................................................................................................................14
3.3 Planning Codes ..........................................................................................................................14
3.4 Connection Conditions ..............................................................................................................15
3.5 Operating Codes ........................................................................................................................15
3.6 Schedule and Dispatch Codes ....................................................................................................16
3.7 Metering Code ...........................................................................................................................16

4 Abbreviation and Description of Sections of Grid Codes .................................................17

GENERAL CONDITIONS .....................................................................................................18

GC1 Introduction ............................................................................................................18

GC2 Interpretation .........................................................................................................18

GC2.1 General ................................................................................................................................18
GC2.2 Glossary and Definitions .......................................................................................................19

GC3 Objectives ...............................................................................................................34

GC4 Grid Code Committee (GCC) .....................................................................................35

GC5 Unforeseen Circumstances ......................................................................................35

GC6 Procedure For Grid Code Review ..............................................................................36
GC6.1 All Revisions to Be Reviewed ................................................................................................36
GC6.2 Derogations...........................................................................................................................36
GC6.3 Request For Derogation ........................................................................................................37

GC7 Hierarchy ................................................................................................................38

GC8 Illegality and Partial Invalidity ..................................................................................38

GC9 Time of Effectiveness ...............................................................................................38

GC10 Grid Code Notices ................................................................................................38

GC11 Grid Code Disputes ..............................................................................................39

GC11.1 General .............................................................................................................................39
GC11.2 Disputes Determined by the Energy Commission ............................................................39
GC11.3 Disputes Determined by Arbitration ................................................................................39

GC12 Code Confidentiality ............................................................................................40

PLANNING CODE ..............................................................................................................41

PC1 Introduction ............................................................................................................41

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 PC1.1 Development of the Grid System ..........................................................................................41

PC2 OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................41

PC3 SCOPE .....................................................................................................................42

PC4 Development of the Grid System and Applicable Standards ......................................43

PC4.1 Establishing the Licence Standards .......................................................................................43
PC4.2 Application of the License Standards to Planning and Development ...................................43
PC4.3 System Development Statement ..........................................................................................43
PC4.4 Process of Connection Planning............................................................................................44
PC 4.5 Main Criteria of the License Standards .................................................................................45

PC5 Planning Processes ..................................................................................................50

PC5.0 General .................................................................................................................................50
PC5.1 Demand (Load) Forecasting ..................................................................................................51
PC5.2 Generation Adequacy Planning ............................................................................................51
PC5.3 Transmission Adequacy Planning .........................................................................................53

PC6 Connection Planning ................................................................................................54

PC7 Data Requirements..................................................................................................54

PC7.0 General .................................................................................................................................54
PC7.1 User Data ..............................................................................................................................54
PC7.2 Preliminary Project Data .......................................................................................................55
PC7.3 Committed project Data .......................................................................................................55
PC7.4 Contracted Project Data .......................................................................................................56

PLANNING CODE – APPENDIX A .......................................................................................58

PLANNING DATA REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................58
PART 1 .................................................................................................................................58

PC A1 STANDARD PLANNING DATA ...............................................................................58

PC A1.1 Connection Point and User Network Data .......................................................................58
PC A1.2 Demand Data ...................................................................................................................58
PC A1.3 Generating Unit and Power Station Data.........................................................................59
PC A1.4 Power Park Module DATA Requirement ..........................................................................60

PART 2 .................................................................................................................................67

PC A2 DETAILED PLANNING DATA ..................................................................................67

PC A2.1 Connection Point And User Network Data.......................................................................67
PC A2.2 Demand Data ...................................................................................................................70
PC A2.3 Generating Unit And Power Station Data ........................................................................70
PC A2.4 Additional Data ...............................................................................................................73

CONNECTION CONDITIONS ..............................................................................................75

CC1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................75

CC2 OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................75

CC3 SCOPE .....................................................................................................................75

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 CC4 CONNECTION PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................76
CC4.1 Exchange of Information Concerning the Point of COMMON COUPLING ............................76
CC4.2 Confidentiality of connection data .......................................................................................76

CC5 CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................77

CC5.1 Supply Standards ..................................................................................................................77
CC5.2 Technical Requirements for Parallel Operation of Consumer’s Generating Units ...............80
CC5.3 Requirement Relating to Generator Units ............................................................................81
CC5.4 General Requirements for Distributors, Network Owners and Directly Connected
Customers .............................................................................................................................................88
CC5.5 Technical Criteria for Communication Equipment................................................................89
CC5.6 Protection Criteria ................................................................................................................89

CC6 PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR CONNECTION TO AND USE OF THE Grid System
89
CC6.1 Application and Offer for Connection ...................................................................................89
CC6.2 Complex Transmission Network Connections ......................................................................90
CC6.3 Right to Reject an Application ..............................................................................................90
CC6.4 Connection and Use of System Agreement ..........................................................................91

CC7 APPROVAL TO CONNECT ..........................................................................................91

CC 7.1 Readiness to Connect ...........................................................................................................91
CC7.2 Confirmation of Approval to Connect ...................................................................................91

OPERATING CODE NO. 1...................................................................................................93

OC1 DEMAND FORECASTING ..........................................................................................93
OC1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................93
OC1.2 Objectives .............................................................................................................................93
OC1.3 Scope.....................................................................................................................................94
OC1.4 Procedure in the operational planning phase ......................................................................94
OC1.5 Demand forecasts .................................................................................................................95
OC1.6 procedure in the Post Control Phase ....................................................................................96

OPERATING Code No. 2 ....................................................................................................97

OC2 OPERATIONAL PLANNING ........................................................................................97
OC2.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................97
OC2.2 Objectives .............................................................................................................................97
OC2.3 Scope.....................................................................................................................................98
OC2.4 Submission of Planned Outage Schedules by Users .............................................................98
OC2.5 Planning of Generating Units Outages ................................................................................100
OC2.6 Planning of Transmission Outages ......................................................................................100
OC2.7 Unplanned Outages ............................................................................................................102
OC2.8 Programming Phase (to include Generators) .....................................................................102
OC2.9 Operational Planning Data Required ..................................................................................103
OC2.10 Data Exchange ................................................................................................................103

OPERATING CODE NO.3 ................................................................................................. 105

OC3 OPERATING RESERVE ............................................................................................. 105
OC3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................105

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 OC3.2 Objective .............................................................................................................................105
OC3.3 Scope...................................................................................................................................105
OC3.4 Operating Reserves and its Constituents ............................................................................106
OC3.5 Use of Spinning Reserve To Mitigate The Fall Of Frequency ..............................................107
OC3.6 Spinning Reserve Requirements of Generating Units on Free Governor Mode .................108
OC3.7 Allocation of Operating Reserves .......................................................................................108
OC3.8 Data Requirements .............................................................................................................109

OPERATING CODE NO. 4................................................................................................. 111

OC4 DEMAND CONTROL ............................................................................................... 111
OC4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................111
OC4.2 Objectives ...........................................................................................................................111
OC4.3 Scope...................................................................................................................................111
OC4.4 Procedure for Notification of Demand Reduction Control .................................................111
OC4.5 Procedures for Implementation of Demand Control ..........................................................112
OC4.6 Types of Demand Control To Be Implemented ...................................................................113
OC4.7 Scheduling and Dispatch .....................................................................................................114

OPERATING CODE NO. 5................................................................................................. 116

OC5 OPERATIONAL LIAISON .......................................................................................... 116
OC5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................116
OC5.2 Objectives ...........................................................................................................................116
OC5.3 Scope...................................................................................................................................116
OC5.4 Operational Liaison Terms ..................................................................................................116
OC5.5 ProcEdures for Operational Liaison ....................................................................................117
OC5.6 Requirement to Notify ........................................................................................................117
OC5.7 Significant Incidents ............................................................................................................118

OPERATING CODE NO.6 ................................................................................................. 120

OC6 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTREPORTING ........................................................................ 120
OC6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................120
OC6.2 Objectives ...........................................................................................................................120
OC6.3 Scope...................................................................................................................................120
OC6.4 Procedures For Reporting Significant Incidents ..................................................................120
OC6.5 Significant Incident Report..................................................................................................121
OC6.6 Procedure for Joint Investigation ........................................................................................122

OPERATING CODE NO. 7................................................................................................. 123

OC7 SYSTEM RESTORATION .......................................................................................... 123
OC7.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................123
OC7.2 Objectives ...........................................................................................................................123
OC7.3 Scope...................................................................................................................................123
OC7.4 Strategies For Speedy Restoration ......................................................................................123
OC7.5 Development of System Restoration Plan ..........................................................................124
OC7.6 Considerations During System Restoration ........................................................................125
OC7.7 Grid System Restoration Plan Familiarisation and Training ................................................128
OC7.8 Loss OF LOAD DISPATCH CENTRE .......................................................................................128
OC7.9 Fuel Supply shortages .........................................................................................................129

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OPERATING CODE NO.8 ................................................................................................. 130
OC8 SAFETY COORDINATION ........................................................................................ 130
OC8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................130
OC8.2 Objectives ...........................................................................................................................130
OC8.3 Scope...................................................................................................................................130
OC8.4 Procedures ..........................................................................................................................130
OC8.5 Safety Precautions For HV Apparatus .................................................................................133
OC8.6 Cancellation of RISP And Energisation ................................................................................134
OC8.7 Safety Logs ..........................................................................................................................134

OPERATING CODE NO. 8 - APPENDIX 1 – RISP - A ............................................................ 135

OPERATING CODE NO. 8 – APPENDIX 2 – RISP - B ........................................................... 136
OPERATING CODE NO. 9................................................................................................. 137
OC9 NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE ....................................................................... 137
OC9.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................137
OC9.2 Objective .............................................................................................................................137
OC9.3 Scope...................................................................................................................................137
OC9.4 Procedures For Numbering And Nomenclature .................................................................138

APPENDIX 1 NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE OF THE SABAH AND LABUAN GRID

SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................... 140
APPENDIX 2: NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE OF SWITCHGEAR ................................ 149
OPERATING CODE NO. 10 ............................................................................................... 151
OC10 Testing and Monitoring ..................................................................................... 151
OC10.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................151
OC10.2 Objectives.......................................................................................................................151
OC10.3 Scope ..............................................................................................................................151
OC10.4 Procedures Relating to testing Quality of Supply ..........................................................151
OC10.5 Procedure Relating to testing grid Connection Point Parameters .................................152
OC10.6 Procedure Relating to Monitoring Centrally dispatched generating units...................152
OC10.7 Procedure Relating to testing Centrally dispatched Generating Units ..........................153
OC10.8 allocation of costs for tests ............................................................................................158

OPERATING CODE NO. 11 ............................................................................................... 159

OC11 SYSTEM TESTS ................................................................................................... 159
OC11.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................159
OC11.2 Objectives.......................................................................................................................159
OC11.3 Scope ..............................................................................................................................159
OC11.4 Procedure for arranging System Tests ...........................................................................159

SCHEDULE AND DISPATCH CODE NO. 1 ........................................................................... 163

SDC1 GENERATION SCHEDULING ................................................................................ 163
SDC1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................163
SDC1.2 Objectives.......................................................................................................................163

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 SDC1.3 Scope ..............................................................................................................................164
SDC1.4 Procedure .......................................................................................................................165
SDC 1.5 Other Relevant Data in preparing the Generation Schedule .........................................169
SDC1.6 Data Validity Checking ...................................................................................................170
SDC1.7 Demand Reduction Data ................................................................................................171
SDC1.8 External System Transfer Data .......................................................................................171
SDC 1.9 Preparation of the Ten (10) days Ahead Plan ................................................................171
SDC 1.10 Preparation of the Merit Order Table ............................................................................172

SDC1 – APPENDIX 1 ........................................................................................................ 173

GENERATION SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH PARAMETERS ................................................... 173

SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH CODE NO. 2 ....................................................................... 174

SDC2 CONTROL, SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH ............................................................. 174
SDC2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................174
SDC2.2 Objectives.......................................................................................................................174
SDC2.3 Scope ..............................................................................................................................174
SDC2.4 Procedure .......................................................................................................................175
SDC2.5 Dispatch Instructions .....................................................................................................176
SDC2.6 Emergency Assistance Instructions ................................................................................181
SDC2.7 Reporting........................................................................................................................182

SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH CODE NO. 3 ....................................................................... 183

SDC3 FREQUENCY AND TRANSFER CONTROL............................................................... 183
SDC3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................183
SDC3.2 Objectives.......................................................................................................................183
SDC3.3 Scope ..............................................................................................................................183
SDC3.4 Procedure .......................................................................................................................183
SDC3.5 Dispatch Instruction of the GSO in Relation to Demand Control ...................................184
SDC3.6 Response to High Frequency Required from Synchronised Plant ..................................184
SDC3.7 Plant Operating Below Minimum Generation ...............................................................185
SDC3.8 General Issues ................................................................................................................185
SDC3.9 Frequency, Interconnector Transfer and Time Control .................................................186

METERING CODE ............................................................................................................ 187

MC1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 187

MC2 OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................... 187

MC3 SCOPE ................................................................................................................... 187

MC4 Requirements........................................................................................................ 187

MC4.1 General ...........................................................................................................................187
MC4.2 Key Principles .................................................................................................................188

MC5 Ownership ............................................................................................................ 190

MC6 Metering Accuracy and Data Exchange ................................................................... 190
MC6.1 Metering Accuracy and Availability ....................................................................................190

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 MC6.2 Data Collection System ...................................................................................... 191

MC7 Commissioning, Inspection, Calibration and Testing .................................................... 191

MC7.1 Commissioning ...............................................................................................................191
MC7.2 Responsibility for Inspection, Calibration and Testing ...................................................191
MC7.3 Procedures in the Event of Non-compliance .................................................................192
MC7.4 Audit of Metering Data ..................................................................................................192

MC8 Security of Metering Installation and Data ............................................................. 193

MC8.1 Security of Metering Equipment ....................................................................................193
MC8.2 Security Control..............................................................................................................193
MC8.3 Changes to Metering Equipment, Parameters and Settings ..........................................193
MC8.4 Changes to Metering Data .............................................................................................193

MC9 Processing of Metering Data for Billing Purposes .................................................... 194

MC9.1 Metering Database.........................................................................................................194
MC9.2 Remote Acquisition of Data ...........................................................................................194
MC9.3 Periodic Energy Metering ...............................................................................................194
MC9.4 Data Validation and Substitution ...................................................................................194
MC9.5 Errors Found in Meter Tests, Inspections or Audits .......................................................194

MC10 Confidentiality .................................................................................................. 195

MC11 Metering Installation Performance .................................................................... 195

MC12 Operational Metering ........................................................................................ 195

MC13 Disputes ............................................................................................................ 196

Metering Code Appendix 1 – Type and Accuracy of Revenue Metering Installations ....... 197
MCA1 General Requirements ....................................................................................... 197
MCA.1.2 Metering Installations Commissioned Prior to The Grid Code Effective Date ...............197
MCA.1.3 Accuracy Requirements for Metering Installations .......................................................197
MCA.1.4 Check Metering ..............................................................................................................199
MCA.1.5 Resolution and Accuracy of Displayed or Captured Data ..............................................200
MCA.1.6 General Design Requirements and Standards ...............................................................200

Metering Code Appendix 2 - Commissioning, Inspection, Calibration and Testing

Requirements ................................................................................................................ 201
MCA.2.1 General Requirements ...................................................................................................201
MCA.2.2 Technical Requirements .................................................................................................203

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PREAMBLE

1 INTRODUCTION
This Grid Code,
(a) sets out the procedure which regulates all Users of the Grid System1 in the State of Sabah
and the Federal Territory of Labuan (“Sabah and Labuan”), which comprises the
Transmission Network and directly connected Generating Units, for electrical power and
energy generation and transmission to the Distribution System and directly connected
customers; and
(b) provides criteria guidelines and procedures for Users of the a Grid System to provide
information necessary for the co-ordination, planning, development, maintenance and
operation thereof.
This Grid Code comprises any or all the codes contained in this document and all words and
expression used in this Grid Code shall have the meanings and effect given to them in the, Glossary
and Definition section of the General Conditions.
Figure 1 illustrates how the various Users identified in the Grid Code are connected or associated
with Grid System.

Figure 1 Users of the Power System

Figure 2 illustrates the participants in the Sabah and Labuan Grid System and the major roles
they are responsible for.

1
Note that besides the interconnected Grid System, there are currently a number of isolated rural Power Systems in Sabah
and Labuan, which are not synchronously joined to the interconnected Power System. All of these various Power Systems
are NOT covered by this Grid Code.

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Figure 2 The Main Participants of the Sabah and Labuan Grid System

2 SCOPE
The Grid Code contains procedures to permit the equitable management of the electricity sector in
Sabah and Labuan, taking into account a wide range of operational conditions likely to be
encountered under both normal and exceptional circumstances. It is nevertheless necessary to
recognise that the Grid Code cannot predict and address all possible operational situations.
Generators, Consumers and other Users must therefore understand and accept that the Grid System
Operator (GSO) in such unforeseen circumstances will be required, in the course of the reasonable
and prudent discharging of its responsibilities, to act decisively in pursuance of any one or any
combination of the following general requirements:
(a) The preservation or restoration of the integrity of its Grid System
(b) The compliance by Generators, Grid Owner and Network Owners with obligations
imposed by Licences issued by the Energy Commission;
(c) The avoidance of breakdown, separation, collapse or blackout (total or partial) of the
Power System;
(d) The requirements of safety under all circumstances, including the prevention of personal
injury; and
(e) The prevention of damage to Plant and/or Apparatus or the environment.
The Grid Code does not apply to the Distribution Networks including the Rural Networks as this will
be covered by the Distribution Code. It is important that any HV Apparatus used in these Networks
must be compatible in terms of design standards and equipment standards with the interconnected
Grid System.

2.1 INDUSTRY MODEL

The Sabah and Labuan electricity sector is subject to regulation by the Energy Commission
and this Grid Code is issued with the consent of the Energy Commission.

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Although SESB is the main vertically integrated electricity utility in Sabah and Labuan, the
Grid Code refers to different functions within SESB by naming key functions. This is to clarify
which department and persons within SESB is responsible for complying with the Grid Code.
The key functions are listed below:
(a) The Single Buyer is a department in SESB that is responsible for overseeing the
commercial arrangements entered into with the IPPs. The Single Buyer is not
responsible for rural connected IPPS and interconnected Power System connected
IPPs.
(b) The Grid Owner is a unit within SESB responsible for the operation and
maintenance of the Transmission Network and its associated Plant and Apparatus
for the purpose of providing transmission services, including access to the
Transmission Network to Generators, Distributers and Users of the Grid System.
(c) The Grid System Operator or GSO is the person in SESB responsible for the overall
coordination of the operation, maintenance and control of the interconnected Grid
System amongst all Users. The GSO is also responsible for generation Dispatch
and monitoring and control of this Grid System to ensure that the Grid System is
operated, at all times, reliably, securely, safely and economically.

3 OVERVIEW OF GRID CODE

3.1 GENERAL
The Grid Code is divided into the following codes of practice as contained in Part 2 of this
Schedule:
(a) General Conditions;
(b) Planning Code;
(c) Connection Conditions;
(d) Operating Codes Nos. 1 to 11;
(e) Scheduling and Dispatch Codes Nos. 1 to 3; and
(f) Metering Code.
These are now summarised.

3.2 GENERAL CONDITIONS

The General Conditions section deals with those aspects of the Grid Code not covered in
other sections, including the resolution of disputes and the revision of the Grid Code. It also
contains the Glossary and Definitions of terms used in the Grid Code.

3.3 PLANNING CODES

The Planning Code deals with issues relating to the medium term development and
expansion of generation capacity and the Grid System through the annual Transmission
Development Plan and the Generation Development Plan.
Furthermore, it provides for the procedures involved for existing or new Users intending to
connect on to the Grid System and the data to be provided to the Grid Owner in order for
the planner to assess the application.

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3.4 CONNECTION CONDITIONS

Connection Conditions, which specify the minimum technical, design and certain operational
criteria that must be complied with by directly connected Users.

3.5 OPERATING CODES

A set of Operating Codes, which govern the way in which Grid System operation is planned,
programmed, notified, scheduled and then run in real time. This sequence starts with the
forecasting of demand for the year ahead, in accordance with OC1. With the receipt of
demand forecasts from Single Buyer, the GSO co-ordinates requests for outages and
matches these against forecast demand to produce the Annual Generation Plan under OC2.
In producing the Annual Generation Plan (of equipment outages) the GSO also applies the
generation reserve standards of OC3 and the demand control methods of OC4. Information
is communicated and operations are co-ordinated in accordance with OC5 and the
occurrence of significant incidents reported in accordance with OC6.
Where a Grid System experiences a failure in the control of Frequency or nodal voltage,
which results in separation of the Grid System components and/or widespread load
shedding, then restoration to normal operation is covered by OC7.
Any work to be carried out at a Connection Point shall be in accordance to the safety
co-ordination procedures detailed under OC8.
Where a new Connection Point is to be constructed or changes are to be made to an existing
Connection Point, then the numbering and naming of the equipment is covered by OC9.
Monitoring and investigation of the performance of Users equipment is covered by OC10
while commissioning and testing of equipment that have a significant impact on the Grid
System is covered by OC11.
These are summarised below:
1) demand forecasting (OC1);
2) the co-ordination of the outage planning processes in respect of generating set and
power station equipment and outage of Grid System equipment (OC2);
3) the specification of different types of reserve, which make up the Operating
Reserve (OC3);
4) different methods of demand control including reduction of demand (OC4);
5) the reporting and communication, of scheduled and planned actions and
unexpected occurrences such as faults on the power system or faults on the User’s
installation (OC5);
6) the provision of written fault and incident reports for significant incidents (OC6);
7) Grid System contingency plans and partial or blackout restoration (OC7);
8) the co-ordination of Grid System safety procedures in order that work can be
carried out safely at the Connection Point (OC8);
9) the procedures to be used for numbering and naming of plant and apparatus at
Connection Points (OC9);
10) monitoring and investigation in relation to a User’s Plant and Apparatus (OC10);
11) the procedures to be followed for System Tests (OC11).

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3.6 SCHEDULE AND DISPATCH CODES

The Grid Code also contains a generation scheduling and dispatch code, which is split into
three sections and deals with:
(a) the preparation of a planned Centrally Dispatch Generating Units (CDGUs) running
schedule covering all CDGUs, based upon a least cost dispatch modal (SDC1);
(b) the issue of Dispatch Instructions to Generators with CDGUs (SDC2); and
(c) the procedures and requirements in relation to Frequency control and Active
Energy and or power transfer levels (SDC3).

3.7 METERING CODE

The Metering Code deals with wholesale and Operational Metering and is split into a
number of sections and deals with:
(a) the specific requirements for Fiscal Metering; and
(b) the basic requirements for Operational Metering.
This Metering Code contains the metering requirements at the Point of Common Coupling.

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4 ABBREVIATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS OF GRID CODES

Abbreviation Codes of Practice Description

GC General Conditions Rules and provisions of a general

application to the Grid Code and the
Glossary and Definitions

PC Planning Code Planning requirements for connection to a

Power System

CC Connection Conditions Connection requirements

OC1 Operating Code No. 1 Demand Forecasting

OC2 Operating Code No. 2 Operational Planning

OC3 Operating Code No. 3 Operating Reserve

OC4 Operating Code No. 4 Demand Control

OC5 Operating Code No. 5 Operational Liaison

OC6 Operating Code No. 6 Significant Incident Reporting

OC7 Operating Code No. 7 Contingency Planning and System

Restoration

OC8 Operating Code No. 8 Safety Co-ordination

OC9 Operating Code No. 9 Numbering and Nomenclature

OC10 Operating Code No. 10 Testing and Monitoring

OC11 Operating Code No. 11 System Tests

SDC1 Scheduling and Dispatch Code No. 1 Generation Scheduling

SDC2 Scheduling and Dispatch Code No. 2 Control, Scheduling and Dispatch

SDC3 Scheduling and Dispatch Code No. 3 Frequency and Transfer Control

MC Metering Code Metering requirements for connection to

the Transmission Network

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

GC1 INTRODUCTION
Each specific code of practice of the Grid Code contains the provisions relating specifically to that
particular code. There are also provisions of a more general application to allow the various codes to
operate together. Such provisions are included in this General Conditions (GC).

GC2 INTERPRETATION

GC2.1 GENERAL
In this Grid Code, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) references to “this Grid Code” or “the Grid Code” are reference to the whole of the
Grid Code, including any schedules or other documents attached to any part of the
Grid Code;
(b) the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and
(c) any one gender includes the others.
References to codes, paragraphs, clauses or schedules are to the codes, paragraphs, clauses
or schedules of this Grid Code:
(a) code, paragraph and schedule headings are for convenience of reference only and
do not form part of and shall neither affect nor be used in the construction of this
Grid Code;
(b) reference to any law, regulation made under any law, standard, secondary
legislation, contract, agreement or other legal document shall be to that item as
amended, modified or replaced from time to time. In particular, any reference to
any licence shall be to that licence as amended, modified or replaced from time to
time and to any rule, document, decision or arrangement promulgated or
established under that licence;
(c) references to the consent or approval of the Energy Commission shall be
references to the approval or consent of the Energy Commission in writing, which
may be given subject to such conditions as may be determined by the regulatory
authority, as that consent or approval may be amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time and to any proper order, instruction or requirement
or decision of the Energy Commission given, made or issued under it;
(d) all references to specific dates or periods of time shall be calculated according to
the Gregorian calendar and all references to specific dates shall be to the day
commencing on such date at 00:00 hours, such time being Malaysian Standard
Time (UTC/GMT + 8 hours);
(e) where a word or expression is defined in this Grid Code, cognate words and
expressions shall be construed accordingly;

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(f) references to “person” or “persons” include individuals, firms, companies, state

government agencies, committees, departments, ministries and other incorporate
and unincorporated bodies as well as to individuals with a separate legal
personality or not; and
(g) the words “such as”, “include”, “including”, “for example” and “in particular” shall
be construed as being by way of illustration or emphasis and shall not limit or
prejudice the generality of any foregoing words.

GC2.2 GLOSSARY AND DEFINITIONS

In this Grid Code, the following words and expressions, including abbreviations shall, unless
the subject matter or the context otherwise requires or is inconsistent therewith, bear the
following meanings:
(i) Abbreviations:
The following abbreviations are listed for the reader’s convenience. They are more fully
covered in the definitions section that follows it.

AC alternating current (nominally 50 Hz)

AGC Automatic Generation Control

AVR Automatic Voltage Regulator

CDGU Centrally Dispatched Generating Unit

DC direct current

GO Grid Owner

GSO Grid System Operator - of the interconnected Grid System

HV high voltage

Hz Hertz

k kilo, multiple of 1,000 i.e. 1kV is 1,000 volts

LDC Load Dispatch Centre

LOLE Loss of load expectation

M mega, multiple of 1 million i.e. 1 MW is 1,000,000 Watts

pu per unit

PV Photovoltaic, an apparatus which converts sun light to

electricity

SB Single Buyer

SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition

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SD1 Schedule Day one (the first dispatch day) of the Weekly
Generation Schedule

SESB Sabah Electricity Sdn. Bhd.

ST Suruhanjaya Tenaga (Energy Commission)

UFLS under frequency load shedding scheme

V volt, the international unit of electric potential

VA volt-ampere, the international unit of apparent power

var volt-ampere-reactive, the international unit of reactive power

W watt, the international unit of power being the rate of energy

conversion (e.g. by a boiler), or rate of doing work (e.g. by a
generator)

week0 week zero, or the programming week before the dispatch week
(w1)

Wh watt-hour, a measure of electrical energy

(ii) Glossary and definitions

Abnormal System The operating condition of the Grid System where the system
Conditions Frequency and Voltages deviate outside the Normal Operating
Conditions usually under some system fault conditions.

Abnormal Overload The loading of any Plant or Apparatus beyond the limit which a
prudent operator acting reasonably in the circumstances that pertain
at that precise time would consider acceptable.

Act The Electricity Supply Act 1990 (Act 447) and regulations made
thereunder.

Agreement Any technical and/or commercial agreement signed between two or

more parties in Sabah and Labuan Electricity Supply Industry.

Ancillary Service A service as defined in an agreement, other than for the production
of Energy and/or provision of Capacity which is used to operate a
stable and secure Grid System including automatic generation
control, Reactive Power, Operating Reserve, Frequency control,
voltage control and Black Start capability.

Annual Generation The annual report submitted by the Single Buyer to the Energy
Plan Commission providing the generation outage requirements for the
next (5) years.

Apparatus All electrical equipment in which electrical conductors are used,

supported or which they form a part. Where reference is restricted

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only to HV apparatus this will be indicated in the specific text as

“HV Apparatus”.

Availability The MW Capacity of a Generating Unit made available to GSO across

a specified time period by a Generator in an Availability Notice.
“Available” shall be construed accordingly.

Availability A notice issued in accordance with SDC1 by a Generator to the Single

Declaration Buyer stating the Availability of each of its CDGUs. Such notice shall
provide such detail as required by SDC1.

Average Hot Spell That combination of weather elements within a period of time which
(AHS) Conditions is the average of the observed values of those weather elements
during equivalent periods over many years.

Black Start The procedure necessary for recovery from a Total Blackout or
Partial Blackout.

Black Start Capable A Generating Unit or Power Station, as the case may be, that is
Power Station registered as having Black Start capabilities.
(BSCPS)

Business Days Any day excluding Saturday, Sunday or public holidays in Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah.

Capacity The MW capacity, at a stated power factor, of a Generating Unit,

available to be sent-out by that unit to the Grid System.

Centrally A Generating Unit subject to Dispatch by the GSO. Unless otherwise

Dispatched stated, where reference is made to CDGU, it applies to generating
Generating Unit or unit equal to or greater than 30MW if it is a synchronous unit; and in
CDGU the case of Power Park Module, it applies to total on-site generation
capacity equal to or greater than 5 MW.

Cold Standby Cold standby is a condition of readiness in relation to any CDGU that
is declared available, in an Availability Declaration, to start,
synchronise and attain target Loading all within a period of time
stated in the Availability Declaration.

Committed project Data relating to a User Development submitted by the User to the
Data Grid Owner, and to the Single Buyer once the relevant Agreement
for connection to the Grid System is signed

Connection An agreement between a User and the Grid Owner by which the
Agreement User is connected to the Grid System at a Connection Point.

Connection Application by any person or User seeking to establish new or

Application modified arrangements for connection and or use of the Grid
System.

Connection Point An electrical point of connection between the Transmission

Network and a User’s System under the terms of their Connection
Agreement.

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Connection Site A SESB Transmission Site or a User Site, as the case may be.
The Generation Schedule after all the Transmission Constraints are
Constrained
fully taken into account.
Schedule

Consumer A person or entity to whom Energy is supplied for consumption.

Contracted Project The data required to be submitted by the User in accordance with
Data the PC after completion and signing of the relevant Agreement.

Control Phase That period from the issue of the Generation Schedule through to
real time.

Data Collection The data collection system operated by the GSO on behalf of the
System Single Buyer, for use in the calculation of payments due for
wholesale electricity supplied or received.

DC Converter Any User Apparatus used to convert alternating current

electricity to direct current electricity, or vice versa. A DC
Converter is a stand-alone operative configuration at a single
site comprising one or more converter bridges, together with
one or more converter transformers, converter control
equipment, essential protective and switching devices and
auxiliaries, if any, used for conversion.

DC network All items of Plant and Apparatus connected together on the

direct current side of a DC Converter.

Demand The demand for Active and/or Reactive Power by Consumers

connected to a Power System.

Demand Control The term demand control is used to describe any or all methods of
achieving a Demand reduction, to maintain the stable and secure
operation of a Power System.

Designed Minimum The output (in whole MW) below which a Generating Unit has no
Operating Level High Frequency Response capability.

Detailed Planning Detailed additional data which the Grid Owner requires under the PC
Data in support of Standard Planning Data. Generally, it is first supplied
once a relevant Agreement is concluded.

Directly Connected A Customer in Sabah or Labuan acting in its capacity as such and
Large Power receiving electricity direct from the Grid System.
Consumers

Disconnection The switching off by manual or automatic means for the purpose of
Demand Control on a Power System or during the automatic
operation of network protection devices.

Dispatch An instruction issued by the GSO requiring a Generating Unit or a

Instruction Power Station to undertake a specific operational action to achieve
specified Load and/or target voltage levels, within its Generating

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Unit Capability Limits at a specific time.

Dispatcher That person currently on duty and authorised by the GSO to issue
Dispatch Instructions to Generators for the operation of CDGUs.

Distributor A person who is licensed under Section 9 of the Act and is connected
to the Grid System and distributes electricity for the purpose of
enabling a supply to be given to any premises. “Distribute” means to
operate, maintain and distribute electricity through the electricity
distribution network.

Distribution The system operating at a nominal phase voltages of 33 kV or below

Network consisting (wholly or mainly) of electric lines or cables, substations
and associated equipment and buildings which are owned or
operated by a Distribution Licensee (Distributor) and used for the
distribution of electricity from Grid Supply Points or Generating
Units or other entry points to the point of delivery to Customers or
other Distributors.

Dynamic Spinning The Active Power reserve held on part-loaded Generators operating
Reserve on the Grid System which can automatically be delivered over some
seconds in respond to a fall in System Frequency

Earthed Connected to the general mass of earth by means of an Earthing

Device.

Earthing Device A means of providing a connection between a conductor and the

general mass of earth to ensure the safe discharge of any electrical
energy, being one of the following:
 Portable Earth – An Earthing Device any part of which is not
permanently positioned and may be moved during work.
 Primary Earth – A fixed or portable Earthing Device applied at a
position defined in a safety document such as a RISP, which shall not
be removed until the safety document is cancelled.
“Earthing” shall be construed accordingly.

Earth Fault Factor At a selected location of a three phase system and for a given System
configuration, the ratio of the highest root mean square phase-to-
earth power frequency voltage on a sound phase during a fault to
earth (affecting one or more phases at any point) to the root mean
square phase-to-earth power frequency voltage which would be
obtained at the selected location without the fault.

Economic Capacity That loading, as determined by the Single Buyer, that represents the
optimum economic loading point for a Generating Unit, taking into
account all variable operating costs.

Energy (Active and Active energy is that instantaneous energy derived from the product
Reactive) of voltage and current and the cosine of voltage-current phase angle
between them which is integrated over time and measured in
watt-hours or multiples thereof.

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Reactive energy is that instantaneous energy derived from the

product of voltage and current and the sine of the voltage-current
phase angle between them which is integrated over time and
measured in var-hours or multiples thereof.

Energy Commission Suruhanjaya Tenaga, the Energy Commission established under the
Energy Commission Act 2001 (Act 610) and the regulatory authority
for West Malaysia and the Sabah and Labuan energy sector.

Energy The annual Energy Requirements forecast from customers from the
Requirements Distributors, Users and Network Owners required for the
preparation of the annual System Development Plan

Energy Sector The applicable federal and state laws of Malaysia applicable to the
Safety Laws safe operation of a Grid System and safe working of persons on
Plant and/or Apparatus.

Event The term event means an unscheduled or unplanned (although it

may be anticipated) occurrence on, or relating to, a Grid System
including faults, incidents and breakdowns, and adverse weather
conditions being experienced.

Embedded A Power Station which is Embedded in a User System.

Generating Plant

Estimated Those data of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data
Registered Data which upon connection will become an Estimated Registered Data
for the ten (10) succeeding years.

Extra High Voltage V > 230 000 - A voltage normally exceeding 230 000 volts.

Fast Start The ability of a Generating Unit to be synchronised and loaded up to

Capability full load within five (5) minutes.

Fiscal Metering A Metering Installation at a Connection Point or a Point of Common

Coupling or a Generator Circuit, for fiscal accounting, and/or
settlements purpose.

Forecast Data Those data of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data
which will always be forecast values.

Frequency The number of alternating current cycles per second (expressed in

hertz) at which a Power System is operating.

Frequency The operation of a Centrally Dispatched Generating Unit in a

Sensitive Mode Frequency Sensitive Mode that will result in Active Power output
changing in response to changes in Frequency. The timing for such
changes is detailed in SDC3.

Generating Unit Any Apparatus which produces electricity using an energy

conversion and/or storage process.

Generating Unit A capability chart, registered with the Single Buyer and the GSO,
which shows the MW and Mvar capability limits within which a

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Capability Limits Generating Unit will be expected to operate under steady state
conditions.
In the case of a Power Park Module, the capacity chart
registered by the Generator with the Single Buyer, which shows
the active power and reactive power capability limits within
which such Power Park Module will be expected to operate
under steady state condition.
In addition, a Power Park Module output is based upon the
Intermittent power source being at a level which would enable
the Power Park Module to generate at Registered Capacity.

Generating Unit Those parameters listed in SDC1. Appendix 1 under the heading
Scheduling and Generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters relating to
Dispatch Dispatch Units.
Parameters (SDP)

Generation The annual report submitted by the Single Buyer to the Energy
Development Plan Commission providing the generation capacity requirements for the
next (10) years in accordance with the Licence requirements.

Generation The standard which relates to provision of sufficient firm generation

Reliability Standard capacity to meet demand with a sufficient margin.

Generation An advanced generation notice issued by 17:00 hours in accordance

Schedule with SDC1, detailing by CDGU the anticipated requirements from
such CDGUs for the following day or days covered by the indicative
running notification.

Generation Unit The advanced notice to Generators regarding startup or shutdown of

Commitment Generating Units for the next day in accordance with SDC1

Generators A person who is Licenced by the Energy Commission to generate

electricity in Sabah and Labuan.

Generator Circuit A circuit from a power station having a CDGU and the associated
current and voltage transformers which form a Metering Installation
which measure the output from one of more CDGUs using this
circuit.

Grid Code A document that sets out the principles governing the relationship
between the GSO, ST, Grid Owner, Single Buyer and all Users of the
Grid System.

Grid Owner A unit within SESB responsible for the operation and maintenance of
a Transmission Network and its associated Plant and Apparatus for
the purpose of providing transmission services, including access to
the Transmission Network to Generators, Distributers and Users of
the Grid System.

Grid System The licensed Transmission Network with directly connected

Generating Units and directly connected customers.

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Grid System The person in SESB responsible for the overall coordination of the
Operator or (GSO) operation, maintenance and control of the interconnected Grid
System amongst all Users. The GSO is also responsible for
generation Dispatch and monitoring and control of this Grid System
to ensure that the Grid System is operated, at all times, reliably,
securely, safely and economically.

High Frequency The high frequency response is the automatic decrease in Active
Response Power output of a Generating Unit in response to a Frequency
rise in accordance with the primary control capability and
additional mechanisms for reducing Active Power generation (for
example, fast valving). It is part of the Operating Reserve and is
further described in OC3.4.3

High Voltage 50 000 < V ≤ 230 000 - A voltage normally exceeding medium
voltage but equal to or not exceeding 230 000 volts.

Hot Standby Hot standby is that part of the Non-Spinning Reserve that is in a
condition of readiness such that the hot-standby CDGU is ready to
be Synchronised and attain an instructed Load within a specific
timescale and subsequently maintained such Load continuously.

House Load The operation of a Power Station or a Generating Unit at a load

Operation level where only the demand of the Power Station or Generating
Unit is being met

Interconnector A facility that interconnects the Sabah and Labuan Grid System to
another power system external to the State of Sabah and the
Federal Territory of Labuan.

Independent A business entity independent of SESB connected to the Grid

Power Producer or System which produces electricity from its Generating Units and
(IPP) sells the majority of the output to the Single Buyer.

Interconnected Any person located outside Sabah and Labuan, which owns and
Party operates an Interconnector.

Interconnector The agreement between the Single Buyer and an Interconnected

Agreement Party for the export or import of Active Energy and the provision
of Network and/or generation Capacity across an Interconnector.

Intermittent Power The primary source of power for a Generating Unit that
Source depends on uncontrollable environmental conditions, e.g.
solar, wind or tidal power.

Isolated Plant and/or Apparatus disconnected from associated electrical

and/or mechanical power sources by an Isolating Device secured
in the isolating position or by the disablement of the Plant or
Apparatus so the electrical and/or mechanical Energy cannot pass
across the point of isolation.

Isolating Device A device for rendering Plant and/or Apparatus into an Isolated
condition.

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Isolation Has the meaning given in OC8.4.1

Inverter A converter transforming DC supply to AC supply.

Key Safe A device for the secure retention of Safety Keys.

Large Power The Consumer with a Demand equal to or greater than 5 MW on

Consumer the interconnected Network.

Largest Power The risk to the Grid System caused by the disconnection of the
Infeed Loss Risk largest Generating Unit or transmission line or Interconnector
carrying the largest amount of power and resulting in significant
Frequency deviation.

Least Cost The schedule of generators prepared for the following day that, at
Generation the time of preparation, would result in least cost operation of the
Schedule Grid System, taking into account all factors specified in SDC1, if
dispatched the following day.

Licence A licence issued by the Energy Commission in accordance with the

Act. “Licensed” shall be construed accordingly.

Licence Standards Those standards relating to the reliability, security and quality of
electricity supply prepared by the Licencee pursuant to the
Licence approved by the Energy Commission.

Load That Active, Reactive, or Apparent Power as the case may be

produced by a Generating Unit and/or transported across a
Network.

Load Dispatch A dispatch centre and/or control centre responsible for the issuing
Centre or LDC of Dispatch Instructions to CDGUs and coordinating the
Transmission Network operations and Load, including safety
coordination, as the context requires.

Local Safety An instruction issued by the management of a company

Instruction concerning the procedures or code of practice to be adopted for
safe working on specific Plant and/or Apparatus, or at a specific
Connection Point.

Loss of Load A reliability index that indicates the probability that some portion
Probability (LOLP) of the Peak Demand will not be satisfied by the available
generating capacity as per License Standard. It may also be
expressed as an expected duration in a year for which the Peak
Demand is not being met, in which case it is referred as Loss of
Load Expectation (LOLE)

Load Following The capability of a Generating Unit to increase or decrease its

Capability output in a proportional manner to the increase in Grid System
Demand in real time via Automatic Generation Control (AGC) and
any other methods as specified in the Connection Code.

Maximum The maximum loading of the Generating Unit concerned, as

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Continuous Rating registered with the Single Buyer at which the Generating Unit can
(MCR) operate continuously without any undue degradation of
operational performance, in accordance with Prudent Utility
Practice.

Medium Voltage 1 000 < V ≤ 50 000 - A voltage normally exceeding low voltage but
equal to or not exceeding 50 000 volts.

Merit Order The prioritised list, produced by the Single Buyer, of CDGUs
declared available, which gives the order in which such CDGUs will
be Loaded by the GSO in accordance with SDC1 and SDC2 in
specific circumstance.

Meter A device for measuring and recording units of Active Energy

and/or Reactive Energy and/or Power and/or Demand.

Metering A Meter and the associated current transformers, voltage

Installation transformers, metering protection equipment including alarms, LV
electrical circuitry and associated data collectors, related to the
measurement of Active Energy and/or Reactive Energy and/or
Active Power and/or Reactive Power, as the case may be.

Minimum The minimum stable output (in whole MW) that a CDGU has
Generation registered with the Single Buyer.

Minister Minister means the minister having the responsibility for

electricity in the State of Sabah and Labuan.

N-1 The condition where any one equipment out of all the equipment
in the Grid System is taken off from service or tripped. “N”
signifies total number of equipment in the system. The equipment
could be a generator unit, line, cable, circuit breaker or
transformer.
On a similar definition, “(N-2)” is the condition where any 2
equipment trip simultaneously. “(N-0 )” is the intact condition
where every equipment is service.

Network A general expression for a Transmission Network and/or

Distribution Network and/or User as the case may be. In certain
instances it means all of these networks.

Network Data Data as listed in Part 3 of Appendix A in PC

Network Owner A person with a User System directly connected to the Grid
System to which Customers and/or Power stations ( not forming
part of the Grid System) are connected, acting in its capacity as a
owner and operator of the User System, but shall not include a
person acting in the capacity of an externally Interconnected
Party.

Nominated Fuel Nominated Fuel is the primary or main fuel of a Power Station or
Generating Plant nominated by the Single Buyer based upon the
calculations made in preparing the Generation Development

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Plan. Also termed as Primary Fuel

Non-Spinning The component of the Operating Reserve not connected to the

Reserve Grid System but available to serve Demand within a specified
time which includes Generating Units on Hot Standby and Cold
Standby.

Normal Operating The operating condition of the Grid System when the voltage and
Condition frequency at all points on the system are within their normal
limits and the system is secure against outages within
Transmission System Reliability Standards. “Normal Operation”
shall be construed accordingly.

Notice Submission The time specified in SDC1 by which an Availability Declaration

Time notice or amendments to such notices shall be received by the
GSO/LDC.

Notice to The period of time normally required to Synchronise a Dispatch

Synchronise Unit following instruction from the GSO as stipulated in relevant
Agreement.

Open Access The provision by the Grid Owner of access to its Network by Users
including, for the avoidance of doubt, prospective Users of a Grid
System.

Operating Reserve That generation Capacity in excess of Demand which must be

realisable in real-time operation to provide for regulation, load
forecasting error, loss of generation or a loss of import from an
External Interconnection. It consists of Spinning Reserve and
Non-Spinning Reserve.

Operation The term operation means a previously planned and instructed

action relating to the operation of any Plant or Apparatus that
forms a part of the Grid System. Such Operation would typically
involve some planned change of state of the Plant or Apparatus
concerned, which the GSO requires to be informed of.

Operational A schematic representation of all User and SESB Apparatus and

Diagram circuits at the Connection Point incorporating its numbering,
nomenclature and labelling.

Operational Effect The term operational effect means any effect on the operation of
the relevant Grid System which will or may cause the Grid System
and/or User installation to operate (or be at a materially increased
risk of operating) differently to the way in which they would or
may have normally operated in the absence of that effect.

Operational A Metering Installation at a Point of Common Coupling or a

Metering Generating Unit, or a Generation Circuit required for the purpose
of Grid System control.

Operational The Operational Planning Phase occurs from 5 years down to day
Planning Phase ahead

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Partial Blackout The situation existing in a Power Island of the Grid System, when
all Generators in the Power Island have disconnected from the
Power Island and there is no electrical power flowing in the
Power Island.

Peak Capacity The maximum short duration loading of a Generating Unit in MW

for a maximum period of one hour. The Peak Capacity shall be
calculated on the basis of the Generating Unit being loaded to
Economic Capacity and having achieved normal operating
temperatures, prior to being loaded to Peak Capacity. Following
loading at Peak Capacity it should be considered to have returned,
for calculation purposes, to loading at Economic Capacity.

Peak Demand That hourly period when the Power System Demand achieves or
is forecast to achieve, as the case may be, the highest Demand for
that day.

Point of Common That point on the Transmission Network which is electrically

Coupling closest to the User installation at which either Demands (Loads)
are, or may be, connected.

Planning Data The data associated with the longer term Planning of the
Transmission Network and for calculation of generation adequacy
to meet the Forecast Demand.

Plant Fixed and movable equipment used in the generation and/or

supply and/or transmission and/or distribution of electricity other
than Apparatus.
For the avoidance of doubt, equipment may be considered to be
plant even though it contains LV conductors, that provide
electrical power for that plant item.

Power Island The condition that occurs when parts of the Network including
associated Generating Units become detached electrically from
the rest of the Grid System. This detached System with its
associated Networks and Generating Units is a power island.

Power (Active and Active power is that instantaneous energy derived from the
Reactive) product of voltage, current and the cosine of the phase angle
between voltage and current. It is measured in watts or multiples
thereof. Reactive power is that instantaneous energy derived
from the product of voltage, current and the sine of the phase
angle between voltage and current which is measured in vars or
multiples thereof

Power Station The Generator’s Generating Unit(s) or Power Park Module(s)

together with its associated auxiliary equipment, fuel, stores and
stocks, buildings and property at or adjacent to the generating site
and including Plant and Apparatus belonging to the Generator
and required for the connection of these Generating Units to the
Grid System.

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Power Park A collection of one or more Generating Units registered as a

Module Power Park Module under the PC that are powered by an
Intermittent Power Source, joined together by a system with
a single electrical point of connection directly to the
transmission system. The connection to the transmission
system may include a DC Converter.

Power Park Unit An individual Generating Unit within a Power Park Module.

Power System Equipment controlling the Exciter output in such a way that power
Stabiliser (PSS) oscillations of the Generating Units are dampened. Input variables
may be speed, frequency or power or a combination of these
system quantities.

Preliminary Project Project data relating to a proposed User Development submitted

Data by existing or potential Users to the Single Buyer applying for
connection to the Grid System.

Primary Reserve Primary reserve is an automatic governor response by a

Synchronised CDGU to a fall or rise in Grid System frequency by
changes in the CDGU’s output, to restore the frequency back to
within target limits. Such response should be fully available within
5 seconds and sustainable for a further 25 seconds.

Prudent Utility The exercise of that degree of skill, diligence, prudence, and
Practice foresight which would reasonably and ordinarily be expected from
a skilled and experienced operator engaged in power utility
activities under the same or similar circumstances.

Registered The registered generation capacity declared by Generators to

Capacity Single Buyer and GSO.

Registered Data Those data of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning
Data which upon connection to the Grid System become fixed
until subject to any subsequent changes

Rural Network Any Network situated in Sabah or Labuan that is Licensed, and is
not capable of being synchronously connected to the
Transmission Network in Sabah and Labuan.

Safety Key Has the meaning given in OC8.4.1

Safety Log A chronological record of messages relating to safety coordination

sent and received by each Safety Coordinator under OC8.

Safety Rules The rules for the establishment of a safe system of working on
mechanical Plant, electrical Apparatus and operational buildings.
Such rules shall comply with Energy Sector Safety Law and
Prudent Utility Practice.

Scheduling Scheduling is the process as set out in SDC1, of compiling a

schedule or programme for the dispatch of Centrally Dispatched
Generating Units to meet forecast Demand.

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Schedule Day (SD) The 24 hour period starting at 00:00 hours (midnight) of the
scheduled day concerned. The schedule days are designated SD1,
SD2 etc where SD1 is the first day referred to in the programming
process concerned. In specific instances, SD0 will be used to
designate today or present time.

Scheduling and The relevant data required by the Single Buyer and GSO in
Dispatch carrying out the Scheduling and Dispatch of generation in
Parameters or SDP accordance to SDC1.

SDP Notice A notice issued by a Generator, in accordance to SDC1, stating the

SDP data of a CDGU.

Secondary Reserve is the portions of Spinning Reserve from the Synchronised

Generating Units that are under automatic generation control
(AGC) or manually dispatch by GSO and is realisable within thirty
(30) seconds in response to the fall in the System Frequency and
should be sustainable for the next thirty (30) minutes

Self-generator An entity which produces electricity for its own consumption but
may import electrical energy when required or may export excess
generation to the Power System (if permitted in the generating
Licence) which is usually operated in parallel with the Power
System.

SESB Sabah Electricity Sendirian Berhad established in 1998 and

includes its successors-in-title, or permitted assigns, or any entity
incorporated to succeed SESB or to whom its assets rights and
liabilities shall be transferred. For the avoidance of doubt, SESB is
the operator of the public Grid System in the Federal Territory of
Labuan and the State of Sabah.

Settlements Those function under the control of the Single Buyer that maps
System physical Power System operations into financial operations
through the bulk processing of metering data and Energy and
Power flows and oversees the financial exchanges between the
different parties. “Settlements” shall be construed accordingly.

Significant Incident An Event on the Grid System having an Operational Effect which
results in, or likely to result in, the following:-
 Tripping of Plant and/or Apparatus either manually or
automatically;
 System Frequency outside statutory limits;
 System Voltage outside statutory limits;
 System overloads; or
 System instability
Single Buyer The department in SESB responsible for initiating the process for
the procurement of new generation and the drafting of new PPAs
for signing between the relevant parties and monitoring of
existing PPAs. The single buyer also has the right to monitoring

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the scheduling, dispatch and operational planning by the GSO to

ensure the equitable operation of the PPAs.

Site Responsibility Has the meaning given in CC6.4

Schedule

Spinning Reserve Those loaded Generating Units, which form part of the Operating
Reserve, that are Synchronised to the Grid System and contribute
to Primary Reserve or Secondary Reserve and/or High Frequency
Response. A full explanation of this is found in OC3.

Standard Planning Data as listed in Part 1 of Appendix A in PCA.1.4

Data

Stand-by Fuel Stock The stock level for the standby fuel defined by the Single Buyer as
part of the relevant Agreement

Synchronised The condition where a Generating Unit, or an Interconnector

having generation already connected to it, is made ready to be
connected to a Grid System in Sabah and/or Labuan and is then
connected such that the frequencies and phase relationships of
that Generating Unit or Interconnector, as the case may be, are
identical (within operational tolerances) to those of the Grid
System.

System A document submitted by the Grid Owner showing for each of the
Development succeeding ten (10) years the opportunities available for
Statement connecting to and using the Transmission Network and indicating
those parts of the Transmission Network most suited to new
connections and transport of further quantities of electricity.

System Test Has the meaning given in OC11.1

Technical In relation to Plant and Apparatus the relevant Malaysian,

Specifications International Technical Specification.

Total Blackout The situation existing when all CDGUs in a Grid System have
disconnected from the Grid System.

Transfer Level The level of Active Power and/or Active Energy transfer which is
agreed between two parties across an Interconnector.

Transmission The constraints such as limitation of power flow due to

Constraints transmission circuit outages or reduced reactive power output
from or outages of generators or reactive compensation
equipment or inadequate ratings of transmission plant under
certain operational conditions

Transmission The annual plan submitted by the Grid Owner to the Energy
Development Plan Commission providing the transmission network requirements for
the next (10) years in accordance with the Licence requirements.

Transmission Those Apparatus such as lines, cables, substations and switchgear

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Network operating at primary phase voltages greater than 33 kV and

associated Plant, control and protection equipment, and
operational buildings.

Transmission The Licence Standards which relates to provision of sufficient

Reliability transmission capacity, operational facilities, maintenance activity
Standards and co-ordination with Generation and Distribution functions to
enable continued supply of electric energy to the Distribution
systems and Directly Connected Large Power Consumers. This
Standard is used by the Grid Owner to determine the investment
requirements for the Grid System and GSO operational facilities
and implement the necessary measures.

Unconstrained The Generation Schedule which results in least operating cost

Schedule without taking the Transmission Network constraints and outages
into account.

User Any person making use of a Grid System in Sabah or Labuan, as

more particularly identified in each section of the Grid Code. In
certain cases this term means any person to whom the Grid Code
applies.

User Development In the PC means either User’s Plant and/or Apparatus to be

connected to the Grid System, or a modification relating to the
User’s plant and/or Apparatus already connected to the Grid
System.

User Network A User Network or User installation including the HV Apparatus at

the Connection Point owned by that User.

Use of System An agreement between a User and a Grid Owner by which the
Agreement User uses the Grid System for the transportation of electrical
Energy between agreed entry Point of Common Coupling to the
Network and agreed exit Point of Common Coupling from the
Network.

Working Day Any weekday where banks are open for domestic business in Kota
Kinabalu.

GC3 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the General Conditions are as follows:
(a) to ensure, insofar as it is possible, that the various sections of the Grid Code work
together for the benefit of all the relevant parties; and
(b) to provide a set of principles governing the status and development of the Grid Code and
related issues as approved by the Energy Commission .

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GC4 GRID CODE COMMITTEE (GCC)

SESB shall, with the approval of the Energy Commission, establish and maintain the Grid Code
Committee (GCC) under its “Chairman”, which shall be a standing body to carry out the functions as
follows:
(a) to keep the Grid Code and its working under review;
(b) review all suggestions for amendments to the Grid Code which the Chairman of the GCC,
Energy Commission, GCC member or User may wish to submit to the GCC for consideration
by the GCC from time to time;
(c) publish recommendations as to the amendments to the Grid Code that the GCC feels are
necessary or desirable and the reasons for these recommendations;
(d) issue guidance in relation to the Grid Code and its implementation, performance and
interpretation upon the reasonable request of any User; and
(e) consider what changes are necessary to the Grid Code arising out of any unforeseen
circumstances referred to it by the Chairman under GC5 or derogations approved under
GC6.

The GCC will establish and comply with its own rules.
The Chairman of the GCC shall consult in writing with Users liable to be affected in relation to all
proposed amendments to the Grid Code and shall submit all proposed amendments to the GCC for
discussion prior to such consideration.
The GCC decisions are not binding on the Energy Commission, but shall have only the nature of an
opinion. Any decision for amendment to the Grid Code must be approved by the Energy
Commission and be published by the GCC in a manner agreed with the Energy Commission.

The GCC shall consist of:

a) a Chairman, appointed by the Energy Commission;
b) a representative from the office of the Energy Commission;
c) an Independent Expert appointed by the Energy Commission
d) a person representing the GSO;
e) a person representing the Single Buyer
f) a person representing SESB’s Grid Owner;
g) a person representing SESB’s Distributer;
h) two persons representing SESB’s generation division;
i) four persons representing Generators;
j) a person representing Petronas being a main gas/fuel
SESB shall provide the Secretariat.

GC5 UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES

If circumstances not envisaged in the provisions of the Grid Code or divergent interpretations of any
provisions included in the Grid Code should arise, the Chairman shall, to the extent reasonably

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practicable in the circumstances, consult promptly with all affected Users in an effort to reach
agreement as to what should be done. If agreement cannot be reached in the time available, the
Chairman shall in good faith determine what is to be done and notify all Users affected.
The Chairman shall promptly refer all such unforeseen circumstances and any determination to the
GCC for consideration in accordance with GC4.

GC6 PROCEDURE FOR GRID CODE REVIEW

GC6.1 ALL REVISIONS TO BE REVIEWED

All revisions to the Grid Code will be reviewed by the GCC prior to application to the Energy
Commission by the Chairman.
All proposed revisions from Users, the Energy Commission or Chairman will be brought
before the GCC by the Chairman for consideration.
The Chairman will advise the GCC, all Users, and the Energy Commission of all proposed
revisions to the Grid Code with notice of no less than twenty (20) Business Days in advance
of the next scheduled meeting of the GCC provided the GCC may waive or reduce this period
of notice of meeting.
Following review of a proposed revision by the GCC, the Chairman will apply to the Energy
Commission for revision of the Grid Code based on the GCC recommendation. The
Chairman, in applying to the Energy Commission, shall also notify each User, in a manner to
be approved by the Energy Commission, of the proposed revision and other views expressed
by the GCC and Users so that each User may consider making representations directly to the
Energy Commission regarding the proposed revision.
The Energy Commission shall consider the proposed revision, other views, and any further
representations and shall determine whether the proposed revision should be made and, if
so, whether in the form proposed or in an amended form before issuing a notification
relating thereto.
Having been notified by the Energy Commission that the revision shall be made, the
Chairman shall notify each User, in a manner approved by the Energy Commission, of the
revision at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the revision taking effect. The revision shall
take effect with this Grid Code deemed to be amended accordingly from and including the
date specified in such notification or other such date as directed by the Energy Commission.
“Revision” shall include amendment, modification and variation of the Grid Code.

GC6.2 DEROGATIONS
If a User finds that it is, or will be, unable to comply with any provision of the Grid Code, then
it shall, without delay, report such non-compliance to the Chairman and shall make such
reasonable efforts as are required to remedy such non-compliance as soon as reasonably
practicable.
The non-compliance may be with reference to Plant and Apparatus:
(a) connected to the Grid System and is caused solely or mainly as a result of a
revision to the Grid Code; and
(b) which is connected, approved to connect or for which approval to connect to the
Grid System is being sought.

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When a User believes either that it would be unreasonable (including on the grounds of cost
and technical considerations) to require it to remedy such non-compliance or that it should
be granted an extended period to remedy such non-compliance, it shall promptly submit to
the Chairman a request for derogation from such provision in accordance to GC6.3.
If SESB finds that it is, or will be, unable to comply with any provision of the Grid Code at any
time, then it shall make such reasonable efforts as are required to remedy such
non-compliance as soon as reasonably practicable.
In the case where SESB requests the derogation, it shall promptly submit to the Chairman a
request for derogation from such provision in accordance with GC6.3.

GC6.3 REQUEST FOR DEROGATION

A request for derogation from any provision of the Grid Code shall contain;
(i) the reference number and the date of the Grid Code provision against which the
non-compliance or predicted non-compliance was identified;
(ii) the detail of the Apparatus and/or Plant in respect of which derogation is sought
and, if relevant, the nature and extent of non-compliance;
(iii) the provision of the Grid Code with which the User is, or will be, unable to comply;
(iv) the reason for the non-compliance; and
(v) the date by which compliance could be achieved (if remedy of the non-compliance
is possible).
On receipt of any request for derogation, the GCC shall promptly consider such a request
provided that the GCC considers that the grounds for the derogation are reasonable. The
GCC shall grant such derogation unless the derogation would, or is likely to:
(i) have a material adverse impact on the security and/or stability of the Grid System;
or
(ii) impose unreasonable costs on the operation of the Grid System or on an
Interconnected Party’s System.
In its consideration of a derogation request by a User, the Chairman may contact the relevant
User to obtain clarification of the request or to discuss changes to the request.
To the extent of any derogation granted in accordance with this GC6.3, the Chairman and/or
the User (as the case may be) shall be relieved from any obligation to comply with the
applicable provision of the Grid Code and shall not be liable for failure to so comply but shall
comply with any alternative provisions identified in the derogation.
The Chairman shall:
(a) keep a register of all derogations which have been granted, identifying the name of
the person and User in respect of whom the derogation has been granted, the
relevant provision of the Grid Code and the period of the derogation; and
(b) on request from any User, provide a copy of such register of derogations to such
User.
The Chairman may initiate at the request of the Energy Commission or a User a review of any
existing derogations, and any derogations under consideration where a relevant and material
change in circumstance has occurred.

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GC7 HIERARCHY
In the event of any irreconcilable conflict between the provisions of the Grid Code and any contract,
agreement, or arrangement between the GSO, or Single Buyer and a User, the following
circumstances shall apply.
(a) If the contract agreement or arrangement exists at the date this Grid Code first comes into
force, it shall prevail over this Grid Code for five years from the date upon which this Grid
Code is first in effect, unless and to the extent:
 specifically provided for in the Grid Code or in the contract agreement or
arrangement or;
 that the User has agreed to comply with the Grid Code.
(b) In all other cases, the provisions of the Grid Code shall prevail unless the Grid Code
expressly provides otherwise.

GC8 ILLEGALITY AND PARTIAL INVALIDITY

If any provision of the Grid Code should be found to be unlawful or wholly or partially invalid for any
reason, the validity of all remaining provisions of the Grid Code shall not be affected.
If part of a provision of the Grid Code is found to be unlawful or invalid but the rest of such provision
would remain valid if part of the wording were deleted, the provision shall apply with such minimum
modification as may be:
(a) necessary to make it valid and effective; and
(b) most closely achieves the result of the original wording but without affecting the meaning
or validity of any other provision of the Grid Code.
The Chairman shall prepare a proposal to correct the default for consideration by the GCC.

GC9 TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS

This Grid Code shall have an effect, as regards to a new User, at the time at which its Connection
Agreement comes into effect.

GC10 GRID CODE NOTICES

Any notice to be given under the Grid Code shall be in writing and shall be duly given if signed by or
on behalf of a person duly authorised to do so by the party giving the notice and delivered by hand
at, or sent by post, or facsimile transmission or e-mail to the relevant address, facsimile number or e-
mail address last established pursuant to these General Conditions.
The Chairman shall maintain a list of contact details for itself and all Users containing the telephone,
facsimile, e-mail and postal addresses for all Users. The Chairman shall provide these details to any
User in respect of any other User as soon as practicable after receiving a request.
Both Chairman and all Users shall be entitled to amend in any respect their contact details previously
supplied and Chairman shall keep the list up to date accordingly.
Any notice required to be given by this Grid Code shall be deemed to have been given or received;
(a) if sent by hand, at the time of delivery;

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(b) if sent by post, from and to any address within Sabah or Labuan, four (4) Business Days
after posting unless otherwise proven; or
(c) if sent by facsimile, subject to confirmation of uninterrupted transmission report, or by e-
mail, one hour after being sent, provided that any transmission sent after 14:00 hours on
any day shall be deemed to have been received at 08:00 hours on the following Business
Day unless the contrary is shown to be the case

GC11 GRID CODE DISPUTES

GC11.1 GENERAL
If any dispute arises between Users or between the Chairman and any User in relation to this
Grid Code, either party may by notice to the other seek to resolve the dispute by negotiation
in good faith. If the parties fail to resolve any dispute by such negotiations within sixty (60)
calendar days of the giving of a notice under GC10, then:
(a) either party shall be entitled by written notice to the other to require the dispute
to be referred to a meeting of members of the Boards of Directors of the parties
or, if no such directors are present in Sabah or Labuan, the most senior executive
of each party present in Sabah or Labuan;
(b) if either party exercises its right under GC11 paragraph 1 (a), each party shall
procure that the relevant senior executives consider the matter in dispute and
meet with senior executives of the other party within thirty (30) calendar days of
receipt of the written notice of referral to attempt to reach agreement on the
matter in question; or
(c) if the parties fail to resolve any dispute which has been referred to directors/senior
executives under GC11.1 paragraph 1 (a), either party may refer the matter to the
Energy Commission for determination as the Energy Commission sees fit. All
parties shall be bound by any decision of the Energy Commission. If it sees fit the
Energy Commission may:
 determine the dispute itself; or
 refer the dispute for determination by arbitration.

GC11.2 DISPUTES DETERMINED BY THE ENERGY COMMISSION

Where the Energy Commission decides to determine the dispute himself, it may direct either
party or both parties to pay the Energy Commission’s costs.
Any party aggrieved with a decision of the Energy Commission may appeal to a Tribunal
constituted by the Minister. The Tribunal shall comprise a maximum of three members and
its decision shall be final.

GC11.3 DISPUTES DETERMINED BY ARBITRATION

If the dispute is referred by the Energy Commission to arbitration, the Energy Commission
shall serve a written notice on the parties to the dispute to that effect and the rules of
arbitration of the Regional Centre for Arbitration Kuala Lumpur (RCAKL). The rules for
arbitration under the auspices of the centre are the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules of 1976 with
certain modifications and adaptations as set forth in the rules for arbitration of RCAKL.

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Any arbitration conducted in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall be conducted in
accordance with RCAKL rules, as modified:
(a) in the City of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah;
(b) in English;
(c) the law applicable to this Grid Code shall be the Laws of Malaysia; and
(d) by a single arbitrator.
Where the Grid Code provides that any dispute or difference of the parties in relation to a
particular matter should be referred to an expert for resolution, such difference or dispute
may not be referred to arbitration unless and until such expert determination has been
sought and obtained.
Any arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties.

GC12 CODE CONFIDENTIALITY

Several parts of the Grid Code specify the extent of confidentiality which applies to data supplied by
Users to the Chairman. Unless otherwise specifically stated in the Grid Code, the Chairman shall be
at liberty to share all data with all Users likely to be affected by the matters concerned and with the
Energy Commission.

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PLANNING CODE

PC1 INTRODUCTION
The Planning Code (PC) specifies the requirements for the supply of information by Distributor and
Users connected or seeking connection to the Grid System. This is required to enable the planning
engineers within the Grid Owner and Single Buyer to undertake the planning and development of
their Networks, which also takes due account of the network development plans required to meet
future generation requirements. It also specifies the technical and design criteria and procedures to
be applied by the Single Buyer, Grid Owner and Network Owner in the planning and development of
a Grid System. All these need to be taken into account by Users connected or seeking connection to
a Grid System in the planning and development of their own User’s installation including Power
Stations.
In addition, the PC establishes the requirements for the Single Buyer to notify the GSO and Grid
Owner of its proposals for future generation capacity through a Generation Development Plan and
for the Grid Owner to notify of its proposals for future transmission development through the
Transmission Development Plan.
For the purpose of the PC the Users referred to above are defined in PC3.

PC1.1 DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRID SYSTEM

The development of a Grid System, involving its reinforcement or extension, will arise for a
number of reasons including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) growth in Demand for electricity from existing Consumers and the connection of
new Consumers;

(b) addition of new generating Capacity, modification of existing generating Capacity,

or the removal of generation Capacity connected to a Grid System by a User;

(c) development on a User’s Network already connected to the Grid System;

(d) introduction of a new Point of Common Coupling or the modification of an

existing Point of Common Coupling between a User’s Network and a Grid
System;

(e) the cumulative effect of a number of such developments referred to in (a), (b) or
(c) by one or more Users including the addition or removal of significant blocks of
Demand.

All Grid System developments must be planned with sufficient lead-time to allow any
necessary consent to be obtained and detailed engineering design, procurement and
construction work to be completed. Therefore, the PC imposes appropriate time scales on
the exchange of information between the User and the appropriate Network Owner.

PC2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Planning Code are to:

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 enable the Grid System to be planned, designed and constructed economically, reliably,
safely and having regard to sustainable development and the minimising of environmental
impact;

 provide for the supply of information required from Users, in order for the Network
Owners to plan the development of the Grid System and to facilitate existing and
proposed connections;

 set out requirements for the supply of information in respect of any proposed
development on a User’s Network which may impact on the performance of a Grid
System;

 formalise the exchange and specify the requirements of planning data between the Single
Buyer, Grid Owner and Users, which will eventually form the basis of a connection offer
and Connection Agreement;

 provide for the supply of information required by the Single Buyer for the optimisation of
future generation capacity planning and procurement of new generation capacity;

 to provide the procedures for application for new connections or modification to existing
connections;

 provide detailed plans for implementing the Rural Electrification Plan in Sabah, in
accordance with the projects set by the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development; and

 to provide sufficient information for a User to assess opportunities for connection and to
plan and develop the Users’ System so as to be compatible with a Grid System.

PC3 SCOPE
The PC applies to the Single Buyer, Grid Owner and GSO, and to Users which in the PC means;
(a) Generator;

(b) Distributor

(c) Network Owner; and

(d) Directly Connected Large Power Consumers.

The PC applies to Rural Networks owner seeking connection to the system

The above categories of Users will become bound by the PC prior to them generating, supplying or
consuming, as the case may be. References to the various categories of User should therefore be
taken as referring to them in that prospective role as well as to Users actually connected.
It is the responsibility of each User to keep the Grid Owner and/or Single Buyer informed of all
changes, relating to the information requirements of the Planning Code.
The production of the Generation Development Plan referred to in PC5.2, is the responsibility of the
Single Buyer. All Users with a Power Station will submit their proposals, including any modifications
that impact upon Power Station performance to the Single Buyer in accordance with the Planning
Code.
In addition the Single Buyer shall prepare, with support from the Distributor the Rural Electrification
Plan which shall either by the provision of new Rural Networks with its own generation or extending
the Transmission Network provide electrification to those villages that are currently not serviced.

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The Rural Electrification Plan shall indicate how the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development’s
targets for the complete electrification of Sabah shall be achieved.
The production of the Transmission Development Plan, referred to in PC5.3 is the responsibility of
the Grid Owner who will coordinate the inputs from the Users.
Any information relating to changes to an Interconnector will be notified directly by the
Interconnected Party to GSO, Grid Owner or the appropriate Network Owner. Where transmission
Capacity is affected by a proposed change, the Grid Owner and GSO will advise the Single Buyer,
who will include this in the Generation Development Plan as appropriate.

PC4 DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRID SYSTEM AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS

PC4.1 ESTABLISHING THE LICENCE STANDARDS

Single Buyer, Grid Owner and GSO shall jointly establish a License Standards for the Sabah
and Labuan Grid System and submit to Energy Commission for endorsement .The License
Standards shall specify the reliability criteria and transmission power quality standards to be
applied in development plans, operation plans and connection plans . It shall also include the
generation security criteria. This standard shall specify Grid System simulation tests required
in evaluating the reliability performance during the planning stage.

PC4.2 APPLICATION OF THE LICENSE STANDARDS TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

The Grid Owner and Network Owner will apply License Standards in the planning and
development of the Transmission Network and/or User Network.
The Single Buyer shall apply the License Standards in the planning and development of the
Generation Development Plan and these shall also be taken into account by Users in the
planning and development of their own Power Stations.
The Grid Owner shall apply the Licence Standards relevant to planning of connection to the
Grid System. Potential Users may request connections to the Transmission Network which
may be above or below the established Licence Standards. In cases where potential Users
have requested connections below the minimum required by the Standards the Grid Owner
may refuse such a connection if it is likely to adversely affect other Users connected to the
system. Requests for connections above the requirements of the Licence Standards are
subject to agreement between the Grid Owner and the potential User.
The Grid Owner shall also apply the Licence Standards in ensuring compatibility of the
connections from the Transmission Network to Distribution Network or User Networks as
the case may be.
The Users shall also apply and fully take into account of and comply with the Licence
Standards relevant to planning, connection to and development of the Grid System, in the
development of their own Power Stations, Distribution Systems and User Networks.

PC4.3 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT

The Energy Commission is able to assess the opportunities for connection to and the future
development of the system through the 10 Year System Development Statement.
The Grid Owner shall by the end of December each year produce a System Development
Statement showing for each of the succeeding ten (10) years the opportunities available for
connecting to and using the Transmission Network and indicating those parts of the

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Transmission Network most suited to new connections and transport of further quantities of
electricity. This shall take into account all the developments planned by the Grid Owner and
the developments notified to the Grid Owner by the Users through connection applications
and relevant Connection Agreements.
The System Development Statement which is submitted to the Energy Commission,
identifies and evaluates the opportunities for connection in Sabah and Labuan Grid System.
The document shall at least include but not limited to the following:
(1) Grid System and background to system development;
(2) Aggregated load forecast;
(3) Generation Plant capacity developments including existing approved plant and
plant under construction;
(4) Generating Plant capacity requirements for compliance with Generation Reliability
Standard;
(5) Existing and planned transmission developments including the requirements for
equipment replacement and technology up-gradation;
(6) Transmission Network capability including load flows and system fault levels;
(7) Transmission Network performance information including frequency and voltage
excursions and fault statistics; and
(8) Commentary indicating those parts of the Transmission Network considered most
suited to new connections and transport of further quantities of electricity.
On submission of the annual System Development Statement to the Energy Commission,
the Grid Owner shall brief the Energy Commission on the generation requirements,
connection opportunities and system developments for the next ten (10) years.

PC4.4 PROCESS OF CONNECTION PLANNING

Upon receipt of an application for connection or a modification to a Connection Point, the
Grid Owner shall carry out appropriate studies to recommend a connection arrangement
compliant with the Grid Code for connection to the Transmission Network.
The details for a Connection Application, or for a variation of an existing Connection, as the
case may be, to be submitted by a User will include:
(1) a description of the Plant and/or Apparatus to be connected to the Transmission
Network or of the Modification relating to the User's Plant and/or Apparatus
already connected to the Transmission Network or, as the case may be, of the
proposed new connection or Modification to the connection within the User
System of the User, each of which shall be termed a User Development in the PC;
(2) the relevant Standard Planning Data as listed in Part 1 of the Appendix A; and
(3) the desired Completion Date of the proposed User Development.
The completed application form for a Connection Application, or for a variation of an existing
Connection, as the case may be, will be sent to the Grid Owner as more particularly provided
in the application form provided by the Grid Owner.
Any offer of a Connection, made by the Single Buyer, must be accepted by the applicant User
within the period stated in the offer, after which the offer automatically lapses. Acceptance
of the offer relating to the User Development work, commits and binds both parties to the
terms of the offer. Within twenty eight (28) days (or such longer period as the Single Buyer

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agrees in consultation with the Grid Owner may agree in any particular case) of acceptance
of the offer the User shall supply the Detailed Planning Data to the Grid Owner pertaining to
the User Development as listed in Part 2 of the Appendix A.

PC 4.5 MAIN CRITERIA OF THE LICENSE STANDARDS

Grid Owner, GSO and Single Buyer shall stipulate the Generation Reliability Standards,
Transmission Reliability Standards, Transmission Performance Criteria and Transmission
Power Quality Standards in greater details in the License Standards.
The License Standards shall be consistent with the requirements given in PC and CC of this
Grid Code. The License Standards shall at least comply with, but not limited to the following
reliability criteria:

PC4.5.1 Reliability Performance

a) During normal operation or (N-0) condition, all the transmission equipment
shall be operated within its allowable design limits.
b) For credible single contingency or (N-1) condition, the system shall be
secure and there shall be no loss of load. For the case of the unplanned
outage of a step down transformer from 132kV to 33kV or 11 kV,
temporary loss of load is acceptable provided that these load can be
transferred to other adjacent substations via Distribution Network, within
30 minutes or an acceptable time interval agreed by Single Buyer and GSO.
For rural electrification transmission or sub-transmission line, this (n-1)
secure requirement may be exempted, in consideration of sustainable and
economical supply design.
c) For credible (N-2) contingency condition, disruption of load is allowed, but
cascade tripping leading to wide area disturbance should be avoided.
d) For extreme contingencies such as the total outage of a substation, power
station or a transmission corridor, studies are required to assess the risk of
total system blackout and identify mitigation plans, remedial protection
scheme to reduce the impact or probability of wide area blackout
occurrence. Remedial system integrity protection scheme deemed
necessary to protect system integrity by GSO, verified by system simulation
studies shall be implemented by Grid Owner and Users. If GSO considers
that the contingency as too rare or the mitigation as not economically
justified, he may recommend not to mitigate after discussing with Single
Buyer, Grid Owner and Energy Commission.

PC4.5.2 Frequency
The Frequency of the Grid System is nominally maintained at 50Hz. However, due to
the dynamic nature of the Grid System, the Frequency can change rapidly under
Abnormal System Conditions or fault conditions. Frequency limits are tabulated in
this section of the Planning Code. This caters for Normal Operating Conditions and
Abnormal System Conditions where under some System fault conditions, the
Frequency can deviate outside the Normal Operating Conditions for brief periods.
Such conditions are summarised in Table 4.5.2 below.
Table 4.5.2: Frequency Excursions

Under Normal  49.5 Hz to 50.5 Hz- allow to operate continuously

Operating Conditions,

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Under Abnormal  49.0 to 49.5 Hz or 50.5 to 51.0Hz - allow to operate

System Conditions for less than 30 min
 47.5 to 49.0Hz or 51.0 to 52.0 Hz - allow to operate for
less than 1 min
 47.0 Hz to 47.5 Hz – allow to operate for less than 10
seconds;

Under extreme  Above 52.0 Hz or below 47.0 Hz below generating set

System fault will be allowed to disconnect without time delay.
conditions all CCGT may have a lower high frequency limit, if design
generating sets should limit is lower than 52.0 Hz but should not be lower
have disconnected by than 51.5 Hz
this frequency unless
agreed otherwise in
writing with the Single
Buyer.

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PC4.5.3 Voltage
PC4.5.3.1 Steady-State Voltage
Table 4.5.3.1 Steady-State Voltage

Under Normal  ± 5% at Transmission Network nominal voltage of

Operating 500 kV
Conditions
 ± 5% at Transmission Network nominal voltages of
275 kV, 132 kV and 66 kV
 ± 5% at Network nominal voltages of 33 kV and
11 kV
 + 10% and - 6% at Network nominal voltages of
400 V and 230 V

Under ± 10% but outside ± 5% at all Grid System voltages,

Abnormal however in the case of the Transmission Network, this
System condition should not occur for more than 30 minutes.
Conditions

PC4.5.3.2 Transient Voltage

Due to the effect of travelling waves on the Transmission or Distribution
Network as a result of atmospheric disturbances or the switching of long
transmission lines, transient over-voltage can occur at certain node points of
the network concerned. The insulation level of all Apparatus must be
coordinated to take account of transient over-voltages and sensitive User
equipment should be suitably designed to withstand this effect. Substation
equipment and transmission lines should be installed with surge arrester
and good earth system to mitigate against risk of equipment damage.
The transient over-voltage during lightning strikes is typically experienced
over a voltage range of 120% of nominal voltage. Connection Points close to
a Network where lightning strikes will experience voltages higher than this.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Grid Owner the basic insulation
level (BIL) for User Apparatus shall be as follows:
(a) at 500kV voltage level, the BIL is 1550kV

(b) at 275 kV voltage level, the BIL is 1050 kV;

(c) at 132 kV voltage level, the BIL is 650 kV;

(d) at 66 kV voltage level, the BIL is 325 kV;

(e) at 33 kV voltage level, the BIL is 170 kV; and

(f) at 11 and6.6 kV voltage level, the BIL is 75kV.

PC4.5.3.3 Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker

Voltage fluctuations and flicker are normally caused by a User’s equipment
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System. Such interference is a product of a relatively large current inrush

when Apparatus, such as a large motor or a large capacitor, is suddenly
switched on or resulting from the sudden increased Demand from for
example arc furnace. Such distortions can disturb Users equipment and
cause, for instance through flickering lights, Consumer annoyance. The
current inrush acting over the Network impedance is the mechanism that
produces the voltage dip and the corresponding voltage swell when the
Apparatus concerned is offloaded. This is the cause of the voltage
fluctuation and/or flicker.
Users are required to minimise the occurrence of voltage fluctuations and
flicker on the Network as measured at the Point of Common Coupling for
the User. The voltage fluctuations and flicker limits are contained in but not
limited to the following documents:
(a) IEC/TR3 61000-3-7 (1996-11) “Assessment of emission limits for
fluctuating loads in MV and HV Grid Systems”;

(b) IEC 61000-4-15 (2003-02) “Flicker meter – functional and design

specifications” (formerly IEC 868);

(c) EA Engineering Recommendation P.28 (1989) – Planning limits

for voltage fluctuations caused by industrial, commercial and
domestic equipment in the United Kingdom; and

(d) MS 1533 (2002) – Recommended practices in monitoring electric

power quality.

While the Grid Owner, Distributor and Network Owners shall comply with
the standards listed in (a) to (d) above this will not prevent voltage
fluctuations being experienced by Users due to System faults. Those
industrial Users that intend to use equipment, such as process control
equipment, that is likely to malfunction during voltage dips should consider
installing some form of energy storage device to maintain the voltage level
inside the factory during the fault clearance and System recovery times.

PC4.5.4 Harmonics
Harmonics are normally produced by Apparatus operated by Users, which are
generating waveforms that distort the fundamental 50 Hz sine wave. Such harmonic
generation can damage other User’s Apparatus or can result in the failure of
Network Owner’s Apparatus.
The limits for harmonic levels are given in but not limited to the following
documents:
(a) IEC 61000-3-6 (1996-10) “Assessment of emission limits for fluctuating
loads in MV and HV power systems”; and

(b) EA Engineering Recommendation G5/4 (2001-02) – Planning levels for

harmonic voltage distortion and the connection of non-linear equipment
to transmission systems and distribution networks in the United
Kingdom.

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PC4.5.5 Protection
PC4. 5.5.1 Protection Fault Clearing Time Criteria
Total fault clearance times include time for relay operation, circuit breaker
operation, and telecommunication signalling. For the overhead line
protection the fault clearing times should not be more than the followings:
(a) for the 500 kV lines, 5 cycles (100 ms);

(b) for the 275 kV lines, 5 cycles (100 ms);

(c) for the 132 kV lines, 7.5 cycles (150 ms); and

(d) for the 66 kV lines, 7.5 cycles (150 ms).

Users connecting to the Transmission Network will be expected to

coordinate their protection times according to the clearance times given.
Prospective Users whose proposed protection scheme cannot achieve these
times, or whose Power Station cannot continue operations, whilst line faults
on the Power System are cleared, may be required to resubmit their
proposals for final approval by the Grid Owner.
Users should note that the total fault clearance times for the Distribution
Network and the Rural Networks may be considerably longer than the times
give in (a) to (d) above, which apply to the Transmission Network.
PC4.5.5.2 Short Circuit Limits
The Grid System shall be planned such that the maximum sub-transient
three phase symmetrical short circuit fault levels are not greater than the
switching equipment short-circuit ratings, the breaking and making
capacities of switching equipment shall not be exceeded under maximum
system short circuit condition.
For three-phase or single-phase-to-earth faults, the planned maximum sub-
transient short circuit fault levels shall not be greater than that indicated in
the table below:
Table 4.5.5.2 Short Circuit Rating Break Capacity

System Equipment Short Circuit Rating Break Capacity

Voltage (kV)

500  50kA, 1s

275  40kA, 3s for bulk substation

 50kA, 1s for Power Station and 275kV equipment
within 500kV substation

System Voltage Equipment Short Circuit Rating Break Capacity

(kV)

132  31.5kA, 3s
 40kA, 3s for Power Station and 132kV within a 500kV

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33  25kA, 3s

22, 11, 6.6  20kA, 3s

0.415 and 0.240  31.5kA, 3s

PC4.5.6 Published Grid System performance

The GSO, Grid Owner and Network Owner shall submit to the Energy Commission
data relating to the actual Grid System performance on a regional basis. The
relevant data to be submitted shall be determined by the Energy Commission. Some
examples of the data are tripping rate and availability of generator, lines,
transformers and bus bar; system minutes, outcome of LOLE, voltage dip occurrence
at selected substations.
A User may request the applicable Network Owner or Grid Owner to provide him
with the published Grid System performance data as and when it becomes available.

PC5 PLANNING PROCESSES

PC5.0 GENERAL
The Grid Owner shall annually prepare the System Development Statement, which shall
include a Demand Forecast, Generation Development Plan and Transmission Development
Plan to identify the system developments required to ensure compliance with the Licence
Standards for submission to the Energy Commission in accordance with the procedures and
data received from Users as described in this PC5 and elsewhere in this Planning Code.
Each User shall submit Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data, as more
particularly specified in PCA.1 and PCA.2. Where the User has more than one Connection
Point then appropriate data is required for each Connection Point. Data shall be annually
submitted by the Users by the end of August in the current year “Year 0” and for each year of
the ten (10) succeeding years.
The Users shall submit data in writing on “by exception” basis submitting only the relevant
changes to the data from the previous data submission or by declaring “no change” if this is
the case. It is the responsibility of the User to submit accurate data in relation to its planned
developments and the timescales in which these developments will be implemented. The
Users also have the responsibility of notifying any changes to their planned developments
without waiting for the annual data submission.
In order to enable an agreement to be reached with the User over any change and/or
developments proposed, the Grid Owner shall notify each User of any material modifications
arising from the outcome of the annual Transmission Development Plan that may concern
that particular User.
A full Planning Data submission must be provided by a User when applying for a new
connection or modifications to an existing connection to the Transmission Network. This
data shall include any changes to the User Network and the operating regime. In these
submissions the User must always provide Standard Planning Data. Provision of the Detailed

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Planning Data shall be at the request and in accordance with the requirements of the Grid
Owner.
The notification shall also include a full timetable for the implementation and effective date
at which the proposed connection or modifications will become fully operational.
To enable Users to model the Transmission Network in relation to short circuit current
contributions, the Grid Owner is required to submit to Users the relevant Network Data.
The data will be given by August of each year and will cover the following ten (10) years.

PC5.1 DEMAND (LOAD) FORECASTING

The primary responsibility to forecast the electricity Demand (Load) and electrical Energy
Requirements of customers in their respective areas, rests with the Users, Distributors and
Network Owners as specified in the terms of their respective Licenses. The demand forecasts
shall be prepared to include the data specified in Appendix A and any additional data or
clarification as may be requested by the Single Buyer.
As part of the preparation of the annual System Development Statement as in PC4.3,
Generation Development Plan as in PC5.2 and Transmission Development Plan, the Single
Buyer shall have the responsibility to aggregate the Demand (Load) and Energy Requirement
Forecast Data received from Distributors and Network Owner. The single Demand (Load)
and Energy Requirements forecast prepared by the Single Buyer covering the next ten (10)
succeeding years shall form the basis for the preparation of the annual System Development
Statement by the Grid Owner.
It is also the primary responsibility of the Distributors, Network Owners and Users with User
Networks to notify the Single Buyer and Grid Owner of any material changes to their
forecasts of Demand (Load) and electrical Energy Requirements at the end of August and at
the end of March each year.
The Single Buyer shall take the Demand (Load) and Energy that has been contracted by the
Single Buyer from Externally Interconnected Party(ies) into account in the preparation of the
annual single Demand (Load) and Energy Requirements covering the next ten (10)
succeeding years.

PC5.2 GENERATION ADEQUACY PLANNING

PC5.2.1 Generation Development Plan

The Single Buyer shall annually calculate the generation adequacy and capacity
requirements for the next ten (10) succeeding years and to notify the Energy
Commission of these requirements in a Generation Development Plan.
In annually calculating the generation adequacy and capacity requirements for the
next ten (10) succeeding years, the Single Buyer, shall take into account of the
demand forecast scenarios and the following factors:
1) the single aggregated Demand (Load) and Energy Requirements forecast
prepared by the Single Buyer covering the next ten (10) succeeding years
including the maximum and minimum demands as well as demands on
holidays and special days;
2) the amount and nature of the existing Generation Capacity at the time of the
preparation of the calculations, the planned and forced outage rates of the
existing generating plant and its planned outage programme and durations of
those outages for maintenance;

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3) Generating Plant already approved and under construction and typical

scheduled and forced outage rates and duration of such outages;
4) the Demand (Load) and Energy that has been contracted by the Single Buyer
from Externally Interconnected Party(ies);
5) National and International Economic growth forecasts;
6) electrical and other forms of energy sale statistics and market share data;
7) Government of Malaysia (GOM) fuel and energy policy; and
8) Plans for the reinforcement of the Rural Networks and electrification of the
remaining rural areas not yet electrified.

PC5.2.2 Generation Capacity Planning Criteria

For determining the generation capacity planning criteria, the Single Buyer shall
apply the security and connection criteria included in the Generation Reliability
Standard. Specifically, for the main interconnected Grid System this should be based
on a model utilising loss of load expectation, where the Single Buyer determines the
acceptable loss of load expectation value (LOLE) as the primary criterion. Currently
in conducting Generation Development Planning study, the Generation Planning
Criteria uses a LOLE value of value of one and a half day (1.5) per year representing a
Loss of Load Probability (LOLP) of 0.00411. By 2019 the LOLE value shall be reduced
to one (1) day per year which is equivalent to a LOLP of 0.00274. The LOLE calculation
shall take into account of impact due to any intermittent power source.
In addition to applying the LOLP as the primary criterion, , the Single Buyer shall also
take into account the secondary criterion which shall be the size of the largest
Generating Unit connected to the Grid System or the largest import across an
Interconnection that can be accommodated on the Grid System. The secondary
criterion is the requirement that there shall be no consequential interruption of load
following the loss of the single largest Generating Unit connected to the Grid System
or the loss of the largest Interconnector. For combine cycle gas turbine in Sabah and
Labuan system, the single largest Generating Unit in the Grid System is taken as the
generation loss when a largest single gas turbine unit trips, including corresponding
generation loss due to the steam turbine. Specifically, this is equivalent to half a
block of combined cycle block for a block consisting of 2 gas turbines with 1 steam
turbine.
The size of any proposed Generating Unit should take account of the Grid System
maximum and minimum Demand at the time in the event that the proposed
Generating Unit trips out.
During periods of light load it may not be possible to operate an overly large
Generating Unit when load cannot be spread across enough other Generating Units
to achieve an N-1 condition.
It is the duty of the Single Buyer to carry out calculations that quantify the technical
and financial impact of introducing Generating Unit sizes or Interconnector import
which increases the Largest Power Infeed Loss Risk (due to the loss of the largest
generator or Interconnector import) specified in the Generation Security Standard.
This quantification shall evaluate the additional Spinning Reserve that would be
required and an assessment as to whether frequency control within the limits
specified in the Transmission System Reliability Standards of the License Standards
could be achieved under all possible system demand periods from peak to minimum
system load and special days. The financial impact of the additional Spinning Reserve

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that would be required shall be calculated based upon marginal generation costs to
meet the particular Demand.
In preparing the annual Generation Development Plan, the Single Buyer shall use
appropriate parameters for the existing generating plant submitted in accordance
with the provisions of this PC and data relating to performance and availability of
such plant as continually recorded by the GSO. For any plant, which has as yet not
been planned, the Single Buyer shall use typical parameters applicable to such plant
in international practice. The list of data to be used in Single Buyer studies in relation
to the Generation Reliability Standard is included in Appendix A.
Single Buyer will include a 10 years generation development for Rural Network. For
the Rural Networks, the development may adopt a lower reliability standard of
greater than 1.5 days per year in consideration of sustainable economic
development. Single Buyer shall declare its planning criteria adopted for Rural
Networks System, which is not connected to the main grid.

PC5.3 TRANSMISSION ADEQUACY PLANNING

The Grid Owner shall apply the Licence Standards relevant to planning and development, in
the planning and development of the Transmission Network. Full application of the Licence
Standards shall be deemed to provide transmission adequacy for the Transmission Network
and adequacy of connections to generation and demand at the planning stage by the Grid
Owner.
The Grid Owner shall prepare a Ten (10) Years Transmission Development Plan to report the
compliance of the Grid System with the Licence Standards on an annual basis to the Energy
Commission. The report shall include transmission expansion plans for new connections and
extensions to the Transmission Network. It shall also include the compliance status of the
Transmission Network and the reasons for non-compliance in certain cases together with
the proposed remedies and timescales for implementation of those remedies by end of
August each year.
The Transmission Development Plan shall include details of Power Park Module development
and studies of reliability impact due to intermittent power source.
Where deemed necessary by Grid Owner, the Transmission Development Plan shall also
include details of the development of the 33 kV Network along with the Transmission
Network and show where new Points of Common Coupling or reinforcement to existing
Points of Common Coupling are required between the Transmission Network and
Distribution Network. This should include details of future substation sites that require land
to be obtained and outline planning permission obtained, for the time when the Network
loading justifies the necessary reinforcement.
Users connected to the Rural Networks shall provide data for the preparation of the
Transmission Development Plan if they are above 5MWs per single site or specifically
requested to do so by the Grid Owner.
Each User shall also report the compliance of their User Networks with the appropriate
License Standards and their compatibility at the Connection Points as well as the adequacy
of their connections on an annual basis to the Energy Commission and the Grid Owner by
the end of August each year.
The compliance reporting to the Energy Commission as part of the Transmission
Development Plan shall be in writing on a “by exception” basis, in that only the non-
compliant items shall be reported together with a general statement confirming the
compliance of the remainder.

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Inaccurate or false reporting of compliance shall be deemed to be a serious breach of this

Grid Code as it can lead to Grid System failure.

PC6 CONNECTION PLANNING

Following receipt of an application for connection to the Transmission Network the Grid Owner
will undertake the necessary studies to enable an offer of connection to be made by the Single
Buyer within three (3) months of receipt of the Preliminary Project Data.
The magnitude and complexity of any Transmission Network extension or reinforcement will
vary according to the nature, location and timing of the proposed User Development and it
may, in the event, be necessary for the Grid Owner to carry out more extensive system studies
to evaluate fully the impact of the proposed User Development on the Grid System. Where in
the opinion of the Grid Owner such additional detailed studies are necessary to ensure the
security of the Grid System, the connection offer may indicate the areas that require more
detailed analysis; and before such additional studies are required, the User shall indicate
whether it requests the Grid Owner to undertake the studies necessary to proceed to enable
the Single Buyer to make a revised offer within the three (3) month period normally allowed or
such extended period that the Grid Owner may consider necessary.
To enable the Grid Owner to carry out any of the above mentioned detailed system studies, the
User may, at the request of the Grid Owner, be required to provide some or all of the Detailed
Planning Data listed in Part 2 of the Appendix A immediately after the Preliminary Project Data
as indicated in PC7.2 provided that the Grid Owner can reasonably demonstrate that it is
relevant and necessary.

PC7 DATA REQUIREMENTS

PC7.0 GENERAL
It is the responsibility of the User to submit accurate data in relation to its planned
developments and the timescales in which these developments will be implemented. The
Users also have the responsibility of notifying any changes to their planned developments
without waiting for the annual data submission.
The Grid Owner shall provide the relevant Planning Data (as detailed out in Appendix A) as
and when finalized to the GSO to the extent these are required for operational planning and
scheduling.

PC7.1 USER DATA

The Planning Code, requires two types of data to be supplied by Users:
(1) Standard Planning Data; and
(2) Detailed Planning Data,
The particulars of the Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data are set out in
PCA.1.4.
The PC considers the Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data, at three different
levels reflecting both progressing levels of accuracy and confidentiality:

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(1) Preliminary Project Data,

(2) Committed project Data; and
(3) Contracted Project Data.
as more particularly described in the following paragraphs.
Data supplied by a User in conjunction with an application for connection to a Power System
shall be considered as “Preliminary Project Data” until a binding Connection Agreement is
established
When the offer for a Connection Agreement is accepted, the data relating to the User’s
development already submitted as Preliminary Project Data and subsequent data required
by the Grid Owner under this PC, will become “Committed project Data” once it has been
approved by the Grid Owner.
Contracted Project Data is the data required to be submitted by the User in accordance with
the PC after completion and signing of the relevant Agreement.
To reflect different types of data, Preliminary Project Data and Committed project Data are
themselves divided into:
(1) those items of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data which will
always be forecast, known as Forecast Data; and
(2) those items of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data which relate to
Plant and/or Apparatus which upon connection will become Registered Data, but
which prior to connection, for the ten (10) succeeding years, will be an estimate of
what is expected, known as Estimated Registered Data.
Where a User does not supply data within the timescale required under this PC, the Grid
Owner may assume appropriate typical parameters, and these will be deemed to be
Estimated Registered Data and will be used in all the planning and operational processes and
studies but the responsibility of any consequence of the use of this data lies with the User.

PC7.2 PRELIMINARY PROJECT DATA

The Planning Data that shall be supplied by a User with an application for connection to or
use of the Grid System shall be considered as Preliminary Project Data until a binding
appropriate Agreement is established between the Grid Owner or the Single Buyer and the
User. This data will be treated as confidential by the Grid Owner and shall not be disclosed to
another User until it becomes Committed project Data or Contracted Project Data.
Preliminary Project Data will normally only contain the Standard Planning Data unless the
Detailed Planning Data is required in advance of the normal timescale to enable the Grid
Owner to carry out additional detailed system studies as described in PC6.2.
The Grid Owner may disclose the confidential Preliminary Project Data to specialists, experts
or consultants it may engage in the course of its system studies only with due confidentiality
provisions for such disclosure.

PC7.3 COMMITTED PROJECT DATA

Once the offer for a relevant Agreement is accepted, the data relating to the User
Development already submitted as Preliminary Project Data, and subsequent data required
by the Grid Owner under this PC, will become Committed project Data once it is approved to
be adequate by the Grid Owner.

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This data, together with other data held by the Grid Owner relating to the Grid System will
form the background against which new applications by any User will be considered and
against which planning of the Grid System will be undertaken. Accordingly, Committed
project Data will not be treated as confidential to the extent that the Grid Owner is obliged
to use it:
(1) in the preparation of the System Development Statement and in any further
information given pursuant to the System Development Statement;
(2) when considering and/or advising on applications (or possible applications) of
other Users. This use, could include making use of it by giving data from it, both
orally and in writing, to other Users making an application or considering or
discussing a possible application which is, in the Grid Owner's view, relevant to
that other application or possible application;
(3) for the GSO’s operational planning purposes; or
(4) under the terms of an Interconnection Agreement to pass it on as part of system
information on the Grid System.

PC7.4 CONTRACTED PROJECT DATA

The PC requires that at the time the User indicates his readiness to physically establish the
connection; any estimated values assumed for planning purposes are confirmed or, where
practical, replaced by validated actual values and by updated estimates for the future and by
updated forecasts for Forecast Data items such as Demand. This data is then termed
Contracted Project Data.

To reflect the three (3) types of data referred to above, Contracted Project Data is itself
divided into:
(1) those items of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data which will
always be Forecast Data, known as Forecast Data; and
(2) those items of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data which upon
connection become fixed (subject to any subsequent changes), known as
Registered Data; and
(3) those items of Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data which for the
purposes of the Plant and/or Apparatus concerned as at the date of submission are
Registered Data but which for the ten (10) succeeding years will be an estimate of
what is expected, known as Estimated Registered Data, as more particularly
provided in the Appendix A.
Contracted Project Data, together with other data held by the Grid Owner relating to the
Grid System, will form the background against which new applications will be considered
and against which planning of the Grid System will be undertaken. Accordingly, Contracted
Project Data will not be treated as confidential to the extent that the Grid Owner is obliged
to use it:
(1) in the preparation of the System Development Statement and in any further
information given pursuant to the System Development Statement;
(2) when considering and/or advising on applications (or possible applications) of
other Users. This use, could include making use of it by giving data from it, both
orally and in writing, to other Users making an application or considering or
discussing a possible application which is, in Grid Owner's view, relevant to that

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other application or possible application; (3) for the GSO’s operational planning
purposes; or
(3) under the terms of an Interconnection Agreement to pass it on as part of system
information on the Transmission Network.

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PLANNING CODE – APPENDIX A

PLANNING DATA REQUIREMENTS

PART 1

PC A1 STANDARD PLANNING DATA

PC A1.1 CONNECTION POINT AND USER NETWORK DATA

PC A1.1.1 General
All Users shall provide the Grid Owner with details specified in PC7 relating
to their User Network.
(i) User Network Layout
Users shall supply single line diagrams showing the existing and proposed
arrangements of the main connections and primary systems showing
equipment ratings and where available numbering and nomenclature.
(ii) Short Circuit Infeed
User shall supply the following information;
(i) the maximum 3-phase short circuit current injected into the
Transmission Network; and

(ii) the minimum zero sequence impedance of the User Network at

the point of connection with the Grid System.

PC A1.2 DEMAND DATA

PC A1.2.1 General
All Users with Demand in excess of 1 MW shall provide the Grid Owner with
Demand, both current and forecast, as specified in this Planning Code provided that
all forecasted maximum Demand levels submitted to the Grid Owner by Users shall
be on the basis of corrected Average Hot Spell (AHS) Conditions.
In order that the Grid Owner is able to estimate the diversified total Demand at
various times throughout the year, each User shall provide such additional forecasts
Demand data as the Grid Owner may reasonably request.

PC A1.2.2 Demand (Active and Reactive) Data Requirements

Users shall provide forecast peak day Demand profile (MW and power factor) and
monthly Peak Demand variations by time marked hourly throughout the peak day,
net of the output profile of all Generating Units directly connected to a User’s
Network and not subject to Central Dispatch. In addition Users shall advise of any

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sensitivity of User Demand to any voltage and frequency variations on the Grid
System;
The maximum harmonic content which the User would expect its Demand to impose
on the Grid System; and the average and maximum phase unbalance which the User
would expect its Demand to impose on the Grid System, shall also be supplied.

PC A1.2.3 Fluctuating Loads (>1 MVA)

The following details are required by the Network Owner – responsible for the
Network to which the User is connected, or proposes to connect, concerning any
fluctuating Loads in excess of 1 MVA:
a) details of the cyclic variation of Demand (Active and Reactive Power).

b) The rates of change of Demand (Active and Reactive Power) both

increasing and decreasing;

c) The shortest repetitive time interval between fluctuations in Demand

(Active and Reactive Power);

d) The magnitude of the largest step changes in Demand (Active and Reactive
Power) both increasing and decreasing;

e) Maximum Energy demanded per hour by the fluctuating Demand cycle;

and

f) Steady state residual Demand (Active Power) occurring between Demand

fluctuations.

PC A1.2.4 User’s Abnormal Loads

Details should be provided on any individual loads which have characteristics
differing from the typical range of loads in domestic, commercial or industrial fields.
In particular, details on arc furnaces, rolling mills, traction installations, etc. that are
liable to cause flicker problems to other Consumers.

PC A1.3 GENERATING UNIT AND POWER STATION DATA

PC A1.3.1 General
All Generating Unit and Power Station data submitted to the Grid Owner shall be in
a form approved by the Grid Owner. Where the User has undertaken modelling of
the Grid System then the Grid Owner should be advised of this and the results of the
modelling including an electronic copy of the modelling data made available to the
Grid Owner. For the avoidance of doubt the User is not required under the PC to
provide the modelling software to the Grid Owner, unless it so chooses.

PC A1.3.2 Power Station Data Requirements

The data required relates to each point of connection to the Grid System, and shall
include:
a) the Capacity of Power Station in MW sent out for Peak Capacity,
Economic Capacity and Minimum Generation; and

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b) maximum auxiliary Demand (Active and Reactive Power) made by the

Power Station at start up and normal operation; and
c) the operating regime of Generating Units not subject to Central
Dispatch.

Where a Generating Unit connects to the User’s Network, the output from this
Generating Unit is to be taken into account by the User in its Demand profile
submission to the Grid Owner, except where such Generating Unit is subject to
Central Dispatch. In the case where Generating Units are not subject to Central
Dispatch, the User must inform the Grid Owner of the number of Generating Units
together with their total Capacity. On receipt of such data, the User may be further
required, at the Grid Owner’s discretion, to provide details of the Generating Units
together with their energy output profile.

PC A1.3.3 Generating Unit Data Requirements

The following parameters are required for each Generating Unit (which includes for
the avoidance of doubt unconventional Generating Units):
a) Prime mover type;
b) Generating Unit type;
c) Generating Unit rating and nominal voltage (MVA @ power factor & kV);
d) Generating Unit rated power factor;
e) Economic Capacity sent out (MW);
f) Maximum Continuous Rating generation (MCR) and Minimum Generation
capability sent out (MW);
g) Reactive Power capability (both leading and lagging) at the lower voltage
terminals of the generator transformers for MCR generation, Economic
Capacity and minimum loading;
h) Maximum auxiliary Demand in MW and Mvar;
i) Inertia constant (MW sec/MVA);
j) Short circuit ratio;
k) Direct axis transient reactance;
l) Direct axis sub-transient time constant;
m) Generator transformer rated MVA, positive sequence reactance and tap
change rate;
n) Generating Unit capability chart.

PC A1.4 POWER PARK MODULE DATA REQUIREMENT

PC A1.4.1 General
All Power Park Module data submitted to the Grid Owner shall be in a form
approved by the Grid Owner. Where the User has undertaken modelling of the Grid
System then the Grid Owner should be advised of this and the results of the
modelling including an electronic copy of the modelling data made available to the

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Grid Owner. For the avoidance of doubt the User is not required under the PC to
provide the modelling software to the Grid Owner, unless it so chooses. Single line
diagram of the power station, block diagrams of the power park module models, the
dynamic models and its transfer functions are to be submitted.

PC A1.4.2 Power Park Module Data

The following parameters are required for each Power Park Module at the Point of
Common Coupling (PCC):
a) Registered generation capacity, Maximum generation and Minimum
Generation capability sent out (MW)
b) Reactive Power capability (both leading and lagging) for maximum
generation and minimum generation;
c) Maximum auxiliary Demand in MW and Mvar;
d) The power park module power station shall be modelled with details
comprising of one or more than one generator unit and unit transformer,
equivalent medium voltage network as a collector system and step up
transformer to connect with the transmission system. Figure PPM.1
illustrates a representative Schematic diagram of a Power Park Modules and
Figure PPM.2 illustrates the representative Schematic diagram of a load flow
of a Power Park Module.
e) The dynamic model of Power Park Unit shall be modelled as three sub-
models listed below (Figure PPM.3 illustrates a representative schematic
diagram of a dynamic model of a Power Park Module and its control
arrangement):
i) A sub-model used to represent generator and converter interface
with the Grid System. It processes the real and reactive current
command and output of the real and reactive current into the Grid
System model;
ii) A sub-model used to represent electrical control of the converter. It
acts on the active and reactive power reference from generator
and converter model above with feedback of terminal voltage and
generator power output, and provides real and reactive current
command to generator and converter;
iii) A sub-model used to represent plant controller. It processes voltage
and reactive power output to emulate volt/vars control at plant
level. It also processes frequency and active power output to
emulate frequency/ active power control. This module provides
active and reactive power control to electrical control module
above ;
f) Generator Unit transformer, step up transformer and network rated MVA,
positive, negative and zero sequence reactance and tap change step size
and range;
g) Power Park Module capability chart (Figure PPM.4 illustrates a typical
Power Park Module active power response capability due to frequency and

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Fig. PPM.5 illustrates a typical Power Park Module reactive power

requirement at normal operation).
h) Irradiance profile and model;
i) Protective control and protection scheme;
j) Guaranteed harmonic level at PCC, harmonic model and harmonic filters
installed.
k) Low and high voltage ride through capability (Fig. PPM.6 illustrates a
typical Power Park Module Low and high voltage ride through
requirement) and
l) Reactive power requirement at normal operation of system voltage (Fig.
PPM.7 illustrates a typical Reactive power requirement at normal
operation condition of system voltage)

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Appendix PCA 1.4 – Diagrams

Figure PPM.1 Schematic Diagram of a Power Park Module

Figure PPM.2 Schematic diagram of a load flow of a Power Park Module.

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Figure PPM.3 Schematic diagram of a dynamic model of a Power Park Module and its control
arrangement

Figure PPM.4 Power Park Module Active Power Response Capability Due to Frequency

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Figure PPM.5 Power Park Module Reactive Power Requirement at Normal Operation

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Figure PPM.6 Power Park Module Low and High Voltage Ride Through Requirement

Figure PPM.7 Reactive Power Requirement at Normal Operation Condition of System Voltage

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PART 2

PC A2 DETAILED PLANNING DATA

PC A2.1 CONNECTION POINT AND USER NETWORK DATA

PA A2.1.1 General
All Users shall provide the appropriate Grid Owner with the details as specified in
PCA2.1.

PC A2.1.2 User Network Lay-out

Single line diagrams of existing and proposed arrangements of Grid System
connection and primary User Networks including:
a) Busbar layouts;

b) Electrical circuitry (such as lines, cables, transformers, switch gear etc);

c) Phasing arrangements;

d) Earthing arrangements;

e) Switching facilities and interlocking arrangements;

f) Operating voltages; and

g) Numbering and nomenclature.

PC A2.1.3 Reactive Compensation Equipment

For all independently switched reactive compensation equipment on the User’s
Network at HV and above, other than power factor correction equipment associated
directly with the User’s Plant and Apparatus, the following information is required:
a) Type of equipment (for example, fixed or variable);

b) Capacitive and or inductive rating or its operating range in Mvar;

c) Details of automatic control logic, to enable operating characteristics to be

determined by the Grid Owner; and

d) The point of connection to the User’s Network in terms of electrical

location and voltage.

PC A2.1.4 Short Circuit Infeed into the Transmission Network

Each User is required to provide the total short circuit infeeds, calculated in
accordance with good industry practice, into the Transmission Network from its
User’s System at the Transmission Connection Point as follows:
a) the maximum 3-phase short-circuit infeed including infeeds from any
Generating Unit connected to the User's System;

b) the additional maximum 3-phase short circuit infeed from any induction
motors connected to the User's Network; and

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c) The minimum zero sequence impedance of the User’s System.

PC A2.1.5 Lumped System Susceptance

Details of equivalent lumped network susceptance of the User’s System at normal
frequency at the transmission Connection Point. This should include any shunt
reactors which are an integrated part of the cable network and which are not
normally in or out of service independent of the cable. This should not include:
a) independent reactive compensation plant on the User’s System; or

b) any susceptance of the User’s System inherent in the Active and

Reactive Power Demand data given under sub-section PCA2.2.

PC A2.1.6 Interconnector Impedance

For User interconnections that operate in parallel with the Grid System equivalent
circuit impedance (resistance, reactance and shunt susceptance) of the parallel User
system, if the impedance is, in the reasonable opinion of the Grid Owner to be too
low, then more detailed information on the equivalent or active part of the parallel
User System may be requested.

PC A2.1.7 Demand Transfer Capability

Where the same Demand may be supplied from alternative Grid System points of
supply, the proportion of Demand normally fed from each Grid System point and the
arrangements (manual and automatic) for transfer under planned or fault outage
conditions shall be provided. Where the same Demand can be supplied from
different Users, then this information should be provided by all parties.

PC A2.1.8 System Data

Each User with an existing or proposed User Network connected at High Voltage
shall provide the following details relating to that High Voltage Network:
a) Circuit parameters for all circuits:
b) Rated Voltage (kV);
c) Operating voltage (kV);
d) Positive phase sequence reactance;
e) Positive phase sequence resistance;
f) Positive phase sequence susceptance;
g) Zero phase sequence reactance;
h) Zero phase sequence resistance;
i) Zero phase sequence susceptance;
j) Inter-bus transformers between the User’s High Voltage Network and the
User’s main Network;
k) Rated MVA;
l) Voltage ratio;
m) Winding arrangements;

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n) Positive sequence reactance (max, min and nominal tap);

o) Positive sequence resistance (max, min and nominal tap);
p) Zero sequence reactance;
q) Tap changer range;
r) Tap change step size;
s) Tap changer type: on Load or off circuit;
t) Switchgear including circuit breakers, and disconnecters on all circuits
connected to the Connection Point including those at Power Stations;
u) Rated voltage (kV);
v) Operating voltage (kV);
w) Rated short-circuit breaking current, 3-phase (kA);
x) Rated short-circuit breaking current, 1-phase (kA);
y) Rated load-breaking current, 3-phase (kA);
z) Rated load-breaking current, 1-phase (kA);
aa) Rated short-circuit making current, 3-phase (kA); and
bb) Rated short-circuit making current, 1-phase (kA).

PC A2.1.9 Protection Data

The information essential to the Grid Owner relates only to protection that can trip,
intertrip or close any Connection Point circuit breaker or any Grid System circuit
breaker. The following information is required:
a) a full description, including estimated settings, for all relays and protection
systems installed or to be installed on the User’s Network;

b) a full description of any auto-reclosing facilities installed or to be installed

on the User’s Network, including type and time delays;

c) a full description, including estimated settings, for all relays and protection
systems installed or to be installed on the Generating Unit, Generating
Unit transformer, station transformers and their associated connections;

d) for Generating Units having (or intending to have) a circuit breaker on the
circuit leading to the generator terminals, at the same voltage, clearance
times for electrical faults within the Generating Unit zone; and

e) The most probable fault clearance time for electrical faults on the User’s
Network.

PC A2.1.10 Earthing Arrangements

Full details of the system earthing on the User’s Network, including impedance
values.

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PC A2.1.11 Transient Overvoltage Assessment Data

When undertaking insulation coordination studies, the Grid Owner will need to
conduct overvoltage assessments. When requested by the appropriate Grid Owner
each User is required to submit estimates of the surge impedance parameters
present and forecast of its User Network with respect to the Connection Point and
to give details of the calculations carried out. The Grid Owner may further request
information on physical dimensions of electrical equipment and details of the
specification of Apparatus directly connected to the Connection Point and its means
of protection.

PC A2.2 DEMAND DATA

PC A2.2.1 General
All Users with demand shall provide the Grid Owner with the Demand both current
and forecast specified in this PCA2.2.
All forecast maximum Demand levels submitted to the Grid Owner by Users shall be
on the basis of average climatic conditions; and
So that the Grid Owner is able to estimate the diversified total Demand at various
times throughout the year, each User shall provide such additional forecast Demand
data as the Grid Owner may reasonable request.

PC A2.2.2 User’s System Demand (Active and Reactive Power)

Forecast daily Demand profiles net of the output profile of all Generating Units
directly connected to the User’s Network, but not subject to Central Dispatch, by
hours throughout the day as follows:
a) Peak Demand day on the User’s System;

b) day of peak Grid System Demand (Active Power); and

c) day of minimum Grid System Demand (Active Power).

PC A2.2.3 User Consumer Demand Management Data

The potential reduction in Demand available from the User in MW and Mvar, the
notice required to put such reduction into effect, the maximum acceptable duration
of the reduction in hours and the permissible number of reductions per annum.

PC A2.3 GENERATING UNIT AND POWER STATION DATA

PC A2.3.1 General
All Generators with Power Stations which have a site rating Capacity of 5 MW and
above shall provide the Grid Owner with details as specified in this PCA2.3.

PC A2.3.2 Auxiliary Demand

The normal unit-supplied auxiliary Demand is required for each Generating Unit at
rated output MW; and the Power Station auxiliary Demand, if any, additional to the
Generating Unit Demand, where the Power Station auxiliary Demand is supplied
from the Grid System, is required for each Power Station.

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PC A2.3.3 Generating Unit Parameters

The following parameters are required for each Generating Unit;
a) Rated terminal voltage (kV);
b) Rated MVA;
c) Rated MW;
d) Minimum Stable Generation (MW);
e) Short circuit ratio;
f) Direct axis synchronous reactance;
g) Direct axis transient reactance;
h) Direct axis sub-transient reactance;
i) Direct axis transient time constant;
j) Direct axis sub-transient time constant;
k) Quadrature axis synchronous reactance;
l) Quadrature axis transient reactance;
m) Quadrature axis sub-transient reactance;
n) Quadrature axis transient time constant;
o) Quadrature axis sub-transient time constant;
p) Stator time constant;
q) Stator resistance;
r) Stator leakage reactance;
s) Turbo generator inertial constant (MWsec/MVA);
t) Rated field current; and
u) Field current (amps) open circuit saturation curve for voltages at the
generator terminals ranged from 50% to 120% of rated value in 10% steps
as derived from appropriate manufacturer’s test certificates.

PC A2.3.4 Parameters for Generator Unit Transformers

The following parameters are required for the generator unit transformer, or for the
interbus transformer, where Generating Units connect to the Grid System through a
transformer:
a) Rated MVA with natural cooling and forced cooling;
b) Voltage ratio;
c) Positive sequence reactance (at max, min & nominal tap);
d) Negative sequence resistance (at max, min & nominal tap);
e) Zero phase sequence reactance;
f) Tap changer range;
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h) Tap changer type: on load or off circuit.

PC A2.3.5 Power Station Transformer Parameters

The following parameters are required for the Power Station interbus transformer
where a User interbus transformer is used to connect the Power Station to the Grid
System:
a) Rated MVA with natural cooling and forced cooling;
b) Voltage ratio; and
c) Zero sequence reactance as seen from the higher voltage side.

PC A2.3.6 Excitation Control System Parameters

a) DC gain of excitation loop;
b) Rated field voltage;
c) Minimum field voltage;
d) Maximum field voltage;
e) Maximum rate of change of field voltage (rising);
f) Minimum rate of change of field voltage (falling);
g) Details of excitation loop described in block diagram form showing transfer
functions of individual terms;
h) Dynamic characteristics of over-excitation limiter; and
i) Dynamic characteristics of under-excitation limiter.

PC A2.3.7 Governor Parameters (for Reheat Steam Generating Unit)

The following parameters are required for a reheat steam Generating Unit:
a) HP governor average gain MW/Hz;
b) Speeder motor setting rate;
c) HP governor valve time constant;
d) HP governor valve opening limits;
e) HP governor valve rate limits;
f) Reheater time constant (Active energy stored in reheater);
g) IP governor average gain MW/Hz;
h) IP governor setting range;
i) IP governor valve time constant;
j) IP governor valve opening limits;
k) IP governor valve rate limits;
l) Details of acceleration sensitive elements in HP & IP governor loop; and
m) A governor block diagram showing transfer functions of individual
elements.

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PC A2.3.8 Governor Parameters (for non-Reheat Steam Generating Units and

Gas Turbine Generating Units) including Generating Units within CCGT
Blocks.
The following parameters are required for a heat recovery steam powered
Generating Unit (without re-heat) and/or a gas turbine powered Generating Unit:
a) Governor average gain;
b) Speeder motor setting range;
c) Time constant of steam or fuel governor valve;
d) Governor valve opening limits;
e) Governor valve rate limits;
f) Time constant of turbine; and
g) Governor block diagram.

PC A2.3.9 Governor and Associated Prime Mover Parameters – Hydro

Generating Units
a) Guide Vane Actuator Time Constant (in seconds);
b) Guide Vane Opening Limits (%);
c) Guide Vane Opening Rate Limits (%/second);
d) Guide Vane Closing Rate Limits ((%/second); and
e) Water Time Constant (in seconds).

PC A2.3.10 Plant Flexibility Performance

The following parameters are required for Generating Unit flexibility;
a) Rate of Loading following weekend shutdown (Generating Unit and Power
Station);
b) Rate of Loading following an overnight shutdown (Generating Unit and
Power Station);
c) Block Load following Synchronising;
d) Rate of de-Loading from normal rated MW;
e) Regulating range;
f) Load rejection capability while still Synchronised and able to supply Load;
and

g) DCS control loop model, block diagram and parameters

PC A2.4 ADDITIONAL DATA

PC A2.4.1 General
Notwithstanding the Standard Planning Data and Detailed Planning Data set out in
this Appendix, the Grid Owner may require additional data from Users. This will be
to represent correctly the performance of Plant and Apparatus on the Grid System

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where the present data submissions would, in the Grid Owner’s reasonable opinion,
prove insufficient for the purpose of producing meaningful system studies for the
relevant parties.
As the Single Buyer is responsible for the overall coordination of new generation
planning, then any data required by it will be requested through the relevant Grid
Owner. In addition, if the Single Buyer requires additional data then it will request
such data through the applicable Grid Owner.

< End of Planning Code including Appendix >

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CONNECTION CONDITIONS

CC1 INTRODUCTION
The Connection Conditions (CC) specify the minimum technical, design and certain operational
criteria which must be complied with by the Users connected to, or seeking connection to a Grid
System. They also set out the procedures by which the Grid Owner, Network Owner and Distributor
will seek to ensure compliance with these criteria as a requirement for the granting of approval for
the connection of a User to a Grid System.
The procedures by which the Network Owner and Users may commence discussions on a
Connection Agreement are reflected in the Planning Code section of this Grid Code. Each
Connection Agreement shall require Users to comply with the terms of this Grid Code and the Grid
Owner will not grant approval for the User to connect to the Grid Owner’s Network until the User
has satisfied the Grid Owner that the criteria laid down by this CC have been met.
The provisions of the CC shall apply to all connections to the Transmission Networks:
(a) existing connections at the date when this Grid Code comes into effect;
(b) existing connection at the date of commencement of the Network Owner’s approval,
where these dates precede the date in (a) above; and
(c) connections as established or modified thereafter.

CC2 OBJECTIVES
The Connection Conditions are designed to ensure that:
(a) no new or modified connection will impose unacceptable effects upon a Grid System or
any User Network nor will it be subject itself to unacceptable effects by its connection to
the Grid System; and
(b) the basic rules for connection treat all Users of an equivalent category in a non-
discriminatory fashion, and enable Distributor, Network Owners and the Users to comply
with their statutory and Licence obligations.

CC3 SCOPE
The CC applies to the GSO, Grid Owner, and Single Buyer and to Users which in this Connection
Conditions means:
(a) Generators, including Generator with Power Park Module (other than those which only
have Embedded Minor Generating Plant)
(b) Distributors
(c) Network Owner
(d) Directly Connected Large Power Consumers.
(e) Parties seeking Connection to the Transmission or User System, whose prospective
activities would place them in any of the above categories of User will, either pursuant to a

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Licence or as a result of an application for supply, become bound by this CC prior to their
providing or receiving Ancillary Services and/or producing or consuming Energy.

CC4 CONNECTION PRINCIPLES

The design of the connection between a Transmission Network and User Network shall be physically
determined with respect to the point of connection by the Distributor or Network Owner concerned
and comply with the technical standards contained in the Planning Code (PC) and License Standards.
Metering Installations shall be designed to comply with the Metering Code.
Each User seeking connection to or for modification(s) to an existing connection shall complete the
appropriate connection application form provided by the Grid Owner.
The Grid Owner for the Network affected will, after consultation with the User, determines the
voltage at which the User will connect to the Network and will, in consultation with the User, decide
the point of connection to the Network, termed as the Point of Common Coupling .

CC4.1 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE POINT OF COMMON

COUPLING
There shall be an exchange of information concerning the Point of Common Coupling in
terms of operational responsibilities and safety coordination in accordance with the Grid
Code. These shall include but not be limited to the requirements of OC5, OC8 and OC11.

CC4.1.1 Site Responsibility Schedule

A schedule shall be agreed between the Grid Owner, and the User concerning
division of responsibilities at the site pertaining to, amongst other things, ownership,
control, safety, operation and access. The Site Responsibility Schedule and an
Operational Diagram will be agreed by the Grid Owner and User.
These will indicate the operational boundaries and asset ownership boundaries,
between the Grid Owner, the User and any other Users at the Point of Common
Coupling (including a proposed Point of Common Coupling). This shall include a
geographic site plan and operational schematic indicating ownership boundaries. A
copy of this will be clearly displayed at each part of the site, once mutual agreement
has been reached. Such agreement, not being unreasonably withheld by either
party, shall be necessary before commissioning can commence on the site.

CC4.2 CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONNECTION DATA

All Users shall identify such data that are submitted pursuant to the CC that are required to
be maintained as confidential and submit these to the Grid Owner. Such data that are
classified as confidential by a User may be shared with the GSO, Grid Owner, Single Buyer or
Commission and be marked as confidential.
Where a potential or existing User applies to receive details of a Point of Common Coupling
during its Development studies under the PC or CC and can demonstrate a genuine need to
know this information, then such details shall be submitted to the User on request by the
Grid Owner or Network Owner whose Network has or will have the Point of Common
Coupling for which the details are requested. Where the Grid Owner or Network Owner
believes that such inquiry is not genuine but rather mischievous, it can refuse to give such
information until a User, including a potential User, can demonstrate a genuine need to
know the information requested.

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CC5 CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS

CC5.1 SUPPLY STANDARDS

CC5.1.1 Frequency and Voltage

The Frequency, voltage and power quality design criteria of the Grid System are
designed to comply with the Licence Standards. The full details of the technical
design and operational criteria adopted by the Grid Owner and GSO are included in
the Licence Standards which are the reference document(s) that shall be consulted
for the avoidance of any doubt.
The Grid Systems in Sabah and Labuan are nominally 50 Hz Systems. The Frequency
of a Grid System shall be maintained between 50.5 Hz and 49.5 Hz unless there are
exceptional circumstances.
The voltage on the 275 and 132 kV part of the Transmission Network at each
Connection Site with a User will normally remain within (±5) % of the nominal value
unless abnormal conditions prevail.
This is detailed more fully in the Planning Code and Licence Standards.
The Grid Owner, GSO and a User may agree to greater or lesser variations in voltage
to those set out above in relation to a particular Connection Site, and in so far as a
greater or lesser variation is agreed, the relevant figure set out above shall, in
relation to that User at the particular Connection Site, be replaced by the figure
agreed.

CC5.1.2 Power Factor

Each User that is a Consumer or a Directly Connected Large Power Consumer is
required to ensure that its installation has satisfactory power factor correction to
ensure that, as measured at the Point of Common Coupling, the power factor of its
Load meets the current power factor requirements for that Network.
Each User with a connection at HV shall install sufficient reactive power equipment
and shall use reasonable endeavours to maintain its average Load power factor
between unity and 0.90 lagging during Normal Operation. Failure to maintain the
Load power factor within this range or such range as has been notified by the Grid
Owner, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Grid Code and a breach of the
Connection Agreement unless a derogation in accordance with the General
Conditions has been approved.
The GSO in the consideration of system stability, supported by system simulation
studies, may impose a requirement for User to install additional reactive power
equipment to maintain its power factor to unity.
Under Abnormal System Conditions the GSO may temporarily amend the power
factor operating range for Large Power Consumers to assist with voltage control.
Under these conditions Large Power Consumers may be requested to operate at or
very close to unity power factor.
Once the Abnormal Condition has ended, the User should return to operating its
Power Factor under the condition of Normal Operation, as detailed above.

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CC5.1.3 Voltage Waveform Quality and Harmonic Content

The maximum total level of harmonic on the existing and any future Grid System
from all sources under both planned outage and forced outage conditions must not
exceed:
(a) at 500 kV, 275kV and 132kV a total harmonic distortion of 3% and
(b) the individual harmonic shall be compliant with limits as specified in the
Licence Standards
(c) Phase Unbalance- Under planned outage condition, the maximum negative
phase sequence component of the phase voltage on the Grid System
should remain below 1% unless abnormal condition prevail.
It may be necessary for Grid Owner and GSO to evaluate the
production/magnification of harmonic distortion on the Transmission Network and
User system, especially when Grid Owner or User is connecting equipment such as
capacitor banks, traction equipment and arc furnace; and DC converter in a Power
Park Unit. At the Grid Owner and GSO’s request, each User and Power Park Module
Generator is required to submit data and/or results of studies and measurements
with respect to the Connection Site prior to connection and post connection.
For load unbalance at the terminals of a User’s installation or specific Load, the
unbalance voltage shall not exceed 1% for five (5) occasions within any thirty (30)
minutes time period.
Voltage fluctuations at a Point of Common Coupling with a fluctuating Load directly
connected to the Grid System shall not exceed 1% of the voltage level for step
changes, which may occur repetitively. Any large voltage excursions other than step
changes or less frequent step changes may be allowed up to a level of 3% provided
that this does not constitute a risk to the Grid System or, in Grid Owner and GSO’s
view, to any other party connected to the Grid System.
The planning limits for the short and long term flicker severity applicable for
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Table 5.1.3- Maximum Allowable Flicker Severity

Transmission Network Voltage Absolute Short Absolute Long

Level at which the Fluctuating Term Flicker Term Flicker
Load is Connected Severity (Pst) Severity (Plt)

500, 275 and 132kV 0.8 0.6

Less than 132kV 1.0 0.8

Other voltage performance requirement such as load unbalance for traction load,
maximum allowable flicker severity due to voltage fluctuation are stipulated in
License standards and are to be complied with by Users’ at the Point of Common
Coupling .
It may be necessary for Grid Owner and GSO to evaluate the fluctuation of voltage
and unbalance voltage on the Transmission Network and User Network, especially
when Grid Owner or User is connecting equipment such as arc furnace and traction
equipment. At the Grid Owner and GSO’s request, each User is required to submit
data and/or results of evaluation studies and measurement with respect to the
Connection Site, prior to connection and post connection.

CC5.1.4 Technical Criteria for Plant and Apparatus

At the Point of Common Coupling all User’s Plant and Apparatus shall meet
acceptable technical design and operational criteria as specified in License
Standards. Detailed information relating to a particular connection will be made
available by the Grid Owner on request by the User. Such information will include,
but not be limited to, the following:
(a) load flow studies;
(b) short circuit studies;
(c) System stability analysis;
(d) annual/monthly load curves;
(e) line forced outage rates, for the Network associated with the proposed
Point of Common Coupling ; and
(f) tele-communication network associated with the proposed Point of
Common Coupling .
Grid Owner shall maintain a list of those Technical Specifications and additional
requirements which might be applicable under this connection code and which may
be referenced by the Single Buyer in consultation with the GSO in the relevant
Agreement. Grid Owner shall provide a copy of the list upon request to any User.
Grid Owner shall also provide a copy of the list to any new User upon receipt of an
application form for an Agreement for a new Connection Point.
Plant and Apparatus proposed for connection to the Grid System is required to meet
certain minimum technical standards. Additionally, new Plant and Apparatus to be
connected to the Grid System must conform to relevant technical standards as
detailed below, in the following order of preference:

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(a) relevant Malaysian national standards (MS);

(b) relevant international and pan-Europe technical standards, such as IEC, ISO
and EN;
(c) other relevant national standards such as BSS, DIN and ASA.
The User shall ensure that the specification of Plant and Apparatus at the Point of
Common Coupling shall be such to permit operation within the Licence Standards
and applicable safety procedures agreed between the User and Grid Owner.

CC5.2 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PARALLEL OPERATION OF CONSUMER’S

GENERATING UNITS

CC5.2.1 General
The technical requirements for parallel operation of Consumer’s Generating Units
not subject to Dispatch by the GSO shall be as follows:
(a) Each Generating Unit must be capable of continuously supplying its output
within the System frequency range given in the Planning Code and License
Standards.
(b) The output voltage limits of Generating Units must not cause excessive
voltage excursions in excess of ± 5% of nominal. Voltage regulating
equipment shall be installed by the User to maintain the output voltage
level of its Generating Units within limits.
(c) The speed governor of each Generating Unit must be capable of operating
in accordance to the Licence Standards and to be approved by the GSO or
Distributor, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
(d) The isolation and earthing requirements shall be in accordance with the
Grid Owner’s current guideline documents or in the absence of such
documents the Tenaga Nasional Berhad guidelines.

CC5.2.2 Synchronous Generators

Consumers utilising synchronous Generators shall be required to generate Reactive
Power so that they do not impose any additional Reactive Power requirements upon
the Grid System. Sufficient generator Reactive Power capability shall be provided to
withstand normal voltage changes on the Grid System. The Consumer shall not be
permitted to deliver excess Reactive Power to the Grid System unless otherwise
agreed with the GSO to control the voltage at the Point of Common Coupling and/or
as contracted through an Ancillary Services agreement.

CC5.2.3 Induction Generators

If the Consumer utilises induction type Generators, the Consumer shall provide the
necessary power factor correction such that it shall operate within the power factor
limits of unity and 0.95 lagging. The Grid Owner and GSO shall have the right to
review the Consumer’s power factor correction plan and to require modifications or
additions as needed if in its reasonable opinion, it is required to maintain the Grid
System’s voltage within the limits specified in the Planning Code.

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CC5.3 REQUIREMENT RELATING TO GENERATOR UNITS

CC5.3.1 Introduction
This section sets out the technical and design criteria and performance requirements
for Generating Units (whether directly connected to the Grid System or Embedded)
which each Generator must ensure are complied with in relation to its Generating
Units, but does not apply to any plant group with a total registered capacity of less
than 30MW for synchronous units and less than 5MW for Power Park Module, hydro
units and renewable energy plant not designed for Frequency and voltage control.
References to Generating Units in this CC6.4 on the connection Agreement condition
should be read accordingly. In such cases the Grid Owner and GSO shall provide
appropriate provisions for inclusion in the relevant Agreement.

CC5.3.2 Plant Performance Requirements

All Generating Units must be capable of supplying rated power output (MW) at any
point between the limits 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95 power factor leading at
the Generating Unit terminals.
Power Park Modules must be capable of generating Reactive Power at the Point of
Common Coupling in accordance with the Performance Chart of MW and MVAr
capability limits shown in the figure PPM.5 titled “Reactive Power Requirement at
Normal Operation” in PCA for all Active Power output levels under steady state
voltage conditions. In the figure, 100% Active Power output is deemed as the Rated
MW at the Connection Point. Power Park Module must be capable of supplying rated
power output at any point between the limits 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95
leading at the point of common coupling.
Specifically, it must not export reactive power during trough hours and import
reactive power during peak hours from the Grid unless agreement with GSO is
obtained.

All Generating Units must also be capable of operating at any point within the
capability chart corrected for the site conditions. The short circuit ratio of Generating
Units shall be not less than 0.5.
The Generating Unit and/or CCGT Module must be capable of continuously maintain
Active Power output for System Frequency changes within the range 50.5 to 49.5 Hz;
The Active Power output under steady state conditions of any Generating Unit
directly connected to the Grid System should not be affected by voltage changes in
the normal operating range specified in paragraph PC4.5.3. The Reactive Power
output under steady state conditions should be fully available within the voltage
range of ± 10% at 500kV, 275kV and 132kV and lower voltages.
For Power Park Module, the reactive power requirement under normal steady state
voltage conditions as shown in Figure PPM.7 should be fully available.
Power Park Module must response to active power and reactive power dispatch
instruction given by GSO either by telephone or electronic signal to operate at
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CC5.3.3 Black Start Capability

It is an essential requirement that the Grid System must incorporate a number of
strategically located Black Start Capable Power Station(s) (BSCPS). In this respect,
Black Start capability relates to any one Generating Unit in a BSCPS having the
capability to start without any other back feed supply whatsoever being available
from the Grid System and/or Distribution System or from User System and
subsequently the ability to start other Generating Units in the Power Station. The
GSO shall identify Black Start Capable Power Station in consultation with the Single
Buyer and identified Generators. The identification of Black Start Capable Power
Station requirement shall be determined before signing of PPA. Single Buyer shall
clearly spell out the requirement of performing Black Start function if the plant is
designated as Black Start Capable Power Station.

CC5.3.4 Control Arrangements

The Generating Unit must comply with the following control capabilities:
(i) Each Generating Unit must be capable of contributing to Frequency and
Voltage control by continuous modulation of Active Power and Reactive
Power supplied to the Grid System or the User System in which it is
embedded.
(ii) Each Generating Unit must be fitted with a fast acting proportional turbine
speed governor and unit load controller or equivalent control device to
provide Frequency response under normal operational conditions in
accordance with Scheduling and Dispatch Code 3 (SDC3). The governor
must be designed and operated to the appropriate Technical
Specifications acceptable to the Grid Owner and GSO including:
a) relevant Malaysian Specification;
b) relevant International Specification; and
c) any other specification in common use acceptable to the Grid
Owner and GSO; at the time when the installation was designed or
when the modification or alteration was designed.
(iii) The specification or other standard utilised in accordance with sub-
paragraph (a) or (b) will be notified to the Grid Owner, Single Buyer and
GSO as part of the application for a Connection or as soon as possible prior
to any modification or alteration to the governor.
(iv) The speed governor in co-ordination with other control devices must control
the Generating Unit Active Power output with stability over the entire
operating range of the Generating Unit.
(v) The speed governor must meet the following minimum requirements:
a) where a Generating Unit becomes isolated from the rest of the
Grid System but is still supplying Customers, the speed governor
must also be able to control System Frequency to below 52Hz
unless this may cause the Generating Unit to operate below its
Designed Minimum Operating Level. In which case it is possible
that it may trip after a time interval.
b) the speed governor for the Steam Units and CCGT Modules must
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droop of between 3% and 5%. Lower droop setting capability may

be specified for Hydro Units by the Grid Owner and GSO.
c) in the case of all Generating Units other than the Steam Unit
within a CCGT Module the speed governor deadband should be
adjustable as agreed with the GSO but with a minimum value no
greater than ±0.05Hz. In the case of the Steam Unit within a CCGT
Module, the speed governor deadband should be set to an
appropriate value consistent with the requirements of SDC3.4 for
the provision of Primary Response and High Frequency Response.
(vi) A facility to modify the Target Frequency setting either continuously or in a
maximum of 0.05 Hz steps over at least the range 50 ± 0.1 Hz should be
provided in the unit load controller or equivalent device so as to fulfil the
requirements of the Scheduling and Dispatch Codes.
(vii) Each Generating Unit and/or CCGT Module must be capable of meeting
the minimum frequency response requirement profile subject to and in
accordance with the provisions of Appendix A, PCA2.3.
(viii) A continuously-acting, static type, fast response automatic excitation
control system, with Power System Stabiliser (PSS), is required to provide
constant terminal voltage control of the Generating Unit without
instability over the entire operating range of the Generating Unit. There is
a requirement on the Generator to allow the Grid Owner and GSO to
witness commissioning tests.
(ix) The automatic excitation control system shall remain in service at all times
and shall not be removed or disabled from service without prior consent of
the GSO.
(x) In particular, other control facilities, including constant Reactive Power
output control modes and constant power factor control modes (but
excluding VAR limiters) are not required. However, if present in the
excitation system they will be disabled unless otherwise agreed by written
permission of the GSO. Operation of such control facilities will be in
accordance with the provisions contained in SDC2. For the avoidance of
doubt the Generating Unit shall not be operated under constant Reactive
Power or constant power factor or any other specific control mode
whatsoever without specific consent of the GSO at any time.
(xi) The excitation system shall also be equipped with a Power System
Stabilizer (PSS) which must be capable of damping of power system
oscillations over the frequency range of 0.1 to 5.0 Hz. The PSS shall be
optimally tuned to damp out local and inter area oscillation modes with a
Damping Ratio of not less than 5% while maintaining sufficient stability
margins of the excitation control system. The Generator shall seek written
advice from the Grid Owner and GSO, on the values of the inter-area
oscillation frequencies for which the PSS shall be tuned at the Preliminary
Project Data stage as defined in the Planning Code.
(xii) The Generator shall before commercial operation of each Generating Unit,
prove conclusively to the Grid Owner and GSO that the PSS for the
Generating Unit is optimally tuned to damp out the local and inter area
oscillation modes, both analytically and by on site verification tests,
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tuning study report to the Grid Owner and GSO at least three (3) months
before commissioning of the Generating Unit.
(xiii) The control arrangements provided for Frequency and Voltage control
shall continue to operate stably during disturbances experienced by the
Grid System without inadvertently tripping the turbine and/or prime
mower or the Generator and disconnecting it from the Grid System.

CC5.3.5 Automatic Generation Control (AGC) and Load Following Capability

GSO shall use the Automatic Generation Control (AGC) control facilities at
the LDC to match the Active Power outputs of the Generating Units under its control
with the minute by minute change in System load. Unless otherwise specified by
the GSO, all Generating Units shall be equipped with appropriate plant controllers to
participate in this AGC function. The AGC command shall be sent via the transmittal
of a "desired generation output level” signal from the LDC and the plant controller
will adjust the Generating Units output accordingly.
Each Power Station shall be designed to enable each Generating Unit to be capable
of operation over the whole range between the Minimum Load and the Registered
Capacity of the Generating Unit. Load Following Capability includes the following
control actions by the Generating Unit:
a) following a pre-set Generation Schedule;
b) executing a Dispatch Instruction;
c) performing AGC duties for the purpose of Load Following in the Grid
System within a range of output (minimum and maximum values) agreed
by the GSO, the Generator and the Single Buyer. The details on the
facilities to affect this control capability shall be in accordance to the
requirement stipulated in the relevant Agreement.
The use of AGC shall not cause any restriction whatsoever on the operation of
governors or equivalent control devices on the Generating Units and vice versa.
Power Park Module must be capable of reducing its active power output for system
frequency increase above 50.5Hz in accordance with its governor droop setting. The
governor droop must be capable of being set between 3% and 5%. The active power
output must be capable of continuous output of not less than 95% of its MCR for
frequency between 47.5 to 50.5Hz.
Power Park Module must be capable of responding to change in voltage with
reference to its voltage set-point or other control set-points within its reactive power
capability range. The frequency and excitation control must be continuously in
service and shall not be switched off without permission from GSO.

CC5.3.6 Dispatch Inaccuracies

The standard deviation of Load error at steady state Load over a thirty (30) minute
period must not exceed (2.5)% of a CDGU’s or CD CCGT Module's capacity in
accordance with its Availability Declaration. Where a Centrally Dispatched
Generating Unit or a CCGT Unit within a CD CCGT Module is instructed to Frequency
sensitive operation, allowance will be made in determining whether there has been a
dispatch error according to the governor droop characteristic registered under PCA.

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CC5.3.7 Negative Phase Sequence Loadings

In addition to meeting the conditions specified in PC4.5, each Generating Unit will be
required to withstand, without tripping, the negative phase sequence loading
incurred by clearance of a close-up single phase to earth or phase-to-phase fault, by
System Back-Up Protection on the Grid System or User System in which it is
Embedded. This is to allow for successful single phase or 3 phase autoreclosed
operation of the nearby transmission lines under transient fault conditions. The
single phase autoreclosed time is normally set to 750milli-seconds while three phase
autoreclose time is set to 3 seconds.
.

CC5.3.8 Neutral Earthing

The Grid System at nominal System voltages of 132kV and above is designed to be
earthed with an Earth Fault Factor of below 1.4. Under fault conditions the rated
Frequency component of voltage could fall transiently to zero on one or more phases
or rise to 140% phase-to-earth voltage. The voltage rise would last only for the time
that the fault conditions exist. The fault conditions referred to here are those
existing when the type of fault is single or two phase-to-earth.
At nominal System voltages of 132kV and above the higher voltage windings of a
transformer of a Generating Unit must be star connected with the star point suitable
for connection to earth. The Earthing and lower voltage winding arrangement shall
be such as to ensure that the Earth Fault Factor requirement will be met on the Grid
System at nominal System voltages of 132kV and above.
For connections to the Grid System at nominal system voltages of below 132kV, the
Earthing requirements and voltage rise conditions will be advised by the Grid Owner
and GSO as soon as practicable prior to connection.

CC5.3.9 Frequency Sensitive Relays

As stated in PC4.5.2, the System Frequency could rise to 52Hz or fall to 47Hz. Each
Generating Unit must continue to operate within this Frequency range for at least
the periods of time given in the PC.
Each Generating Unit in a Power Station shall be equipped with appropriate under
frequency relays. The relays shall be set to trip the high voltage circuit breakers when
the Frequency of the Grid System reaches 47.0 Hz or when the frequency sustains at
47.5Hz or lower for at least ten (10) seconds. The Generating Unit shall successfully
go to House Load Operation as a result of such tripping. The relay shall be located
within the Power Station. The relaying scheme shall comply with the Grid Owner’s
System Protection and Control Code of Practice.
Generators will be responsible for protecting all their Generating Units against
damage should Frequency excursions outside the range 52Hz to 47.5Hz ever occur.
Should such excursions occur, it is up to the Generator to decide whether to
disconnect his Apparatus for reasons of safety of Apparatus, Plant and/or personnel.
It may be agreed in the relevant Agreement that a Generating Unit shall have a Fast-
Start Capability. Such Generating Units may be used for Operating Reserve and
their Start-Up may be initiated by Frequency-level relays with settings in the range
49Hz to 50Hz as specified pursuant to OC4.

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CC5.3.10 House Load Operation

In the event an abrupt de-energisation of the Interconnection Point, system
disturbance or when there is complete Isolation between the Power Station and the
Grid System (including disconnection of grid supply from the plant auxiliary systems),
each Generating Unit shall be capable of performing House Load Operation up to a
maximum of two (2) hours. Within such time, each Generating Unit shall be ready to
be re-synchronised to the Grid System and able to increase output in the usual
manner. House Load Operation capability shall be completely independent from the
availability of supply from the Grid System.

CC5.3.11 Unit Start for Active Power Reserve

The GSO shall specify the requirements for Generating Unit cold, warm and hot start
for the provision of Active Power Reserve in consultation with the Generator for
suitable incorporation in the relevant agreements by the Single Buyer.
The Facility shall be capable of the following starting regimes:
a) Cold start;
b) Warm start; and
c) Hot start.

CC5.3.12 Dispatch Ramp Rate

The GSO shall specify the requirements for Generating Unit Dispatch Ramp Rate in
consultation with the Generator for suitable incorporation in the relevant
agreements by the Single Buyer at the time of a connection application.

CC5.3.13 Primary and Stand-by Fuel Stock

The GSO shall specify the requirements for the Power Station Primary, Alternate
and/or Stand-by Fuel Stock in consultation with the Generator for suitable
incorporation in the relevant agreements by the Single Buyer. This is to ensure that
fuel stock obligations placed on the Electricity Industry are met. The requirements
shall be defined in terms of the storage capacity and the stock level that should be
maintained and included in the relevant Agreement.

CC5.3.14 On-Line Fuel Changeover

The GSO shall specify the requirements for On-Line Fuel Changeover at the Power
Station and individual Generating Units within a Power Station in consultation with
the Generator and the Single Buyer for suitable incorporation in the relevant
agreements at the time of a connection application to ensure the fuel changeover
performance requirements are adequately met. These shall be included in the
relevant Agreement.
A Power Station for which the Nominated Fuel is natural gas shall be capable of
performing On-line Fuel Changeover when the gas pressure drops within the safe
operating limits and must be able to do a staggered On-line Fuel Changeover from
natural gas to the Stand-by Fuel and the changeover shall be automatic. Changeover
from Stand-by Fuel back to the Nominated Fuel shall also be online and the
changeover is manual

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CC5.3.15 Loss of AC Power Supply

Each Generating Unit in a Power Station shall not trip if the AC power supply to the
auxiliary systems is lost for up to 600 milliseconds.

CC5.3.16 Generator and Power Station Monitoring Equipment

The Grid Owner and GSO shall install specific monitoring equipment at the
substation and or within the Power Station where the Power Station is located. The
specification and the specific plant parameters of this equipment enabling the Grid
Owner and GSO to monitor the dynamic behaviour of the plant during normal and
disturbed system operation shall be provided in the relevant Agreement and the
installation shall be in accordance with the Grid Owner’s System Protection and
Control Code of Practice. The monitoring equipment installed shall be capable of
recording both slow and fast events with the appropriate resolution levels to enable
meaningful and appropriate post event analysis to be carried out.
The GSO shall make the recordings from such equipment available to any joint
investigation of system incidents and investigations of incidents where unexpected
Generator behaviour has been observed.

CC5.3.17 Special Provisions for Hydro and Induction Generators

Hydro generation may be required to provide synchronous condenser mode of
operation by the GSO as included in the relevant Agreement.
If the Generating Plant includes induction type generator(s), the Generator shall
provide power factor correction means so that the Generating Plant will neither
normally demand reactive power from, nor supply reactive power to, the Grid
System. The power factor correction equipment may be installed by the Generator
at his Plant as required by the Grid Owner and GSO. The Grid Owner and GSO shall
have the right to review the Generator's power factor correction plant and to require
modifications to or additions as needed, in the Grid Owner and GSO’s opinion, to
maintain the Grid System integrity.

CC5.3.18 Special Provisions for Power Park Module

Power Park Module shall ensure that its THD level at the PCC is less than 3%.
Individual harmonics performance and other power quality requirement shall be in
accordance with the License Standards adopted by GSO, Grid Owner and Single
Buyer.
Each Power Park Module shall have low voltage ride through withstand capability
during low voltage condition for a duration above 150ms. It shall not trip under the
above condition. The power output of the unit shall recovered to above 90% of its
original output in 1.5 second after fault has been cleared. GSO and Grid Owner may
specify a requirement for Power Park Module to have a low voltage ride through
capability of duration up to 400ms, which represents the probable back up
protection time. If considered as necessary, GSO, Grid Owner and Single Buyer may
specify a stringent requirement and Power Park Module must comply with the
specification.
Each Power Park Module shall have high voltage ride through withstand capability
during high voltage of 1.2 pu for a duration up to 1s.

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The low voltage and high voltage ride through characteristics must comply with the
minimum requirement as shown in Figure PPM.6 in PCA1.4 Appendix or as specified
in the connection agreement.

CC5.3.19 Requirements to conduct test

Generators shall be responsible for carrying out tests to prove compliance on the
requirements stated in this CC.
All tests shall meet at least the requirements stated in OC10.

CC5.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTORS, NETWORK OWNERS AND DIRECTLY

CONNECTED CUSTOMERS

CC5.4.1 Introduction
This part of the Grid Code describes the technical and design criteria and
performance requirements for Distributors, Directly Connected Customers, and
Network Owner

CC5.4.2 Neutral Earthing

At nominal System voltages of 132kV and above the higher voltage windings of three
phase transformers and transformer banks connected to the Grid System must be
star connected with the star point suitable for connection to earth. The Earthing and
lower voltage winding arrangement shall be such as to ensure that the Earth Fault
Factor requirement of paragraph CC5.3.8 will be met on the Grid System at nominal
System voltages of 132kV and above.
For connections to the Grid System at nominal system voltages of below 132kV, the
Earthing requirements and voltage rise conditions will be advised by the Grid Owner
as soon as practicable prior to connection.

CC5.4.3 Frequency Sensitive, Voltage sensitive Relays and System

Protection Scheme
As explained under OC4, each Distributor, Directly Connected Customer, Grid
Owner and Network Owners, shall make arrangements that will facilitate automatic
low Frequency disconnection of Demand (based on Annual Peak Demand
Conditions). The relevant Agreement will specify the manner in which Demand
subject to low Frequency disconnection will be split into discrete MW blocks with
associated Low Frequency Relay settings. The Grid Owner in consultation with the
GSO shall specify the detailed characteristics of the Low Frequency Relays to be
utilised for implementing the automatic low Frequency disconnection of Demand in
accordance with the Grid System Requirement.
Similar to the application of frequency sensitive relays, each Distributor, Directly
Connected Customer and Network Owner shall make arrangement that will facilitate
automatic low voltage disconnection of demand due to abnormal low voltage
conditions. The quantum and settings of relay will be specified by GSO.
Each Distributor, Directly connected Customers and Network Owner shall make
arrangement to facilitate automatic disconnection of demand triggered by command
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Conditions. The quantum of demand, location of demand, interfacing equipment and

communication for disconnection shall be specified by GSO. The design of such
system protection scheme shall be based on simulation studies.

CC5.5 TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

The technical criteria concerning voice and data communication equipment for Power
Stations is contained in the Grid Owner’s guidelines document, which is available on request.

CC5.6 PROTECTION CRITERIA

In order that the GSO or Grid Owner and the appropriate Network Owner can coordinate
the operation of the Grid System protection, it will be necessary for prospective Users to
submit their protection scheme proposals to the Grid Owner.
Users should request existing protection details from the relevant Grid Owner or Network
Owner, concerning the proposed Point of Common Coupling. The scheme proposed by the
User should take account of any planned upgrades to the Network protection as notified by
the Network Owner. Such schemes could also include Interconnectors with external parties,
which the Network Owner will advise of.
Fault clearance times at the Point of Common Coupling and the method of system earthing
including, where relevant, the recommended generator neutral earthing configuration, will
also be provided by the Grid Owner on request.
Users will be expected to coordinate their protection times according to the clearance times
given in PC4.5.5 and License Standards.

CC6 PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR CONNECTION TO AND USE OF THE GRID SYSTEM

CC6.1 APPLICATION AND OFFER FOR CONNECTION

CC6.1.1 Application Procedure for New Connection and Use of the Grid
System
Any person or User seeking to establish new or modified arrangements for
connection and or use of the Grid System must make an application on the standard
application form available from the Grid Owner of the Network concerned and
Single Buyer on request. The application should include:
(a) a description of the User Network to be connected to the Grid System or
of the modifications to User Network already connected to the Grid
System. Both cases are termed “Development” in this CC;
(b) the relevant Standard Planning Data as listed in Part 1 of Appendix A of
the Planning Code; and
(c) the desired completion date of the proposed Development.

CC6.1.2 Offer of Terms of Connection

The Single Buyer will, in accordance with the Grid Code and having obtained the
consent of the Grid Owner and GSO, where such an offer involves a Generator, offer
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the establishment of the proposed new or modified connection to and/or use of the
Grid System.
The offer shall specify, and the terms shall take account of, any works required for
the extension or reinforcement of the Grid System necessitated by the applicant’s
proposed activities.
The offer must be accepted by the applicant User within the period stated in the
offer, otherwise the offer automatically lapses.
Acceptance of the offer renders the Network Owner’s works related to that User
Development committed and binds both parties to the terms of the offer.
Within 28 calendar days (or such longer period as the Grid Owner may agree in any
particular case) of acceptance of the offer, the User shall supply the Detailed
Planning Data pertaining to the Development as listed in Part 2 of Appendix A of the
Planning Code. Any significant changes to this information, compared with the
preliminary data agreed by the Grid Owner will need to be agreed by the appropriate
Network Owner. The Grid Owner will be responsible under these circumstances for
accepting the Users results and will notify the Single Buyer and GSO of any changes
in the Users data where appropriate.

CC6.2 COMPLEX TRANSMISSION NETWORK CONNECTIONS

The magnitude and complexity of any Transmission Network extension or reinforcement will
vary according to the nature, location and timing of the applicants proposed Development.
In the event, it may be necessary for the Grid Owner to carry out additional more extensive
system studies.
In such circumstances, the Grid Owner shall, within the original time scale, provide a
preliminary offer indicating those areas that require more detailed analysis.
The User shall indicate whether it wishes the Grid Owner to undertake the work necessary
and to proceed to make a revised offer within the [3-month] period normally allowed. The
Grid Owner shall apply for an extension from the Energy Commission if it is not able to make
the revised offer within the normal time scale.
The Grid Owner may require the User to provide some or all the Detailed Planning Data
listed in Part 2 of Appendix A of the Planning Code at this stage (in advance of the normal
time scale specified).

CC6.3 RIGHT TO REJECT AN APPLICATION

The Grid Owner shall be entitled to reject an application for connection and or use of the
Grid System:
(a) if to do so would be likely to involve the Grid Owner, GSO or the Single Buyer in a
breach of its duties under the Grid Code or Act or of any regulations relating to
safety or standards applicable to the Grid System; or
(b) if the person making the application does not undertake to be bound, in so far as
applicable, by the terms of the Grid Code.

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CC6.4 CONNECTION AND USE OF SYSTEM AGREEMENT

A Connection Agreement and or Use of System Agreement (or the offer for a Connection
Agreement and or Use of System Agreement) will include as appropriate, within its terms
and conditions:
(a) a condition requiring both parties to comply with the Grid Code and License
Standards;
(b) details of connection and or Use of System Agreement charges;
(c) details of any capital related payments arising from the necessary reinforcement or
extension of the Grid System;
(d) a “Site Responsibility Schedule”, detailing the divisions of responsibility at the
Point of Common Coupling in relation to ownership, control, operation, and
maintenance of Plant and Apparatus and to the safety of staff and members of the
public; and
(e) a condition requiring the User to supply Detailed Planning Data (to the extent not
already supplied) within twenty eight (28) calendar days of the acceptance of the
offer (or such longer period as may be agreed in a particular case).

CC7 APPROVAL TO CONNECT

CC 7.1 READINESS TO CONNECT

A User whose Development is under construction in accordance with the relevant
Connection Agreement who wishes to establish a connection with the Transmission
Network or a Distribution Network, shall apply to the relevant Grid Owner and GSO in
writing giving the following details:
(a) confirmation that the User’s Plant and Apparatus at the Point of Common
Coupling will meet the required technical standards, as agreed with the Grid
Owner and GSO where appropriate;
(b) a proposed connection date;
(c) updated Planning Code data, as appropriate; and
(d) a proposed commissioning schedule, including commissioning tests, for the final
approval of the Grid Owner and GSO.

CC7.2 CONFIRMATION OF APPROVAL TO CONNECT

Within thirty (30) calendar days] of notification by a User, in accordance with 0ffer;
(a) the Single Buyer, in consultation with the Grid Owner will inform the User whether
the requirements of Use of System Agreement and the Connection Agreement
have been satisfied; and
(b) in consultation with the GSO and the Grid Owner, the Single Buyer will inform the
User of the acceptability of the proposed commissioning programme.
Where approval is withheld, reasons shall be stated by the Single Buyer, Grid Owner and or
the GSO.

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 Operating Code No.1: Demand Forecasting

OPERATING CODE NO. 1

OC1 DEMAND FORECASTING

OC1.1 INTRODUCTION
Accurate Demand forecasting is essential for the procurement of sufficient Generation to
cater for the Demand for electricity. Operating Code No. 1 (OC1) outlines the obligations on
the Single Buyer, GSO and Users regarding the preparation of Demand forecasts of Active
Power, Reactive Power and Active Energy of the Grid System for operational purpose. OC1
sets out the time scales within Operation Planning and Operation Control periods in which
Users shall provide forecasts of Demand and Energy to the Single Buyer so that the relevant
operational plans can be prepared.
The following distinct phases are used to define the Demand forecasting periods:
(1) Operational Planning Phase covers several time frames of operation from 5-year
ahead to the start of the Control Operational Phase as follows:
i) 5-Year ahead forecast monthly
ii) 1-year ahead forecast - hourly
iii) 1-Month ahead forecast – hourly
iv) 10-Day ahead forecast – half hourly
v) 1-Day ahead forecast – half hourly
Single Buyer is responsible for all the above mentioned Demand Forecasts and the GSO
needs to use these Demand Forecasts to perform system studies to check for system
security.
(2) Operational Control Phase covers the real time operation period, that is:
i) Hour ahead forecast – half hourly

GSO is responsible for the demand forecast during Operational Control Phase.
(3) Post Operational Control Phase is the phase following real time operation.

In OC1, Week 0 means the current week at any time, Week 1 means the next week at any
time, Week 2 means the week after Week 1. For operational purposes, each year shall start
on 1st January and shall use the Gregorian calendar.

OC1.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of OC1 are:
(a) to enable matching of Generation and Demand in operation;
(b) to ensure the provision of data to the Single Buyer by Users for Operational
Planning purposes; and
(c) to provide for the factors to be taken into account by the GSO when Demand
forecasting is conducted during Operational Control Phase operation.

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OC1.3 SCOPE
OC1 applies to the GSO, the Single Buyer and the following Users:
(a) Generators with CDGU’s, including Generators with Power Park Module;
(b) Generators connected directly to the Grid System or indirectly via Distribution
Network, with Generating Units not subject to Dispatch by the GSO, with total on-
site generation capacity equal to or above 1 MW where the GSO considers it
necessary;
(c) Large Power Consumers, where the GSO considers it necessary;
(d) Interconnected Parties;
(e) Distributors and
(f) Network Owners where the GSO considers it necessary.

OC1.4 PROCEDURE IN THE OPERATIONAL PLANNING PHASE

OC1.4.1 Information Flow and Coordination

Users shall provide the necessary information required in OC1.4.2 to the Single
Buyer at the time and in the manner agreed between the relevant parties to enable
the Single Buyer to carry out the necessary Demand forecasting for the Operational
Planning Phase.
In OC1.4.2, the Single Buyer requires information regarding any incremental Demand
changes anticipated by the Users excluding forecast Demand growth. For example,
this would include any significant incremental Demand change due to additional
equipment added, removed or modified by the User.
In preparing the Demand forecast, the Single Buyer shall take into account the
information provided for under OC1.4.2, the factors detailed in OC1.5 and also any
forecast or actual Demand growth data provided under the Planning Code.
The Single Buyer shall collate all data necessary and prepare the Demand forecast
for this Operational Planning Phase for Year 1 by the end of August of Year 0.

OC1.4.2 Information Providers

(i) Distributor
The Distributor shall submit to the Single Buyer by the end of July each
year electronic files, in a format agreed in writing by the Single Buyer,
detailing the following:
(a) Based on the most recent historical Demand data, the Distributor
shall inform the Single Buyer of any anticipated changes in
Demand equal to or greater than ± 1 MW during Year 1 at the
various interfaces between the Transmission Network and
Distribution Network due to planned changes in Consumer
Demand or planned changes by the Distributor.
(b) Where the Single Buyer reasonably requires additional information
or assistance, the Distributor will provide such information or
assistance requested in a reasonable timeframe.

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(c) The Distributor shall notify the Single Buyer immediately of any
significant changes to the data submitted above.
(ii) Other Users
The relevant Users identified in OC1.3 (b) and (c) shall submit to the
Distributor by the end of June each year electronic files, in a format agreed
in writing by the Distributor, detailing the following:
(a) For Large Power Consumers, they have to inform the Distributor
of any planned changes that will alter the Demand by an amount
equal to or greater than ± 1 MW during Year 1 at the respective
interfaces.
(b) Generators with non-CDGUs (including Self-Generators) having
total on-site generation capacity equal to or greater than 5 MW
may be required to provide the Single Buyer, through the
Distributor or Network Owner, relevant generation output
information when reasonably required by the Single Buyer.
Such requirement to provide information pursuant to OC1.4.2 does not
remove the obligation for a User to notify the Single Buyer of any changes in
Demand data in accordance with the respective Connection Agreement.
(iii) Interconnected Party
It is the responsibility of the Single Buyer to request in the manner and
format that have been specified in the relevant Agreement with each
Interconnected Party of the hourly Active Power Demand to be imported
from or exported to the Interconnected Party over the total time period
agreed in the relevant Agreement.

OC1.5 DEMAND FORECASTS

The following factors shall be taken into account by the Single Buyer when conducting
Demand forecasting:
(a) Historic generation output information pursuant to OC1.7 and SDC1 – the Active
Power Demand and Active Energy forecasts in the Operational Planning Phase will
be prepared by the Single Buyer based on the summation of net half-hourly Power
Station outputs.
(b) Historic Grid System Generation profiles compiled by the GSO through SCADA,
metered data, Energy sales data from the Distributors and information obtained
pursuant to the Post Control Phase, OC1.70;
(c) Local factors known to the Single Buyer in advance which may affect the Demand
on the Grid System, for example, Public holidays;
(d) Anticipated Loading profiles of the CDGUs pursuant to SDC1;
(e) Any load shedding during the period will be added back into the Forecast Data
using SCADA and metered data to indicate the Demand and Energy just before the
load shedding; and
(f) Any Interconnector export or import.

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OC1.6 PROCEDURE IN THE POST CONTROL PHASE

The GSO shall provide the Single Buyer the half hourly generation and the daily energy
generated data in the Post Control Phase for future forecasting purposes. GSO shall obtain
such information from the sources as follows.
The net station output in MW and Mvar of each Power Station with a MCR capacity of 5 MW
and above will be monitored by the GSO in real time. The output in MW and Mvar of Power
Stations with a MCR capacity of equal to or greater than 2 MW but less than 5 MW may be
monitored by the GSO if the GSO reasonably decides.
The GSO may request a Generator with non-CDGUs to provide it with electronic metered
half-hourly data by approved electronic data transfer means, in respect of each generating
site that does not have the GSO direct monitoring facilities. Such information shall be
provided to the GSO in the manner and format approved by the GSO by 1000hrs the next
day.

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OPERATING CODE NO. 2

OC2 OPERATIONAL PLANNING

OC2.1 INTRODUCTION
Operational Planning involves planning through various time scales, the matching of
generation capacity with forecast Demand pursuant to OC1 together with a reserve of
generation to provide for the necessary Operating Reserves, in order to maintain the
security of the Grid System taking into account:
(a) planned outages of Generating Units, including Power Park Modules;
(b) planned outages and operational constraints on parts of the Transmission
Network;
(c) planned outages of Large Power Consumers; and
(d) transfers of capacity between the Grid System and any Interconnected Parties.
Operating Code No. 2 (OC2) is concerned with the coordination between the GSO and Users
through the various time scales of planned outages of Plant and Apparatus on the User
System which may affect the operation of the Grid System.
Operational Planning Phase covers several time frames of operation from 5-year ahead to
the start of the Control Operational Phase as follows:
i) 5-Year ahead Operation Plan
ii) 1-Month Operation Plan
iii) 10-Day ahead forecast Operation Plan
iv) 1-Day ahead forecast Operation Plan

OC2.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of OC2 are:
(a) to enable the GSO to coordinate generation and transmission outages to achieve
safe, reliable and economic operation and minimise constraints;
(b) to set out the operational planning procedure including information required and
a typical timetable for the coordination of planned outage requirements for
Generators;
(c) to set out the operational planning procedure including information required and
a typical timetable for the coordination of planned outage requirements for other
Users that will have an effect on the operation of the Grid System; and
(d) to establish the responsibility of the Single Buyer to produce the relevant
operation plans.

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OC2.3 SCOPE
OC2 applies to the Single Buyer, GSO and the following Users:
(a) Grid Owner;
(b) Network Owners;
(c) Generators with CDGUs, including Generator owning Power Park Modules;
(d) Generators with Generating Units not subject to Dispatch by the GSO with total
on-site generation capacity equal to or greater than 1 MW where the GSO
considers it necessary;
(e) Distributor;
(f) Large Power Consumers where the GSO considers it necessary; and
(g) Interconnected Parties.

OC2.4 SUBMISSION OF PLANNED OUTAGE SCHEDULES BY USERS

OC2.4.1 Generators
In each Year, by the end of August Year 0, each Generator with CDGUs shall provide
the GSO with an "Indicative Generator Maintenance Schedule" which covers Year 3
up to Year 5. The schedule will contain the following information:
(1) Identity of the CDGU;
(2) MW not available;
(3) Other Apparatus affected by the same outage;
(4) Duration of outage;
(5) Preferred start and end date;
(6) State whether the planned outage is flexible, if so, provide the earliest
start date and latest finishing date;
(7) State whether the planned outage is due to statutory obligation (for
example for pressure vessel inspection/boiler check), if so, the latest date
the outage must be taken; and
(8) To state detail of any test which may affect the performance of the Grid
System or the Single Buyer’s operational plan or risk of tripping.
In each Year by the end of August of Year 0, each Generator with CDGUs shall also
provide the GSO with a “Provisional Generator Maintenance Schedule”which
covers Year 1 on a daily basis which for the avoidance of doubt means providing
information for each day of Year 1 beginning 1st of January and ending 31st of
December of Year 2. This schedule shall be submitted, in a format agreed by the
GSO, and take account of the Operational Plan described in OC2.5, comprising of:
(1) type of outages for each CDGU;
(2) the period of each outage consistent with the Operational Plan; and
(3) any other outages as required by statutory organisations or for statutory
reasons.

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OC2.4.2 Grid Owner

In each Year, by the end of August of Year 0, Grid Owner shall provide the GSO with
an "Indicative Transmission Outage Schedule" which covers Year 3 up to Year 5. The
schedule will contain the following information:
(1) details of proposed outages of transmission equipment on Transmission
Network;
(2) details of any trip testing and risk of any transmission equipment trip
associated with each trip test;
(3) details of identifiable risk of transmission equipment trip arising from the
work carried during the outage; and
(4) other information known to Grid Owner which may affect the reliability
and security of the Grid System.
In each calendar year by the end of August of Year 0, Grid Owner shall provide the
GSO with a Provisional Transmission Outage Schedule” which covers Year 1 on a
daily basis which for the avoidance of doubt means providing information for each
day of Year 1 beginning 1st of January and ending 31st of December of Year 2 This
schedule shall be submitted, in a format agreed by the GSO, and takes account of
the Operational Plan described in OC2.5, comprising of:
(1) type of transmission outages;
(2) the period of each outage consistent with the Operational Plan; and
(3) any other outages as required by statutory organisations or for statutory
reasons.

OC2.4.3 Distributors, Network Owners, Directly Connected Customers and

Interconnected Parties
In each calendar year, by the end of August of Year 0, each Distributor, Network
Owner and Directly Connected Customers shall provide the GSO with an "Indicative
Network Outage Schedule" which covers Year 1 up to Year 5. The schedule will
contain the following information:
(1) details of proposed outages on their Systems which may affect the
performance of the Grid System or requiring switching operation in the
Grid System;
(2) details of any trip testing and risk of it causing trip of any transmission
equipment in the Grid System;
(3) other information known to the Distributor, Network Owner and Directly
Connected Customers which may affect the reliability and security of the
Grid System.

All Users shall submit details of any changes made to the information provided
above to the GSO as soon as practicable.

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OC2.5 PLANNING OF GENERATING UNITS OUTAGES

OC2.5.1 Operational Planning Timescales from 5 Years Ahead to 1 Year

Ahead
During the preparation of the Operational Plan, the GSO will endeavour to
accommodate all outage requirements. However, there may be occasions when an
outage cannot be met, and this will require additional consultation between the
GSO and Users to formulate a best fit Operational Plan.
The GSO will issue to Users the First Draft Operational Plan by the end of October of
current year (Year 0). Users have, until the end of November of current year (Year
0), to notify the GSO of any objections to this first draft of the Operational Plan. The
GSO will then consult Users to resolve any differences over the first draft
Operational Plan and produce a final Operational Plan by the end of December of
Year 0. This will form as one of the inputs for Single Buyer to develop the Annual
Generation Plan.
Once the Operational Plan is issued by the GSO, the maintenance outage can only be
changed:
(a) by order of the GSO for reasons of security of the Grid System provided
that safety of any equipment is not compromised and that the order is not
in violation of any statutory requirements;.
(b) by approval of the GSO, for reasons of security of supply, or security of the
Grid System, or safety of User’s staff, or safety of User’s equipment or
safety of members of the public;
When a User cannot reach agreement with the GSO concerning the Operational
Plan, then the dispute will be settled in accordance with the Grid Code Dispute
Resolution Procedure, contained in the General Conditions (GC).
The Operational Plan will be reviewed by the GSO each month prior to the
implementation date to check the latest forecasts of Grid System Demand, and
generation output usable to assess whether adequate Operating Reserves will be
available. Where the GSO assesses that these requirements may be infringed,
further iteration of the Planned Outages will be undertaken, to meet, as far as
possible those requirements.

OC2.6 PLANNING OF TRANSMISSION OUTAGES

OC2.6.1 Operational Planning timescales 5 Years Ahead to 1 Year Ahead

By the end of October of Year 0 the GSO will draw up a draft Transmission Network
outage schedule (in the Draft Operation Plan) covering the period Years 1 to 5 ahead
and the GSO will notify each relevant Users in writing of those aspects of the plan
which may operationally affect such User including in particular proposed start
dates and end dates of relevant Transmission Network outages.
The GSO will also indicate whether Special System Protection Schemes, Demand
Side Management and constraining Generating Units are required in order to
maintain the security of the Transmission Network within the Licence Standards.
The GSO shall have the right to request the Grid Owner to schedule outages to
coordinate with other User or Generating Plant outages for the optimisation of the

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Grid System operation. The Grid Owner shall not unreasonably refuse such
requests.
By the end of December of Year 0 the GSO will draw up a Final Transmission
Network outage schedule covering Years 1 to 5. The plan for Year 1 becomes the
final plan for Year 0 when by expiry of time, Year 1 becomes Year 0.
The GSO will notify each User in writing of those aspects of the schedule which may
operationally affect such User including in particular proposed start dates and end
dates of relevant Transmission Network outages.
The GSO will also indicate where a need may exist to use Operational Intertripping,
emergency switching, emergency Demand management or other measures
including restrictions (and reasons for such restrictions) on the Dispatch of the units
to allow the security of the Total System to be maintained within the Licence
Standards.
It should be noted that the actual status of Grid System may be affected by other
factors which may not be known at the time of the plan as well as during the update,
thus GSO may change the planned outage schedule when in GSO’s opinion such
changes are necessary in order to maintain secure and reliable Grid System
operations.

OC2.6.2 Operational Planning Timescales for Year 0

The Transmission Network outage schedule for Year 1 issued under OC2.6.1 shall
become the schedule for Year 0 when by expiry of time, Year 1 becomes Year 0.
Each User may at any time during Year 0 request the GSO in writing for changes to
the outages requested by them under OC2.4 the GSO shall determine whether the
changes are possible and shall notify the User in question whether this is the case as
soon as possible, and in any event within fourteen (14) days of the date of receipt by
the GSO of the written request in question.
When necessary during Year 0, the GSO will notify each User, in writing of those
aspects of the Transmission Network outage programme which may, in the
reasonable opinion of the GSO, operationally affect that User including in particular
proposed start dates and end dates of relevant Transmission Network outages.
There may be a requirement to undertake an unplanned outage which in this OC2
means a maintenance outage not included in the Final Operation Plan established by
the GSO by the end of December of Year 0.
For request for unplanned outages of plant or apparatus or equipment taken out of
service the following provisions apply:
(1) For outages of less than one (1) day, the notification period should be not
less than fourteen (14) Business Days before the earliest start date.
(2) For outages whose duration is more than one (1) day but not more than
two (2) days, the notification period should be not less than one (1)
calendar month before the earliest start date.
For outages of a substation busbar or all circuits on a right-of-way (which may be
two (2) or more circuits on that right-of-way), notification for a Short Duration
Unplanned Outage should not be less than four (4) calendar months before the
earliest outage date. Outages of a longer duration than two (2) days are not normally
accepted by the GSO.

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OC2.7 UNPLANNED OUTAGES

Unplanned Outage in this context refers to outage not included in the Final Operation Plan
established by the GSO by the end of December of each year.
Where due to unavoidable circumstances the Generator, Grid Owner or other User needs to
arrange an Unplanned Outage then the party concerned must give as early as possible
notification of the Unplanned Outage and submit it to the GSO for approval. This will
normally be provided in writing but where this is not possible, it may be provided by
telephone or other electronic means provided that it is acknowledged by the party
concerned and the GSO. Notification must provide:
(1) full details of all Plant and Apparatus affected by temporary capacity restrictions;

(2) the expected start date and start time of the Unplanned Outage;

(3) the estimated return to service time and date of the Plant and Apparatus
affected, and the time and date of the removal of any temporary capacity
restrictions; and

(4) details of possible restrictions, or risk of trip, on other Plant and Apparatus due to
the Unplanned Outage.

The GSO may request for changes to be made to an Unplanned Outage programme when in
the opinion of the GSO such Unplanned Outage would adversely affect the security of the
Total System. The party will send a written confirmation to the GSO agreement or
disagreement of the new Unplanned Outage date and time in writing but where this is not
possible, it may be provided by telephone or other electronic means provided that a written
record of the agreement or disagreement is kept by the GSO and the party.
For a Forced Outage, the GSO shall take all reasonable measures to maintain the integrity
and security of the Grid System.

OC2.8 PROGRAMMING PHASE (TO INCLUDE GENERATORS)

The GSO shall prepare firm plan for one (1) week ahead and the Day Ahead plan.
The GSO will notify each User, in writing of those aspects of the Transmission Network or
Generating Units outage programme which may operationally affect that User including in
particular proposed start dates and end dates of relevant Transmission Network or
Generating Units outages and changes to information supplied by the GSO.
The GSO will also indicate where a need may exist to use Operational Intertripping,
emergency switching, emergency Demand management or other measures including
restrictions (and the reasons for such restrictions) on the Dispatch Units to allow the security
of the Grid System to be maintained within the Licence Standards.
Users shall submit to the GSO, notification on confirmation of outages involving their
Systems in not less than two (2) weeks prior to the date of each outage.
By 1700 hours each Friday the GSO shall prepare:
(1) One (1) week ahead firm outage programme; and
(2) A Day Ahead outage programme for the weekend through to the next normal
Working Day.

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By 1700 hours each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the GSO shall prepare a
final Transmission Network outage programme for the following day.

OC2.9 OPERATIONAL PLANNING DATA REQUIRED

On commissioning and by the end of August in the year following the commissioning and by
the end of August every third (3rd) year thereafter or when there is change in parameters,
each Generator shall submit, in respect of each CDGU, to the Single Buyer, the GSO and Grid
Owner, in writing the Generation Planning Parameters and the Generator Performance
Chart. The Generation Planning Parameters shall be in the format indicated in Appendix 1
and the Generator Performance Chart shall be as set out in Appendix 2.
Any changes to the Generation Planning Parameters or Generator Performance Chart shall
be promptly notified to the GSO and the Grid Owner.
The Generator Performance Chart must be on a Generating Unit specific basis at the
Generating Unit Stator Terminals and must include details of the Generating Unit
transformer parameters and demonstrate the limitation on reactive capability with the
System voltage at 3% above nominal. It must include any limitations on output due to the
prime mover (both maximum and minimum) and Generating Unit step up transformer.
For each CCGT Unit, and any other Generating Unit whose performance varies significantly
with any site related parameter (for example, ambient temperature, type of fuel, etc.) the
Generator Performance Chart shall show curves for at least three values of each parameter
so that the GSO and the Grid Owner can assess the variation in performance over all likely
parameter variations by a process of linear interpolation or extrapolation. One of these
curves shall be for the ambient temperature and Nominated Fuel for which the Generating
Unit's output, or CCGT Unit output, as appropriate, equals its Registered Capacity.
For each Generating Unit a Performance Chart shall be submitted at ambient temperature
and Nominated Fuel for each of the following conditions:
(1) nominal terminal voltage;
(2) terminal voltage at 10% above nominal terminal voltage; and
(3) terminal voltage at 10% below nominal terminal voltage.
The Generation Planning Parameters supplied under this OC2.7 shall be used by the GSO for
operational planning purposes only and not in Scheduling and Dispatch.
Each Generator shall in respect of each of its CCGT Modules submit to the GSO and the Grid
Owner in writing a CCGT Module Planning Matrix. It shall be prepared on a best estimate
basis relating to how it is anticipated the CCGT Module will be running and which shall
reasonably reflect the true operating characteristics of the CCGT Module. It must show the
combination of CCGT Units which would be running in relation to any given MW output.

OC2.10 DATA EXCHANGE

All studies in operational timescale shall be carried out by the GSO. The GSO may at the
request of a User carry out studies for that User. Both the GSO and the User shall make the
necessary data to carry out the study available for the purposes of such study. Any
information used in or arising from the studies must only be used by the User in operating
that User’s System and must not be used for any other purpose or passed on to, or used by,
any other business of that User or to, or by, any person within any other such business or
elsewhere.

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 Operating Code No. 3: Operating Reserve

OPERATING CODE NO.3

OC3 OPERATING RESERVE

OC3.1 INTRODUCTION
In order to keep the Frequency of the Grid System close to the nominal Frequency of 50.0Hz,
the balance between demand and generation has to be maintained at all times. Thus GSO
not only has to keep sufficient generation to satisfy the System Demand and Losses but also:
 additional Spinning Reserve needs to be maintained to cater for demand forecast
error as well as large disturbances especially tripping of large Generating Units or
large demand; and,
 Contingency Reserve to cover for the loss of the Spinning Reserve once such reserve
has diminished.
OC3 describes various types of reserve which have to be available in a number of time
scales, which the GSO is expected to utilise in the provision of the Operating Reserve

OC3.2 OBJECTIVE
The objective of OC3 describes the types of reserves which shall be utilised by the GSO to
ensure safe and reliable operation of the Grid System.
Responses of the System to the changes of Frequency cover various time frames:
 Instantaneous inertia response of the System as the frequency changes;
 Governor response of Synchronised Generating Units; this is also known as primary
response which is the additional MW output available from the Generating Units 5
seconds after initial event and should be sustained for the next 25 seconds)
 AGC response or manual adjustment of Generating Units MW output; this is also
known as the secondary response of the Generating Units which is the additional
MW output available from the Generating Units 30 seconds after the event and
should be sustained for next 30 minutes

OC3.3 SCOPE
This Code applies to the GSO and the following Users:
(1) Single Buyer;
(2) Generators with CDGUs;
(3) Distributors, Network Owners and Directly Connected Customers who have
agreed to undertake Demand Control; and
(4) Interconnected Parties.

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OC3.4 OPERATING RESERVES AND ITS CONSTITUENTS

In preparing the Generation Schedule, in accordance with SDC1, the GSO will use the
Demand forecasts, as detailed in OC1 and match generation output to Demand plus
Operating Reserve. These reserves are further detailed below.
These reserves are essential for the stable operation of the Grid System and Generators will
have their CDGU’s tested from time to time in accordance with OC10 to ensure compliance
with the relevant provisions of this Grid Code. Parties offering automatic Demand Control
will also be tested from time to time.
There are two types of Operating Reserve namely Spinning Reserve, and Non-Spinning
Reserve. The types and requirements of responses provided by the Operating Reserve are
described and specified in OC3.4.1 and OC3.4.4.

OC3.4.1 Spinning Reserves of Generating Units

Spinning Reserve is the change in the MW output from Synchronised Generating
Units in response to a change in system frequency.
The various forms of Spinning Reserves that are available to GSO are summarized as
follows:
(1) Primary Reserve: is the portions of Spinning Reserve from the
Synchronised Generating Units that are on free governor control and; is
realisable within five (5) seconds in response to the fall in the Grid System
Frequency and should be sustainable for the next twenty five (25)
seconds,
(2) Secondary Reserve: is the portion of Spinning Reserve from the
Synchronised Generating Units that are under automatic generation
control (AGC) or manually dispatch by GSO and; is realisable within thirty
(30) seconds in response to the fall in the System Frequency and should be
sustainable for the next thirty (30) minutes. Secondary Reserve is also
known as Regulating Reserve as it is also used for adjusting the MW
outputs of Generating Units to cater for the increase or decrease in
System Demand in the course of the day,
(3) Non Regulating Reserve this is the Spinning Reserve that is available from
those Generating Units that GSO will from time to time dispatch the new
MW output levels of the respective Generating Units to ensure that there
is sufficient Regulating Reserve available in those Generating Units under
AGC mode.

OC3.4.2 Other Forms of Spinning Reserve

Spinning Reserve is also available from:
(1) Loads such as motors which are sensitive to the Frequency, and
(2) the Interconnected Parties through the AC Interconnectors or DC
Interconnector in Load Frequency Control (LFC) Mode,

OC3.4.3 High Frequency Reserve

To ensure safe and reliable operations, GSO has to have sufficient High Frequency
Reserve from Synchronised Generating Units which will automatically reduce their

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MW outputs in response to a sudden increase in the Frequency due to loss of large

quantum of demand or loss of large exporting Interconnector. This Spinning
Reserve is released over a 10s period from the time of the Frequency increase.
Power Park Module usually does not provide effective low frequency reserve
response as it is operating at maximum capacity. During high frequency above 50.5
Hz, it must have the capability to reduce its output in accordance with its droop
setting and reduced its output to zero MW when frequency reaches 52.0Hz.

OC3.4.4 Contingency Reserve

These are aggregate of all the maximum capabilities of available Generating Units
that are on standby which can be Synchronised to the System and be able for
Dispatch:
a) Within thirty (30) minutes for units on Hot Standby or
b) After the time as stated in the Availability Declaration or PPA
In some jurisdiction, Contingency Reserve is also known as Non-Spinning Reserve.
For avoidance of doubt, the diagram below shows the various terms that are used in
this Grid Code to describe the Operating Reserve.

Various Terms Used To Describe Spinning Reserves

OC3.5 USE OF SPINNING RESERVE TO MITIGATE THE FALL OF FREQUENCY

It is the responsibility of GSO to keep sufficient Spinning Reserve to ensure that the loss of
the largest Synchronised Generating Units will not lead to under frequency load shedding
and the Frequency can recover back to its normal operating range (50 ± 0.5 Hz) within 1
minute.
The following diagram shows generally how the various phases of system response due to
the actions of Primary Reserve, Secondary Reserve and Non-regulating Reserve in the
event of a tripping of a Generating Unit.

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OC3.6 SPINNING RESERVE REQUIREMENTS OF GENERATING UNITS ON FREE GOVERNOR

MODE
Each Generating Unit must be capable of providing minimum Primary and Secondary
Reserve as follows:

Generating Units MW Output as Primary Reserve as a % Secondary Reserve as a %

a % of its Rated MW Capacity of Rated MW Capacity of Rated MW Capacity

90 5 5

Minimum stable load to 75% 8 10

Note: For combined cycle Generating Units the Rated MW Capacity shall be based on the aggregated
declared MW Capacity of each Generating Unit.
The Distributed Control System (DCS) of the power plant must not restrict or limit
generation output, delay the response time or modify the deadband setting and range of
spinning reserve response, unless it is approved by GSO.

OC3.7 ALLOCATION OF OPERATING RESERVES

OC3.7.1 Level of Spinning Reserve

The level of Spinning Reserve should cater for forecasting errors plus whichever is
the largest single credible contingency listed below:
a) the loss of the largest Synchronised Generating Unit or the largest gas
turbine (GT) in opened cycle mode or largest and a half GT (due to the
reduction in the output of the steam turbine when the associated gas
turbine tripped) in combined cycle mode; or
b) the loss of the import from an Interconnected Party.

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Sufficient Spinning Reserve has to be kept to ensure that there is no loss of demand
should one of the above mentioned contingencies arise.

OC3.7.2 Keeping sufficient Spinning Reserve to ensure quality of System

Frequency
GSO should endeavour to keep sufficient Spinning Reserve to maintain the quality
of the System Frequency not less than that shown in the table below:

Target Frequency Operating Range 50.0 ± 0.3Hz

Normal Frequency Operating Range 50.0 ± 0.5 Hz

Maximum Instantaneous Frequency

50.0 ± 0.8Hz
Deviation for N – 1 Contingency

Frequency Recovery Range 50.0 ± 0.5 Hz

Time to Recover Frequency 1 min

Frequency Restoration Range 50.0 ± 0.3Hz

Time to Restore Frequency 30 min

OC3.7.3 Contingency Reserve

After allocating generation to cater for forecasted demand, demand forecast error,
losses and Spinning Reserve, Single Buyer and GSO have to ensure there is sufficient
Contingency Reserve to cater for the next largest Generating Unit or largest CCGT
Block (in 1GT x 1ST configuration) or largest GT+ 50% GT Capacity for CCGT Block (in
2 or more GT + 1 ST configuration) whichever has the largest quantum.
During the outage planning for Generators, GSO has to work closely with Single
Buyer to ensure that there are always sufficient Operating Reserve available to
ensure safe and secure operation. In the day ahead scheduling in pursuant to SDC 1
The Daily and 10 Day Operational Plans will indicate the level of Spinning Reserve
required for each of the half hour period in the Scheduling and Dispatch Plan.
Each week the GSO shall prepare a Weekly Operational Plan which will run from
0000 hours on the Saturday following to immediately before 2400 hours on the
second subsequent Monday and shall be issued by exception to each Generator in
relation to that Generator’s CDGU when the GSO considers it necessary.

OC3.8 DATA REQUIREMENTS

The following data related to Operating Reserves are typically required by the Single Buyer
and GSO for operational purposes:
(1) Primary Response characteristics to Frequency change data which describes the
CDGU's response at different levels of loading up to rated loading;
(2) Secondary Response characteristics to Frequency change data which describes the
CDGU's response at different levels of loading up to rated loading; and
(3) Governor droop and deadband characteristics expressed.

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Generators shall register this data, in the format agreed with the Grid Owner and GSO
under the Planning Code (PC) which is termed as the Registered Data and verified under
OC10 and any revisions thereto shall also be notified under PC and SDC1.

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 Operating Code No. 4: Demand Control

OPERATING CODE NO. 4

OC4 DEMAND CONTROL

OC4.1 INTRODUCTION
Operating Code No. 4 (OC4) is concerned with the procedures to be followed by the GSO
and Users to initiate reductions in Demand in the event that generation is insufficient to
meet forecast or real-time Demand, or shortfall of generation due to tripping of Generating
Units or tripping of an importing Interconnector. In addition, these provisions shall be used
by the GSO to prevent an Abnormal Overload of Apparatus or Plant within the Grid System,
or to prevent a voltage collapse.
Demand Control shall include but not limited to the following actions on load or demand:
(1) Automatic load or demand shedding;
(2) Manual load or demand shedding including Demand Side Management (DSM);
and
(3) Reduction of load through voltage reduction

OC4.2 OBJECTIVES
The objective of OC4 is to establish procedures such that the GSO in consultation with the
Grid Owner shall endeavour, as far as practicable, to spread Demand reductions equitably.

OC4.3 SCOPE
OC4 applies to the GSO and the following Users:
(a) Generators;
(b) Grid Owner;
(c) Distributors;
(d) Directly Connected Customers;
(e) Single Buyer;
(f) Interconnected Parties.

OC4.4 PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION OF DEMAND REDUCTION CONTROL

The GSO will arrange to have available manual or instructed Demand Shedding and/or
disconnection schemes to be employed throughout the Grid System. These schemes are
intended for use when it is possible to carry out such Demand Shedding or disconnection in
the required timeframe by this means. Such a scheme could also involve voltage reductions
and/or manual or automatic operation of the SCADA switching facilities and/or instructions
to Users to disconnect Demand.
The GSO will endeavour, as far as practicable, to spread Demand reductions equitably. In
protracted generation shortage or Grid System overloading, large imbalances of generation

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and Demand may cause excessive power transfers across the Grid System. Should such
transfers endanger the stability of the Grid System or cause a risk of damaging its Plant or
Apparatus, the pattern of Demand reduction shall be adjusted to secure the Grid System,
notwithstanding the inequalities of Disconnection that may arise from such adjustments.

OC4.4.1 Types of Warnings

The purpose of warnings is to ensure that the response to requests for
Disconnection is both prompt and effective. Warnings will be issued by the GSO via
telephone to the Grid Owner, Generators, Network Owners and Large Power
Consumers as appropriate. Demand reduction will, however, be required without
warning if unusual and unforeseen circumstances create severe operational
problems such as under frequency conditions that can lead to tripping of Generating
Units.
All the warnings issued will state the hours and days of risk and for an 'Orange'
Warning and a ‘Red’ Warning, the estimated quantum of Demand reduction
forecast. If, after the issue of a warning, it appears that system conditions have so
changed that the risk of Demand reduction is reduced or removed entirely, the GSO
will issue the appropriate modification or cancellation.

(i) Yellow Warning

A 'Yellow Warning’ will be issued by the GSO to Power Stations and the Grid Owner
when, for any reason, there is cause to believe that the risk of serious system
disturbances is abnormally high. During the period of a Yellow Warning, Power
Stations and substations affected will be alerted and maintained in the condition in
which they are best able to withstand system disturbances, for example, Power
Stations with means of safeguarding the station auxiliary supplies will bring them
into operation. Power Station control room and substation staff should be standing
by to receive and carry out switching instructions from the GSO or to take any
authorised independent action.

(ii) Orange Warning

An ‘Orange Warning’ will be issued by the GSO to Generators, Grid Owner, Network
Owner and Distributors, during periods of protracted generation shortage or periods
of high risk of a disturbance on the Grid System. This is to provide guidance to the
Distributors in the utilisation of their manpower resources in rota Disconnections.
To this end, estimates of the quantum of Disconnections required together with the
time and duration of the Demand reductions likely to be enforced are to be included
in the warning.

(iii) Red Warning

A 'Red Warning’ will be issued to indicate that Disconnection of Consumer Demand
under controlled conditions is imminent. The Grid Owner, Network Owner and
Distributors will take such preparatory action as is necessary to ensure that at any
time during the period specified, Disconnection of supplies can be applied promptly
and effectively.

OC4.5 PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DEMAND CONTROL

During the implementation of Demand Control, Scheduling and Dispatch in accordance with
the principles in the SDCs may cease and will not be re-implemented until the GSO decides

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that normal operation can be resumed. The GSO will inform Generators with CDGUs when
normal Scheduling and Dispatch in accordance with the SDCs is to be re-implemented, as
soon as reasonably practicable.
Demand Control will be achieved by telephone instructions in the case of instructed
Demand Control, to each relevant User and by direct switching by the GSO in the case of
manual Demand Control.
Whether a Yellow, Orange or Red warning has been issued or not each relevant User shall
abide by the instructions of the GSO with regard to Demand Control without delay.
The Demand Control must be achieved as far as possible uniformly across all Grid Supply
Points unless otherwise instructed by the GSO.
In circumstances of protracted shortage of generation or where a statutory instruction has
been given (e.g. a fuel security period) and when a reduction in Demand is envisaged by the
GSO to be prolonged, the GSO will notify the relevant Users of the expected duration.
Each User shall abide by the instructions of the GSO with regard to the restoration of
Demand under this OC4.5 without delay. The User shall not restore Demand until it has
received such instruction from GSO. The restoration of Demand must be carried out within
two (2) minutes of the instruction being given by the GSO.
Each relevant User will notify the GSO in writing that it has complied with instructions of the
GSO under this OC4.5, within ten (10) minutes of so doing, together with an estimation of
the Demand Reduction or restoration achieved, as the case may be.

OC4.6 TYPES OF DEMAND CONTROL TO BE IMPLEMENTED

OC4.6.1 Automatic Under Frequency Load Shedding Scheme

Demand may be disconnected automatically by under frequency relays at selected
locations in the Grid System in the event of a severe fall in Frequency, in order to
restore the balance between generation and Demand. The quantum of load that can
be shed using this under frequency load shedding scheme should not be less than
50% of the System Peak Demand. The GSO shall conduct system studies to
determine the appropriate low frequency settings and percentage Demand to be
disconnected at each stage of Disconnection, and arrange and coordinate with Grid
Owner, Generator and other Users to implement such a scheme. The areas of
Demand affected by this automatic under frequency scheme will be such that it
allows the Demand relief to be applied uniformly throughout the Grid System by the
GSO, taking into account any operational constraints on the Grid System and priority
Consumer groups.
Each User shall upon the instruction of the GSO implement, test, and maintain
automatic frequency load shedding to the quanta as specified by GSO.
The GSO shall monitor the performance of the under frequency load shedding
scheme using data from system disturbances. Users shall make available all the data
by which the GSO can monitor the performance of the scheme. GSO has to conduct
annual review of the automatic under frequency load shedding scheme.

OC4.6.2 Automatic Under Voltage Demand Load Shedding Scheme

When it is necessary to install an automatic under voltage load shedding scheme,
the GSO shall make all necessary studies, arrangement and coordination to ensure
sufficient quanta of automatic under voltage load shedding which is likely to be

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around 10% of the Grid System total Peak Demand or otherwise as determined by
the GSO in accordance with the requirements of the Grid System. The purpose of
this is to seek to limit the consequences of potential voltage instability.
Each User shall upon the instruction of the GSO implement, test, and maintain
automatic voltage load shedding to the quanta as specified by GSO.
The GSO shall monitor the performance of the under voltage load shedding scheme
using data from system disturbances. Users shall make available all the data by
which the GSO can monitor the performance of the scheme. GSO has to conduct
annual review of the automatic under frequency load shedding scheme.

OC4.6.3 Demand Control initiated by the GSO

(i) Manual or Automatic Load Shedding
The GSO shall arrange to have available manual or automatic SCADA Demand
reduction and/or Disconnection schemes to be employed throughout the Grid
System This is to enable GSO to reduce demand in a speedy manner during system
emergency. The Demand to be shed under this scheme should be different from that
assigned for the under frequency load shedding scheme.
Demand Control can also be used to prevent any overloading of Apparatus or Plant
or in the event of fuel shortages and/or water shortages at hydro-CDGUs.
The GSO may reduce system voltage by 5% as part of the exercise to reduce System
Demand.
(ii) Demand Side Management
Where a Large Power Consumer, agrees in writing with the GSO or Single Buyer to
provide Demand Control, such that it is able to demonstrate that it has the means to
reduce significant Demand when requested to do so by the GSO, then this would
result in these Users remaining connected to the Grid System when other Users are
disconnected.
(iii) Rota Load Shedding Plan
Protracted loss or deficiency of generation shall be met by the use of voluntary
Demand Side Management by Large Power Consumers and where necessary by the
rota load shedding plan. The GSO in coordination with the Distributors, Grid Owner
and Network Owners will prepare a rota load shedding plan which is to be reviewed
annually or as and when necessary. The Distributor and Grid Owner/Network
Owners shall be implemented such plan on instructions from the GSO.
The procedures for warning and Demand reduction instructions shall be in
accordance with this OC4.4

OC4.7 SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH

During the implementation of Demand Control, Scheduling and Dispatch in accordance with
the principles in the SDC may cease and will not be re-implemented until the GSO decides
that normal operation can be resumed. The GSO will inform Generators when normal
Scheduling and Dispatch in accordance with the SDC is to be re-implemented as soon as
reasonably practicable. The GSO has to inform the Single Buyer as well as the Energy
Commission in writing the time and period that SDC is suspended.

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 Operating Code No. 5: Operational Liaison

OPERATING CODE NO. 5

OC5 OPERATIONAL LIAISON

OC5.1 INTRODUCTION
Operating Code No. 5 (OC5) sets out the requirements for the exchange of information in
relation to the Operations and/or Events on the Grid System or a User installation, which
have had or may have an Operational Effect on the Grid System or other User’s installation
and not the reason why.
When reporting an Event or Operation that has occurred on the Grid System which has
been caused by (or exacerbated by) an Operation or Event on a User's System, GSO in
reporting the Event or Operation on the Grid System to another User can pass on what it
has been told by the first User in relation to the Operation or Event on the first User's
System.

OC5.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of OC5 is to ensure that the exchange of information that is needed in order
that possible risks arising from the Operations and/or Events on the Grid System and/or
User installations can be assessed and appropriate action taken. OC5 does not seek to deal
with any actions arising from the exchange of information but rather only with that
exchange;

OC5.3 SCOPE
OC5 applies to the GSO and Users which in OC5 means:
(a) Network Owner;
(b) Generators;
(c) All Generators with Generating Units not subject to Dispatch by the GSO, with
total on-site generation capacity greater than or equal to 1.0 MW where the GSO
considers it necessary;
(d) Large Power Consumers where the GSO considers it necessary; and
(e) Interconnected Parties.

OC5.4 OPERATIONAL LIAISON TERMS

The term Operation means a planned and instructed action relating to the operation of any
Plant or Apparatus that forms a part of the Grid System or User’s system. Such Operation
would typically involve some planned change of state of the Plant or Apparatus concerned,
which the GSO requires to be informed of.
The term Event means an unscheduled or unplanned (although it may be anticipated)
occurrence on, or relating to, the Grid System including faults, incidents and breakdowns,
and adverse weather conditions being experienced.

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The term Operational Effect means any effect that the operation of a System which will or
may cause the Grid System or other User’s system to operate (or be at a materially
increased risk of operating) differently to the way in which it would or may have normally
operated in the absence of that effect.

OC5.5 PROCEDURES FOR OPERATIONAL LIAISON

The GSO and Users shall nominate persons and or contact locations and agree on the
communication channels to be used in accordance with the Connection Conditions (CC) to
make effective the exchange of information required by the provisions of OC5. There may
be a need to specify locations where personnel can operate, such as Power Station, control
centres etc. Also detailed shall be the required and the manning levels to be required, for
example, 24 hours, official holiday cover etc. These arrangements will have been agreed
upon when producing the Site Responsibility Schedule pursuant to the Connection
Conditions.
In general, all Users will liaise with the GSO to initiate and establish any required
communication channel between them.
SCADA equipment, remote terminal units or other means of communication specified in the
Connections Conditions may be required at the User's site for the transfer of information to
and from the GSO. As the nature and configuration of communication equipment required
to comply with will vary between each category of User connected to the Grid System, it will
be necessary to clarify the requirements in the respective Connection Agreement and/or
Power Purchase Agreement.
Information between the GSO and the Users shall be exchanged on the reasonable request
from either party.
In the case of an Operation or Event on a User installation which will have or may have an
Operational Effect on the Grid System or other User’s installations, the User that created
the Operational Effect shall notify the GSO in accordance with OC5.6. The GSO shall inform
other Users who in its reasonable opinion may be affected by that Operational Effect.
In the case of an Operation or Event on the Grid System which will have or may have an
Operational Effect on any User’s installation, the GSO shall notify the corresponding User in
accordance with OC5.6.

OC5.6 REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY

While in no way limiting the general requirements to notify set out in OC5, the GSO and
Users shall agree to review from time to time the Operations and Events which are required
to be notified.
Examples of Operations where notification by the GSO or Users may be required under OC5
are:
(a) the implementation of planned outage of Plant or Apparatus pursuant to OC2;
(b) the operation of circuit breaker or isolator;
(c) voltage control; and
(d) on-load fuel changeover on CDGUs.
Examples of Events where notification by the GSO or Users may be required under OC5 are:

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(a) the operation of Plant and/or Apparatus in excess of its capability or which may
present a hazard to personnel;
(b) activation of an alarm or indication of an abnormal operating condition;
(c) adverse weather condition;
(d) breakdown of, or faults on, or temporary changes in, the capability of Plant and/or
Apparatus;
(e) breakdown of, or faults on, control, communication and metering equipment;
(f) increased risk of unplanned protection operation; and
(g) abnormal operating parameters, such as governor problem, fuel system trouble,
high temperature, etc.

OC5.6.1 Form of Notification

A notification under OC5 shall be of sufficient detail to describe the Operation or
Event that might lead or has led to an Operational Effect on the relevant Systems,
although it does not need to state the cause. This is to enable the recipient of the
notification to reasonably consider and assess the implications or risks arising from
it. The recipient may seek to clarify the notification.
This notification may be in writing if the situation permits it, otherwise, the other
agreed communication channels in OC5.5 shall be used.
The notification shall include the name of the nominated person making the
notification as agreed between the relevant parties in OC5.5.
Where notification is received verbally, it should be written down by the recipient
and repeated back to the sender to confirm its accuracy.

OC5.6.2 Timing of Notification

A notification under OC5 for Operations which will have or may have an Operational
Effect on the relevant systems shall be provided as far in advance as practicable and
at least 3 Business Days in advance to allow the recipient to consider the
implications and risks which may or will arise from it.
A notification under OC5 for Events have had an Operational Effect on the relevant
Systems shall be provided within fifteen (15) minutes after the occurrence of the
Event or as soon as practicable after the Event is known or anticipated by the person
issuing the notification.

OC5.6.3 Confidentiality of Notification

Confidentiality of all information obtained using OC5 should be maintained unless
with the written permission of the GSO or User who provides such information.
However all information should be made available to the Energy Commission if
requested.

OC5.7 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS

Where an Event on a Grid System has had or may have had a significant effect on a User’s
installation or when an Event on the User’s installation has had or may have had a significant
effect on the Grid System or other User’s installations, the Event shall be deemed a
Significant Incident by the GSO.

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Significant Incidents shall be reported in writing to the affected parties in accordance with
OC6.

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GRID CODE FOR SABAH & LABUAN Operating Code No. 6: Significant Reporting

OPERATING CODE NO.6

OC6 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTREPORTING

OC6.1 INTRODUCTION
Operating Code No. 6 (OC6) sets out the requirements for reporting of Significant Incidents.
OC6 also provides for joint investigation of Significant Incidents by the Users involved and
the GSO.

OC6.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of OC6 are:
(a) to facilitate the provision of detailed information in reporting Significant
Incidents; and
(b) to facilitate joint investigations of Significant Incident by GSO and relevant
Users.

OC6.3 SCOPE
OC6 applies to the GSO and the following Users:
(a) Single Buyer;
(b) Grid Owner;
(c) All Generators;
(d) Network Owners;
(e) Large Power Consumers where the GSO considers it necessary; and
(f) Interconnected Parties.

OC6.4 PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS

While in no way limiting the general requirements to report Significant Incidents under OC6,
a Significant Incident will include Events having an Operational Effect that will or may result
in the following:
(a) the Abnormal operation of Plant and/or Apparatus;
(b) Grid System voltage outside Normal Operating Condition limits;
(c) Frequency outside Normal Operating Condition limits;
(d) Grid System instability and
(e) any breach of Safety Rules or operating procedures which result in or pose a
risk of injury to personnel or damage to Plant or Apparatus;
The GSO and User shall nominate persons, contact locations and communication channels to
ensure the effectiveness of OC6, such persons or communication channels may be the same
as those established in OC5. For any change in relation to the nominated persons, the

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contact locations and the communication channels, the GSO and User shall promptly inform
each other in writing.
In the case of an Event which has been reported to the GSO under OC5 by the User and
subsequently determined to be a Significant Incident by the GSO or User, a written report
shall be given to the GSO by the User involved in accordance with OC6.5.
In the case of an Event which has been reported to the User under OC5 by the GSO and
subsequently determined to be a Significant Incident by the GSO or User, a written report
shall be given to the User involved by the GSO in accordance with OC6.5.
In all cases, the GSO shall be responsible for the writing the final report before issuing to all
relevant parties, including the Energy Commission.

OC6.5 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT REPORT

OC6.5.1 Form of Report

A report shall be in writing or any other means mutually agreed between the two
parties. The report shall contain:
(a) confirmation of the notification given under OC5;
(b) a more detailed explanation or statement relating to the Significant Incident
from that provided in the notification given under OC5; and
(c) any additional information which has become known with regards to the
Significant Incident since the notification was issued.
The report shall as a minimum contain the following details.
(a) Date, time and duration of the Significant Incident;
(b) Location;
(c) Apparatus and or Plant involved;
(d) Description of Significant Incident under investigation and its cause; and
(e) Conclusions and recommendations of corrective and preventive actions if
applicable.

OC6.5.2 Timing of Report

A written report under OC6 shall be given as soon as reasonably practical after the
initial notification under OC5. The timescale shall be as follows:
(i) Preliminary Report
The GSO or the User as the case may be shall produce a preliminary written
Significant Incident report within 4 hours of the GSO or the User receiving
notification under OC 5 that the Event is deemed to be a Significant
Incident.
(ii) Full Report
The GSO or the User, as the case may be, shall produce a full written
Significant Incident report within three (3) Business Days of the GSO or the
User receiving notification under OC 5 that the Event is deemed to be a
Significant Incident. If GSO or the User requires more than three (3)
Business Days to prepare the final report, GSO or the User may request

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additional time up to two (2) calendar months to carry out the relevant
investigations and submit the final report
The preliminary and final Significant Incident report shall be circulated by the GSO
to other relevant Users and the Energy Commission. In the case of Significant
Incidents affecting the operation of a CDGU or an Interconnected Party a copy of
the report shall also be submitted to the Single Buyer.

OC6.6 PROCEDURE FOR JOINT INVESTIGATION

Where a Significant Incident has been declared and a report submitted under OC6.4, the
affected party or parties may request in writing that a joint investigation should be carried
out.
The joint investigation shall be carried out by a panel, the composition of which shall be
appropriate to the incident to be investigated and agreed upon by all the parties involved. If
an agreement cannot be reached, the Energy Commission shall decide.
The form and procedures and all matters relating to the joint investigation shall be agreed
by the parties acting in good faith and without delay at the time of the joint investigation.
The joint investigation must begin within ten (10) Business Days from the date of the
occurrence of the Significant Incident.
Examples of Significant Incidents where notification by the GSO or Users may be required
under OC5 are:
(a) Voltage outside statutory limits;
(b) Frequency outside statutory limits; and
(c) System instability

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OPERATING CODE NO. 7

OC7 SYSTEM RESTORATION

OC7.1 INTRODUCTION
Operating Code No.7 is concerned with the considerations that need to be taken in
developing a System Restoration Plan for the Grid System after a Partial or Total Blackout.
OC 7 requires the GSO working with Grid Owner and other relevant Users to develop a
System Restoration Plan. This Plan has to be reviewed annually. OC 7 covers the strategy for
speedy and efficient restoration and some of the major considerations in developing the
Restoration Plan.
As there will always be unanticipated problems and/or issues encountered during the
restoration process, GSO is expected to modify the restoration procedures. Thus it is
important that all Users have to abide by the instructions given by GSO unless to do so
would endanger life or would cause damage to Plant or Apparatus.

OC7.2 OBJECTIVES
The objective of OC7 is to ensure that in the event of a Partial Blackout or a Total Blackout
normal supplies can be restored to all Consumers as quickly and as safely as practicable.

OC7.3 SCOPE
OC7 applies to the Single Buyer, GSO, and the following Users:
(a) Grid Owner;
(b) Network Owners;
(c) Generators;
(d) Distributors;
(e) Large Power Consumers identified by the GSO who may be involved in the
restoration process; and
(f) Interconnected Party

OC7.4 STRATEGIES FOR SPEEDY RESTORATION

In order speed up the System restoration after a Total System Blackout, the Transmission
Network is to be broken up into a number of Power Islands so that the system restoration
process can be independently and simultaneously carried out in each of these Islands using
the Blackstart Capable Power Stations. Failure to start up any of the Islands will not
jeopardise the overall restoration process.
In the case of Partial Blackout, the electricity supply from those Power Islands that survive
the System break up are to be used to re-energise blackout islands. This restoration process
is normally faster than to use the Blackstart Capable Power Stations in the blackout islands
to power up the system.
There are two general switching strategies, which may be used to sectionalise the
Transmission Network for restoration. The first is the “all opened” approach where all

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circuit breakers at affected (blacked out) substations are opened. The second strategy is the
“selective opened” where only a few selected breakers are opened in the affected
substations.
The “all opened” strategy is used for power station switchyards and GIS substations. The
advantages of this strategy are:
 simpler and safer configuration to re-energize.
 large voltage and frequency deviations due to inadvertent load pickup is less likely to
occur.
The closing mechanism of circuit breakers is either using compressed air or charged up
springs. If all the circuit breakers are opened during the blackout event, there is a possibility
that the remaining compressed air or the remaining charge of the battery is insufficient for
the proper operation of the circuit breaker closing mechanism. This will cause a delay in
energising the substation as standby Generators need to be used to run the compressor to
charge up the air or charge up the battery.
With the “selective opened” strategy the above mentioned potential problem can be
avoided. The “selective opened” switching strategy, can be further divided into two
categories:
 Where all circuit breakers are opened except one incoming HV circuit breaker, the
HV circuit breaker of one transformer and its associated LV circuit breaker which is
connected to the station LV auxiliary bus bar. The substation auxiliary supply will
immediately come alive when the HV line is energised from the remote end. Thus AC
supply is immediately available to run the air compressor or to charge the batteries.
 Where all circuit breakers in the affected substation remain in the close positions so
that once the remote end circuit breaker is closed the substation is normalised. This
strategy can only be used if GSO is sure that the total load of the substation is equal
to or less than 5% of the gross capacity of all the Synchronised Generators of the
subsystem or system. The advantage of using this approach is that there will be less
switching operations required and hence helps to speed up the restoration time.
Whether GSO adopt “all opened” or “selective opened” strategy in breaking up the
transmission network to form Power Islands for speedy restoration, it is imperative that the
circuit breakers of the lines connecting two substations at the borders of the Power Islands
must be opened at both ends to avoid inadvertent crash synchronisation during restoration.
It is important that all Users identified under OC7 make themselves fully aware of the
System Restoration Plan, as failure to act in accordance with the GSO’s instructions will risk
further delay in the restoration.

OC7.5 DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM RESTORATION PLAN

GSO is to coordinate with the Grid Owner, the Network Owners, the Generators and the
Distributor to develop a System Restoration Plan. There should be an annual review of the
plan. The System Restoration Plan should include and not limited to the followings:
1) Philosophies and strategies for System restoration
2) Identification of the roles and responsibilities of the personnel necessary to the
restoration
3) Identification of blackstart resources including:

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a) Generating Unit resources

b) sufficient fuel resources
c) transmission resources
d) communication resources and backup power supplies
4) Contingency plans for failed resources
5) Identification of critical load requirements
6) Provisions for training of personnel
7) Verification of the Blackstart procedures for Blackstart Capable Power Stations
8) The individual Island Restoration Plan and the Grid System Restoration Plan
9) General instructions and guidelines for:
a) GSO
b) Power plant operators
c) Communications personnel
d) Transmission and distribution personnel
10) Provision for simulation drill for System Restoration
11) Provisions for public information

OC7.6 CONSIDERATIONS DURING SYSTEM RESTORATION

OC7.6.1 Priorities of restoration

Establishing priorities can be subjective and even change from one incident to
another. Starting Generating Units with blackstart capability and providing auxiliary
power to units that have just been shut down is clearly a very high priority.
The following actions for system restoration should be considered and assigned
proper sequence and priority:
1. Assessment of system conditions
2. Safe shutdown of Generating Units is paramount in ensuring that the
affected Generating Units will be available to power up the system
3. Stabilise those Generating Units that are still running
4. Restoration and maintenance of communication facilities and networks
5. Contact local police and fire departments concerning the extent of the
problem
6. Contact with public information agencies to request the broadcasting of
pre-distributed appeals and instructions
7. Restoration of Generating Units with blackstart capability
8. Providing service to critical electric system facilities such as the power
stations with no blackstart capability especially if their Generating Units
are still in the hot or warm conditions, gas processing plants,
telecommunication centres etc

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9. Restoration of the Transmission Network

10. Connection of islands taking care to avoid recurrence of a Partial or Total
Blackout and equipment damage
11. Restoration of service to critical customer loads such as hospitals, water
treatment plants, city centres
12. Restoration of service to remaining customers

OC7.6.2 Evaluate Generation Resources

Generation resources in any system are dynamic. This is especially so after a Partial
or Total Blackout. The units that were on line before the incident may now be off
line or in an unknown condition. Plant personnel should immediately make an
assessment of the power plant status and, as soon as possible inform the status to
GSO. This information will be used to develop a blackstart process based on actual
Generating Units availability.

OC7.6.3 Evaluate Transmission Network Status

A Partial or Total Blackout will generally cause much initial confusion and generate a
large number of SCADA alarms and events which may compound the confusion. Thus
it is imperative that alarm and event filtering functionality should be made available
in the SCADA so that GSO can more easily and quickly assess the actual status of the
Grid System. Before Generating Units can be restarted, an accurate picture of the
transmission and generation system should be developed. The first step of the
restoration process should be an evaluation of the status of generation as well as the
transmission network. At times SCADA indications may need to be confirmed by
dispatching personnel to verify equipment status. The SCADA data to be used during
the restoration process has to be accurate if the process is to be successful. All
known and/or suspected transmission damage should be identified so that they can
be isolate and alternate paths to be used during the system restoration process.

OC7.6.4 Supply to Gas Processing Plant

In a blackout event, especially a wide spread event, restoration of power supply to
natural gas processing plants and the gas transmission facilities should be prioritise
even if they have standby emergency power, as gas supply is critical to the operation
of gas fired Power Stations .

OC7.6.5 Transmission Restoration

During early stages of restoration, the GSO should pay special attention to the
following concerns:
 Before energising a transmission line: its auto-recloser should be disabled in
order to prevent automatic reclosing if the line is faulty, and keep the
sending end voltage to less than 1 pu as the receiving end voltage will be
higher than that of the sending end due the Ferranti effect.
 When energising long transmission lines, care must be taken to make sure
that the Generating Units are on automatic voltage control and that enough
MVAR reserve (or margin) is available at the Generating Units to absorb the
line charging VARs.

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 Once a line has been energised successfully, it is best to give supply to some
local load to reduce the voltages. Successive energisation of a line followed
by that of a load will be a good strategy to control the voltages to within
acceptable ranges.
 GSO needs to balance the reactive supply and reactive demand of the
System by continuously monitoring of bus bars voltages throughout the
System.
 Only energise lines that will carry significant load. Energising extra lines will
generate unwanted VARs.
 Voltages at the transmission substations should be maintained at the
minimum possible levels (below 1.0pu) to reduce line charging currents of
unloaded or under loaded transmission lines.
 Tap changers of transformers should be adjusted to nominal tap before the
transformers are energised.
 Ferroresonance may occur upon energizing a line or while picking up a
transformer from an unloaded line.
 Reduction in proper relaying protection reliability due to insufficient fault
current.

OC7.6.6 Stability of Generating Units

As system restoration progresses with more Generating Units return to service, the
System becomes more stable. More Generating Units on bus means stronger supply
sources in terms of system inertia, fault level and better control of frequency and
voltage. Stronger supply sources will afford more circuit energisation, unit start-ups,
Spinning Reserve, and load pickups. Allow sufficient time between switching
operations to allow the Generating Units to stabilise from sudden increases in load.
Free governors on Generating Units should be enable to ensure instantaneous
governor response to changes in frequency. Generating Units should be loaded as
soon as possible to a load level above their minimum loading point to achieve
reliable and stable unit operation.

OC7.6.7 Load/Frequency Control in Power Islands

Generation and load should be adjusted in small increments to minimize the impact
on the frequency. Loads should be added in block sizes that do not exceed 5% of the
total synchronized generating capability of that particular Power Island. Frequency
should be maintained between 49.90 Hz and 51.00 Hz with an attempt made to
regulate above 50.00 Hz. Manual load shedding may need to be carried out to keep
the frequency above 49.50 Hz. As a guide, shed approximately ten (10) percent of
the load to restore the frequency by 1 Hz.
Priority is to be given to the load connected to the UFLS relays as this will help to
safe guard the system in case of Generating Units tripping during the restoration.

OC7.6.8 Re-synchronisation of Power Islands

GSO can only re-synchronise of the Islands if the following criteria are met:

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 Both systems must be in a stable state and both frequencies must be near to
50.0 Hz
 A voltage difference of about 0.05pu or less between the Power Islands.
 A frequency difference between two Power Islands shall be less than 0.15
Hz.
After synchronising two Power Islands, nominate a particular Power Station to do
the frequency control for the combined larger Island. If the frequency regulation
burden becomes too large for a particular Power Station, the frequency regulation
should be transferred to a larger Power Station. If more than one Power Station
controls frequency, there would be a hunting effect. Units not assigned to regulate
frequency should be constantly re-dispatched to keep each regulating unit’s MW
output level at the middle of its regulating range.

OC7.6.9 Spinning Reserve

During system restoration, each Island should carry enough Spinning Reserve to
cover its largest generator contingency of that Island. The smaller the Power Island,
the larger the proportion of this reserve is required. Connecting two or more Islands
together may result in a lower combined Operating Reserve requirement. However,
caution needs to be used to ensure that load is not added too fast or the system may
collapse again.

OC7.6.10 Audit System After Completion of the System Restoration

After the supply has been given to all consumers, GSO is to conduct a full audit of
the Grid System to ensure that all the transmission circuits, bus bars, bus bar
isolators, transformers are normalised back to their respective status before the
System Blackout.
Check with Distributor to ensure that no consumers were inadvertently left
disconnected.

OC7.7 GRID SYSTEM RESTORATION PLAN FAMILIARISATION AND TRAINING

Each User is responsible to ensure that its personnel who may reasonably be expected to be
involved in Grid System restoration are familiar with, and are adequately trained and
experienced in their standing instructions and other obligations so as to be able to
implement the procedures and comply with any instruction given notified by the GSO.
The GSO will be responsible for carrying out simulator training and exercises based on the
Grid System Restoration Plan every year to ensure that all parties are aware of their roles in
this OC7.

OC7.8 LOSS OF LOAD DISPATCH CENTRE

In the event of the LDC being evacuated or subject to a major disruption of its function, for
whatever reasons, the GSO shall resume control of the Grid System from the backup control
centre which will enable the GSO to ensure continuity of control functions until the LDC can
be restored.

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Each Generator shall continue to operates its CDGUs in accordance with the last Dispatch
Instruction issued by the GSO but shall use all reasonable endeavours to maintain the Grid
System Frequency close to 50 Hz by monitoring Frequency and increasing or decreasing the
output of its CDGUs as necessary until such time as new Dispatch Instructions are received
from the GSO.
The GSO shall prepare all the necessary plans and procedures and from time to time conduct
the necessary exercises to ensure that a satisfactory change-over can be achieved without
prejudicing the integrity of the Grid System.

OC7.9 FUEL SUPPLY SHORTAGES

The Single Buyer and GSO shall prepare fuel supply inventory advice for primary and
standby fuels as applicable in accordance with obligations placed by the Government of
Malaysia on the electricity industry at the time of the connection application. The
Generators shall report the compliance of their fuel stock with the obligations in the
relevant Agreements.
The Single Buyer and GSO shall report the adequacy of the fuel supply inventory to the
Energy Commission on an exception basis. In the event of any fuel supply shortages this
reporting shall be on a daily basis. Under these conditions the Single Buyer and the GSO
shall abandon the Least Cost Generation Scheduling and revert to a Fuel Availability Based
Scheduling in order to conserve fuel supplies and take all necessary measures to extend the
endurance of the fuel supplies.
In the event the Single Buyer or GSO foresees an imminent or possible fuel shortage or
curtailment of supplies the Single Buyer or GSO shall instruct the Generators to increase
their fuel stock to the full extent of the capacity available at the Power Stations to ensure
continued endurance.

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OPERATING CODE NO.8

OC8 SAFETY COORDINATION

OC8.1 INTRODUCTION
Operating Code No.8 specifies the procedures to be used by the GSO and Users for the
co-ordination, establishment and maintenance of necessary Safety Precautions when
work and/or test is to be carried out on the Grid System or a User System and when
there is a need for Safety Precautions on HV Apparatus on the other User System or
Grid System for this work to be carried out safely.
In this OC8 the term “work” includes testing, other than System Tests which are
covered by OC11.

OC8.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of OC8 is to ensure safe working conditions for personnel working on or
in close proximity to Plant and Apparatus on the Transmission Network or User
Network or personnel who may have to work on or use the equipment at the interface
between the Transmission Network and a User Network where isolation and/or
earthing is required from both Systems.

OC8.3 SCOPE
OC8 applies to the GOS and the following Users:
(a) Generators;
(b) Network Owner;
(c) Large Power Consumers directly connected to the Transmission
Network;
(d) Interconnected Parties and
(e) any other party reasonably specified by the GSO.

OC8.4 PROCEDURES
OC8 does not seek to impose a particular set of Safety Rules on the GSO, Grid Owner
and other Users. The Safety Rules to be adopted and used by the GSO, Grid Owner
and each User shall be those chosen by each party’s management.
At all Connection Points, the Safety Rules to be used by both the Grid Owner and the
relevant Users shall be as determined by the Grid Owner after consultation with the
GSO.
For each of the Connection Site, GSO and the relevant User shall formulate a sequence
of switching for safe isolation and earthing in order to achieve the necessary Safety
Precautions for the issuance of RISP as well as the switching sequence to normalise
back the system after the cancellation of RISP. These switching sequences and the

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relevant Single Line Diagrams of the Connection Site are to be included in the
Interconnection Operation Manual for that Site.

OC8.4.1 Defined Terms

Users should bear in mind that in OC8 only, in order that OC8 reads more easily
with the terminology used in certain User's Safety Rules, the term “HV
Apparatus" is defined more restrictively and is used accordingly in OC8. Users
should, therefore, exercise caution in relation to this term when reading and
using OC8.
In OC8 only the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "HV Apparatus" means High Voltage electrical Apparatus
forming part of a Network to which Safety Precautions must be
applied to allow work to be carried out on that Network or a
neighbouring Network.
(b) "Isolation" means the disconnection or separation of HV
Apparatus from the remainder of the Network with the Isolating
Device maintained in an isolating position. The isolating position
must be maintained by immobilising and or locking of the
Isolating Device in the isolating position with adequate physical
separation and affixing an Isolation Notice2 to it. Where the
Isolating Device is locked with a Safety Key, the Safety Key must
be retained in safe custody; and
(c) Earthing means a way of providing a connection between HV
conductors and earth by an Earthing Device which is immobilised
and locked in the Earthing positions. Where the Earthing Device
is locked with a Safety Key, the Safety Key must be secured and
kept in safe custody;
(d) For the purpose of the coordination of safety under this OC8
relating to HV Apparatus, the term "Safety Precautions” means
Isolation and/or Earthing.
In OC8, references to a Connection Agreement shall be deemed to include
references to the application or offer thereof.

OC8.4.2 Approval of Local Safety Instructions

In accordance with the timing requirements of its Connection Agreement, each
User will supply to the GSO and Grid Owner a copy of its Safety Rules and any
Local Safety Instructions relating to its side of the Connection Site.
Prior to connection each party must have agreed the other's relevant Safety
Rules and relevant Local Safety Instructions in relation to Isolation and
Earthing and obtained the approval of the GSO to such instruction.
Either party may require that the Isolation and/or Earthing provisions in the
other party's Safety Rules be made more stringent by the issue by that party of
a Local Safety Instructions affecting the Connection Point concerned.
Provided that these requirements are not unreasonable in the view of the

2
The Isolation Notice shall warn against interfering with the point of isolation, in accordance with Energy
Sector Safety Laws.

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other party, then that other party will make such changes as soon as
reasonably practicable. Approval may not be withheld because the party
required to approve reasonably believes the provisions relating to Isolation
and/or Earthing are too stringent.
If, following approval, a party wishes to change the provisions in its Local
Safety Instructions relating to Isolation and/or Earthing, it must inform the
other party. If the change is to make the provisions more stringent, then the
other party merely has to note the changes. If the change is to make the
provisions less stringent, then the other party needs to approve the new
provisions.
The procedures for the establishment of safety coordination by the GSO with
an Interconnected Party are set out in an Interconnector Agreement with the
Interconnected Party.

OC8.4.3 Safety Coordinators

For each Connection Point, each User will at all times have a person
nominated as the Safety Coordinator, to be responsible for the coordination of
safety precautions when work is to be carried out on a Network, which
necessitates the provision of Safety Precautions on HV Apparatus as required
by OC8. A Safety Coordinator may be responsible for the coordination of
safety on HV Apparatus at more than one Connection Point. The names of
these Safety Coordinators will be notified in writing to the GSO by Users.
Each Safety Coordinator shall be authorised by the GSO on behalf of the
Energy Commission in the case of the Grid Owner or by the Energy
Commission in the case of a User, as the case may be, as competent to carry
out the functions set out in this OC8 to achieve safety from the Grid System.
Only persons with such authorisation will carry out the provisions of this OC8.
Each safety coordinator for a User will be a company nominated Energy
Commission competent person authorised by that User competent to carry out
the functions set out in OC8 to achieve safety from the User System

OC8.4.4 Record of Inter-System Safety Precautions (RISP)

This part sets out the procedures for utilising the Record of Inter-system Safety
Precautions (RISP) between the GSO and the Users.
The GSO and Users will use the RISP forms set out in Appendix A and Appendix
B of this OC8. That set out in Appendix A and designated as RISP – A will be
used by the Requesting Safety Coordinator. Appendix B sets out RISP – B
which will be used by the Implementing Safety Coordinator.
All references to RISP – A and RISP – B shall be taken as referring to the
corresponding parts of the relevant forms. Each of the forms has a unique pre-
printed number which shall be quoted whenever reference is made with
regards to the form.

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OC8.5 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR HV APPARATUS

OC8.5.1 Implementing Safety Precautions

All Users have to abide by the procedures set out in OC2 Outage and Related
Planning Code when they seek approval from GSO for all the planned and
unplanned outages required for work on HV Apparatus.
For the planned outages, the Requesting Party shall confirm with the
Implementing Party, 14 days before the date of the outage approved by the
GSO, that they will require Isolation and Earthing at the Implementing Party's
System for the outage work.
For all the outages that requires Safety Precautions as specified in this OC8, all
Isolation and Earthing has to be carried out in the sequence as listed in the
relevant switching programme in the Interconnection Operation Manual for
that Connection Site.
All isolation and earthing carried out by a Party A shall be reported to the Party
B who shall repeat the message to be confirmed by the Party A. Both Parties
shall record all switching done in chronological order in their operation logs.

OC8.5.2 RISP Procedure

On the day of the approved outage date, Requesting Safety Coordinator will
contact Implementing Safety Coordinator to re-confirm that the work will be
implemented as scheduled. And the Safety Precautions will be carried out as
listed in the relevant switching programme for that Connection Site.
Once the Safety Precautions have been established, the Implementing Safety
Coordinator shall contact the Requesting Safety Coordinator and both the
parties shall exchange the numbers that are printed at the top left hand
corners of their respective forms which they will duly fill in the spaces provided
at the top right hand corners of their forms. They then exchange and confirm
the information about the switching that they have carried out in order to
isolate and apply earthing at all the points that are indicated in the section 1.4
and 1.5.
They then duly fill in the details in Section 2 and sign off the same Section.
Both the Safety Coordinators are free to authorise work (including tests that
do not affect the other party’s Network) to be carried out in the isolated and
earthed parts of their network mentioned in the RISP forms.

OC8.5.3 Testing Affecting the other Safety Coordinator’s Network

Before any Test can be carried out in part of the System that has been isolated
and earthed, the Party requesting for test to be carried out should confirm
from the other party that no person is working or testing on any part of the
System within the points identified on RISP Form.
Earthing as stated in the RISP Form may be removed during the Test and for
testing purposes only and must be agreed by both and properly recorded.

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OC8.6 CANCELLATION OF RISP AND ENERGISATION

On completion of the work and/or Test, the Requesting Party should contact the
Implementing Party to cancel the RISP quoting their respective RISP form numbers.
The Implementing Party should read out Part 1 of the said RISP. The Requesting Party
should confirm that Part 1 of his RISP is the same. Requesting Party should then cancel
the form by signing Part 3 and the Implementing Party confirms the cancellation by
signing Part 3.
Re-energisation shall be carried out in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) The switching sequence for normalization of the System should be carried as
listed in the switching form.
(2) All switching done should be written down and repeated to the other Party
who should then read back for confirmation.
(3) All switching done should be recorded in chronological order.

OC8.7 SAFETY LOGS

The Network Controllers and Users shall maintain Safety Logs, which shall be a
chronological record of all messages relating to safety coordination under OC8 sent and
received by the Safety Coordinators. The Safety Logs must be retained for a period of
not less than one year.

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OPERATING CODE NO. 8 - APPENDIX 1 – RISP - A

RECORD OF INTERCONNECTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (RISP- A)
RISP A No: A 15795 RISP B No:
(Requesting Safety Coordinator's Copy) (Implementing Safety Coordinators)

Part 1
1.1 H.V. APPARATUS IDENTIFICATION
1.2 I, ............................................…………………………………………...(the Requesting Safety Coordinator) located at
......................................................…………… declare that I would like to carry out work on the following Apparatus:
........................................................................................................................................……………………………
1.3 Mr………………………………..(the Implementing Safety Coordinator) has declared that he will carry out work on the
following Apparatus:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………
1.4 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE REQUESTING SAFETY COORDINATOR : State location, nomenclature,
and number of each point of isolation and earthing to be implemented.
ISOLATION : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
EARTHING : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1.5 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REQUESTED BY THE REQUESTING SAFETY COORDINATOR ISOLATION :
State location, nomenclature, and number of each point of isolation requested.
ISOLATION : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
EARTHING : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Signed: ...................................................... Date:.........................

The Requesting Safety Coordinator. Time:..........................

Part 2
2.1 CONFIRMATION OF ISOLATION AND EARTHING BY REQUESTING SAFETY COORDINATOR AND IMPLEMENTING
SAFETY COORDINATOR.
2.2 I, ................................…………....(the Requesting Safety Coordinator), located at ..................................…………….
confirm to ………………………..(the Implementing Safety Coordinator) located at ……………………………that the SAFETY
PRECAUTION as mentioned in Section 1.4 of this RISP has been established. The switches have been immobilised,
locked and Notices have been affixed.
2.3 Mr....................................(the Implementing Safety Coordinator), located at........................................................
has confirmed to me that the SAFETY PRECAUTIONS as mentioned in section 1.5 has been established.
The switches have been immoblised, locked, and Notices have been affixed.
No instructions will be issued at locations as specified in 1.4 and 1.5 for their removal until this RISP is cancelled
under Part 3.

Signed: .................................................. Date :......................……...

The Requesting Safety Coordinator. Time:..............................

Part 3
3.1 CANCELLATION
Cancellation of this RISP must only be done after both parties have confirmed completion of work as mentioned in
Section 1.2 and 1.3.
3.2 I, …………………………………… (the Requesting Safety Coordinator), located at …………………………………....declared that
the work as mentioned in Section 1.2 is completed.
Signed : ....................................…….. Date : ...........................……
The Requesting Safety Coordinator. Time:...................................

3.3 Mr. ………………….(the Implementing Safety Coordinator), located at ………………………, has confirmed that the work as
mentioned as Section 1.3 is complete.
Signed : ......................................… Date : ...........................……
The Requesting Safety Coordinator. Time:.....................................
3.4 I, ……………………………………. (the Requesting Safety Coordinator), located at ………………………….. and Mr.
……………………………………(the Implementing Safety Coordinator), located at ………………. Agree that This RISP is
hereby cancelled.
Signed : .........................................…… Date : .........................…
The Requesting Safety Coordinator. Time:....................................…..

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OPERATING CODE NO. 8 – APPENDIX 2 – RISP - B

RECORD OF INTERCONNECTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (RISP –B)
RISP-B No: B 10895 RISP A No:
(Implementing Safety Coordinator's Copy) (Requesting Safety Coordinators)
Part 1
1.1 H.V. APPARATUS IDENTIFICATION
1.2 Mr, ............................................…………………………………………...(the Requesting Safety Coordinator) located at
......................................................…………… declare that he would like to carry out work on the following Apparatus:
........................................................................................................................................……………………………
1.3 I, ………………………………..(the Implementing Safety Coordinator) has declared that I will carry out work on the
following Apparatus
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1.5 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE REQUESTING SAFETY COORDINATOR : State location, nomenclature,
and number of each point of isolation and earthing to be implemented.
ISOLATION : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
EARTHING : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1.6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REQUESTED BY THE REQUESTING SAFETY COORDINATOR ISOLATION : State location,
nomenclature, and number of each point of isolation requested.
ISOLATION : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
EARTHING : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Signed: ........................................... Date:..............................

The Implementing Safety Coordinator. Time:......................

Part 2
2.1 CONFIRMATION OF ISOLATION AND EARTHING BY REQUESTING SAFETY COORDINATOR AND IMPLEMENTING
SAFETY COORDINATOR.
2.2 Mr, ................................……....(the Requesting Safety Coordinator), located at ..................................……… .has
confirmed to me ……………………..(the Implementing Safety Coordinator) located at ……………………………that the
SAFETY PRECAUTION as mentioned in Section 1.4 of this RISP has been established. The switches have been
immobilised, locked and Notices have been affixed.
2.3 I,.....................................(the Implementing Safety Coordinator), located at...............................................….have
confirmed to Mr……………………………(the Requesting Safety Coordinator), located at……………………….that the SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS as mentioned in section 1.5 has been established.
The switches have been immoblised, locked, and Notices have been affixed.
No instructions will be issued at locations as specified in 1.4 and 1.5 for their removal until this RISP is cancelled
under Part 3.

Signed: .................................................. Date :......................……...

The Implementing Safety Coordinator. Time:.........................

Part 3
3.1 CANCELLATION
Cancellation of this RISP must only be done after both parties have confirmed completion of work as mentioned in
Section 1.2 and 1.3.
3.2 Mr,…………………………………… (the Requesting Safety Coordinator), located at ………………………...has .confirmed that
the work as mentioned in Section 1.2 is completed.
Signed : .........................................…….. Date : ...........................……
The Implementing Safety Coordinator. Time:......................................

3.3 I, ………………….(the Implementing Safety Coordinator), located at ………………………, has confirm that the work as
mentioned as Section 1.3 is complete.
Signed : ..................................... Date : ...........................……
The Implementing Safety Coordinator. Time:......................................

3.4 Mr, ……………………………………. (the Requesting Safety Coordinator), located at ………………………….. and I,.
……………………………………(the Implementing Safety Coordinator), located at ………………. agree that This RISP is
hereby cancelled.
Signed : ..................................… Date : ...........................….
The Implementing Safety Coordinator. Time:....................................….

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OPERATING CODE NO. 9

OC9 NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE

OC9.1 INTRODUCTION
Numbering and nomenclature of Apparatus in the Grid System facilitates safe
operation and control of the Grid System by the GSO. Operating Code No.9 (OC9)
sets out the requirement for numbering and nomenclature of HV Apparatus
located in Transmission Network and User Network.
All Apparatus in the Grid System that are and will be under the control of the
GSO shall have numbering and nomenclature in accordance with the system
specified in this OC9 or as determined by the GSO.
The numbering and nomenclature of each item of HV Apparatus shall be included
in the Single Line Diagram prepared for each Site of the Grid Owner or User Site.
The numbering and names are also used in the labelling of equipment including,
towers, apparatus, control panels and diagrams.

OC9.2 OBJECTIVE
The objective of this OC9 is to ensure the safe and effective operation of the Grid
System and to reduce the risk of human error by requiring that the numbering and
nomenclature of all HV Apparatus of Grid Owner’s Transmission Network and User's
HV Apparatus at Connection Points shall be in accordance with the system used by the
GSO as specified in this OC9. This is to provide consistent and unambiguous numbering
and nomenclature for apparatus in the Grid System

OC9.3 SCOPE
OC9 applies to the GSO and the following Users:

(a) Grid Owner;

(b) Generators;
(c) Distributors
(d) Network Owner directly connected to the Transmission Network
(e) Large Power Consumers directly connected to the Transmission
Network; and
(f) Interconnected Parties.

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OC9.4 PROCEDURES FOR NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE

OC9.4.1 General
The term "User Site" means a site owned (or occupied pursuant to a lease,
licence or other agreement) by a User in which there is a Grid Supply Point. For
the avoidance of doubt, where a site is owned by the Grid Owner but occupied
by other User, the site is a User Site.
The term "Site of the Grid Owner” means a site owned (or occupied pursuant
to a lease, licence or other agreement) by the Grid Owner which there is a Grid
Supply Point. For the avoidance of doubt, where a site is owned by a User but
occupied by the Grid Owner, the site is Site of the Grid Owner.

OC9.4.1 HV Apparatus of the Grid Owner

HV Apparatus of the Grid Owner on the Grid Owner Sites shall have
numbering and nomenclature in accordance with the system used by the GSO.
HV Apparatus of the Grid Owner on User’s Sites shall have numbering and
nomenclature in accordance with the system used by the GSO. For the
Transmission Network and at points of interface between the Transmission
Network and a User’s system it is the responsibility of the GSO to determine
the numbering and nomenclature convention which Users shall follow.
When changes are required to be made to the system configuration or
connectivity, the names and numbers of individual affected items of apparatus
and equipment has to be changed accordingly to the new system configuration
and connectivity. GSO and Users, as the case may be, should take all
reasonable measures to ensure that labels and Single Line Diagrams are
maintained in accordance with the most recent names and numbers.
The GSO may, in certain circumstances, provide temporary names and
numbers for equipment and apparatus to Users. Where this is the case, the
GSO shall declare the names and/or numbers as temporary. Users will not
install, or permit the installation of, any HV Apparatus on such User Site which
has numbering and/or nomenclature which could be confused with HV
Apparatus of the Grid Owner which is either already on that User Site or which
the Grid Owner has notified that such HV Apparatus will be installed on that
User Site.

OC9.4.2 HV Apparatus of User at the Grid Supply Point

HV Apparatus and Equipment of any User at any Grid Supply Point which are
items that need to be identified in pursuant of OC8 Safety Coordination, shall
have numbering and nomenclature in accordance with the system specified by
the GSO. (Users may have their own numbering and nomenclature for such
Apparatus and Equipment as long as it is for their own internal use.)
When a User is to install its HV Apparatus at the Grid Supply Point, or it wishes
to replace existing HV Apparatus at such Point and it wishes to adopt new
numbering and nomenclature for such HV Apparatus, the User shall notify the
GSO of the details of the HV Apparatus and the User shall request a proposed
numbering and nomenclature to be adopted for that HV Apparatus from the
GSO, at least eight (8) months prior to proposed installation.

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The notification will be made in writing to the GSO and shall consist of a
proposed Operation Diagram incorporating the proposed new HV Apparatus of
the User to be installed.
The GSO will respond in writing to the User within two (2) months and provide
details of the numbering and nomenclature which the User shall adopt for that
HV Apparatus. The User shall adopt the numbering and nomenclature within
six (6) months of the details being provided by the GSO. GSO is to inform other
affected Users about the changes.
OC9.4.3 Changes
Where the GSO in its reasonable opinion has decided that it needs to change
the existing numbering or nomenclature of HV Apparatus of the Grid Owner
on other User's Site or of User's HV Apparatus at Grid Supply Point:
a) the provisions of paragraph OC9.4.1 shall apply to such change of
numbering or nomenclature of HV Apparatus of the Grid Owner
with any necessary amendments to those provisions to reflect that
only a change is being made; and
b) in the case of a change in the numbering or nomenclature of User's
HV Apparatus on a Grid Supply Point, the GSO will notify the User of
the numbering and/or nomenclature the User shall adopt for that HV
Apparatus (the notification to be in a form similar to that envisaged
under OC9.4.1) at least eight (8) months prior to the change being
needed and the User will respond in writing to the GSO within two
(2) months of the receipt of the notification, confirming receipt. The
User shall then inform any other effected or related User, and shall
adopt the numbering and nomenclature within six (6) months of the
details being provided by the GSO.
When either the Grid Owner or other User installs HV Apparatus which is the
subject of OC9, the Grid Owner or other User, as the case may be, shall be
responsible for the provision and erection of clear and unambiguous labelling
showing the numbering and nomenclature.
Where a User is required by OC9 to change the numbering and/or
nomenclature of HV Apparatus which is the subject of OC9, the User will be
responsible for the provision and erection of clear and unambiguous labelling
by the required date.
Where the Grid Owner changes the numbering and/or nomenclature of its HV
Apparatus which is the subject of OC9, the Grid Owner will be responsible for
the provision and erection of clear and unambiguous labelling showing the
numbering and nomenclature by the required date.
The GSO will not change its system of numbering and nomenclature in use
other than to reflect new or newly adopted technology or HV Apparatus.

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APPENDIX 1 NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE OF THE SABAH

AND LABUAN GRID SYSTEM

1 STATIONS
1.1 Substation (Switching or Transformer Substation)

(a) No substation shall be given the same name or any name that can be confused
with any other substation or Power Station on the Grid System.
(b) Where two or more substations are in the same vicinity, each substation may be
named independently. The substations can be given the same name followed by
its respective voltage or suitable suffix.
e.g. Beaufort
Inanam
Penampang North
Penampang South
Kota Kinabalu 66kV
Kota Kinabalu 132kV
1.2 Generating Units
(a) No Power Station shall be given the same name or any name that can be
confused with any other substation or Power Station on the Grid System.
(b) Where two or more Power Stations are in the same vicinity, each Power Station
may be named independently. The generating stations can be given the same
name followed by suitable suffix:
e.g. Kota Kinabalu
Sepangar
Sepangar A
Sepangar B
2 CIRCUITS
2.1 Designations
(a) A circuit connecting two substations at different locations shall be designated by
the names of the two substations concerned:
e.g. Penampang – Beaufort

(b) A circuit connecting three or more substations, i.e., a circuit with tee offs, shall
be designated by the names of all the substation locations concerned:
e.g. Penampang – Beaufort– Pangi

(c) Parallel circuits between the same substations shall be designated in accordance
with Paragraphs a) or b) above and shall be numbered consecutively:
e.g. Penampang – Inanam 1
Penampang – Inanam 2
Penampang – Beaufort – Pangi 1

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Penampang – Beaufort – Pangi 2

(d) Where two substations are interconnected by different voltage levels than the
respective nominal voltage should be used as suffixes:
e.g. Kolopis - Segaluid 275 kV
Kolopis - Segaluid 132 kV

2.2 Labelling
Switchgear panels, protection equipment panels, and metering panels associated with a
circuit shall be labelled in accordance with the preceding paragraphs, except that the location
of the equipment concerned shall be omitted. At substations where the line is terminated
with a transformer, the designation of the transformer or transformer bank shall be followed
by the circuit designation in brackets:

At Penampang Substation labels would read:

Inanam 1
Inanam 2

At Pangi Power Station labels would read:

Beaufort - Penampang 1
Beaufort - Penampang 2

3 BUSBARS
The numbering and nomenclature of busbars other than those associated with generating
plant auxiliaries shall be as follows:
a) Nominal busbar voltage (275 kV, 132 kV, etc.);
b) Busbar identification (Main Busbar, Reserve Busbar, Transfer Bus);
c) Busbar number or section number (1,2,3, etc.) e.g. 275 kV Main Busbar 1;
d) Sections of busbars of the same nominal voltage and identification shall be
numbered consecutively from one end of the substation to the other. Main and
reserve busbars shall have corresponding numbering;
e) In the case of substations where one section of reserve busbar is common to two
sections of main busbar, the section of reserve busbar shall bear the numbers of
both corresponding sections of main busbar:
e.g. 275 kV Main Busbar 1
275 kV Main Busbar 2
275 kV Reserve Busbar 1/2
f) The busbar section number shall be omitted in those cases where the busbar
identification for a particular voltage is applicable to a single busbar having no
sectioning facilities:
e.g. 275kV Main Busbar

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4 TRANSFORMERS

The numbering and nomenclature of transformers connected to the Grid System other than
those directly associated with Generating Units and auxiliaries and, shall be as follows:
a) A transmission transformer shall be designated by the nominal voltage ratio of its
windings. All transmission transformers and local station transformers shall be
numbered uniquely in relation to each other and to other transformers at a
particular location:
e.g. 275/132/11 kV Transformer 1
275/132/11 kV Transformer 2
132/11 kV Station Transformer 1
132/11 kV Station Transformer 2
66/11 kV Station Transformer 1

The number and nomenclature of transformers directly associated with Generating Units shall
be as follows:
a) A transformer connecting a Generating Unit to the Transmission Network shall
be designated as Generator Transformer and shall be numbered the same as the
associated generator:
e.g. Generator Transformer 1

b) A transformer that provides Power Station auxiliary supply but is not directly
connected to a Generating Unit, shall be designated Station Transformer. All
such transformers shall be numbered consecutively at a particular location
e.g. Station Transformer 1
c) A transformer that provides Power Station auxiliary supply and is directly
connected to a Generating Unit shall be designated Unit Transformer and shall
be numbered the same as the associated Generator:
e.g. Unit Transformer 1
d) Other transformers associated with Power Station auxiliaries shall be designated
according to their service. Where appropriate, transformers shall be numbered
the same as the associated Generating Unit, consecutive letters being added
where necessary. Otherwise, transformers shall be numbered consecutively for
each designation throughout the Power Station:
e.g. Plant Transformer 1

4.1 Banked Transformers

Where two or more transformers in a substation or Power Station are banked on to a circuit
breaker on either the primary voltage or secondary voltage side, the individual transformers
shall have the same number and be identified by the addition of a consecutive letter as a suffix:
e.g. 132/33 kV Transformer 1A
132/33 kV Transformer 1B

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The nomenclature of a transformer directly coupled to another transformer and provided to

supply substation auxiliaries shall be as follows:
a) A transformer not providing a system neutral connection shall bear the name of
the transformer to which it is coupled followed by the words Auxiliary
Transformer:
e.g. 132/33 kV Transformer 1
Auxiliary Transformer
b) A transformer providing a system neutral connection shall bear the name of the
transformer to which it is coupled followed by the words Earthing Transformer,
irrespective of whether a 415 volt secondary winding is provided for purpose of
auxiliary supply:
e.g. 132/33 kV Transformer 1A
Earthing Transformer

5 OPEN-TYPE SWITCHGEAR

5.1 132kV Switchgear

The nomenclature of 132kV switchgear, including the isolators and earthing switches, shall be
the name and number of the associated equipment followed by a description of the function of
the particular item of switchgear:
e.g. Kepayan Feeder No. 1 Circuit Breaker
Kepayan Feeder No. 2 Main Busbar Isolator

The numbering of 132 kV switchgear, including isolators and earthing switches, shall be three
numbers:
a) The first number shall be used to denote the sequence of switch groups in any
one class in a substation:
i. In the case of a Generator Circuit, the first number shall be the generator
number.
ii. In the case of a transformer circuit connecting busbars at the same
location, the first number shall be the number of the transformer or
transformer bank.
iii. If possible, the switch groups of line circuits shall be numbered
consecutively from an end of the substation that is not designed to be
extended. The lower switchgear group number shall follow the lower line
circuit number and the switchgear group number of a particular line
circuit shall be the same at both ends.
iv. A transformer circuit connecting busbars at different locations (i.e.
transformer feeder or transformer interconnector) shall be considered as
a transformer circuit at the location of the transformer only, with the
exception that line numbering be applied in the case of an earthing
switch on the line side of the circuit isolator. Other terminations of the
circuit shall be considered as a line circuit.

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v. In the case of busbar coupler switches, the Number 1 busbar coupler

switch shall connect main and reserve busbars in Section 1; Number 2
busbar coupler switch shall connect main and reserve busbars in Section
2; etc.
vi. In the case of busbar section switches, Number 1 busbar section switch
shall connect busbar Sections 1 and 2, Number 2 busbar section switch
shall connect busbar Sections 2 and 3; etc.

b) The second number shall be used to denote the class of switch group as given in
the table below:
TABLE I
0 Line
1 Transformer high voltage side
2 Main busbar section or Interconnector (within a substation)
3 Busbar coupler
4 Static shunt compensators (e.g. reactors, capacitors, etc.)
5 Static series compensators (e.g. reactors, capacitors, etc.)
6 Reserve busbar section
7 Rectification equipment
8 Transformer low voltage side
9 Generator Synchronous compensator
Switchgear inserted in lines associated with teed circuits at a location other than the
high voltage terminations of the circuits shall be considered as a main busbar section.

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c) The third number shall be used to denote the function of the switch in the group
as given in the table below:
TABLE II

0 Circuit Breaker (excluding lines)

Circuit Breaker (2nd choice lines)
Circuit Breaker (associated with main busbar on double switched
equipment)
Switching Isolator (line)
1 Earthing switch
2 Bypass Isolator
3 Circuit isolator
4 Main Busbar Isolator
5 Circuit Breaker (lines)
Circuit Breaker (2nd choice excluding lines)
Circuit Breaker (associated with reserve busbar on double switched
equipment)
Switching Isolator (excluding lines)
6 Reserve Busbar Isolator
Mesh Opening Corner Isolator
7 Circuit Breaker Isolator, Busbar Side
8 Main Busbar Isolator (2nd choice)
9 Reactor Tie Busbar Isolator
Reserve Busbar Isolator (2nd choice)
Switching Isolator

Conventional isolator numbering shall be used where a switching isolator is provided primarily
as a point of isolation within the requirements of the Safety Rules.
d) Where more than one item in a group qualifies for a particular number the
number shall be suffixed by consecutive termination letters, commencing from
the circuit inwards to the busbar selector isolators.
e) In the case of banked circuits, the number shall be suffixed by the identification
letter of the appropriate circuit in those instances where the items are not
common to all the circuits of the bank. In general, a suffix shall not be used for
items common to all circuits of the bank except in those instances where the
number is repeated, when an appropriate letter suffix shall be added.
f) In the case of multiple earthing switches used in gas insulated switchgear (GIS)
the same earthing switch number is to be used followed by suffix in alphabetical
order a, b and c

5.2 275kV Switchgear

The nomenclature of 275kV switchgear, including isolators and earthing switches, shall be the
name and number of the associated equipment followed by a description of the particular item
of switchgear.
The numbering of 275 kV switchgear, including isolators and earthing switches shall be made
up as follows:

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a) A letter shall precede two numbers and shall be used to denote the class of
switch group as given in the following table:

TABLE III
L Line
H Transformer high voltage side
S Main busbar section or Interconnector (within a substation)
W Busbar coupler
R Static shunt compensators (e.g., reactors, capacitors, etc.)
P Reserve busbar section
Z Rectification equipment
M Generator or Synchronous Compensator
T Transformer low voltage side

Switchgear inserted in lines associated with teed circuits at a location other than the high
voltage terminations of the circuits shall be considered as a main busbar section.
b) The first number shall be used to denote the sequence of switch groups in any
one class in a substation. The number shall be derived in accordance with Section
5.1a.
c) The second number shall be used to denote the function of the switch in the
group as given in Table II.

5.3 Lower than 132kV

The nomenclature of the switchgear, isolators, and earthing switches at nominal voltages
lower than 132 kV shall be the name and number of the associated equipment followed by a
description of the function of the particular item of switchgear.
The numbering of switchgear, isolators and earthing switches at nominal voltages lower than
132 kV shall be made up as follows:
a) The number prefixing the letter shall be used to denote the sequence of switch
groups in any one class in a substation. The number shall be derived in
accordance with the Section 5.1a;
b) The letter shall be used to denote the class of switch group as given in Table III
with the additions given below;
c) The number suffixing the letter shall be used to denote the function of the
switch in the groups as given in Table II; and
d) Where more than one item qualifies for a particular number, the provision of
Section 5.1d and Section 5.1e shall apply.

The numbering of permanent earthing switches shall, as far as possible, be numbered in

accordance with the above.
a) Where more than one earthing switch qualifies for a particular number, then the
number shall be suffixed by consecutive letters, the provision of Section 5.1d and
Section 5.1e shall apply.

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b) Where earthing switches are installed, which cannot be numbered in accordance

with the above, they shall be designated "E" followed by a number. At a
particular location no number shall be duplicated.
Where fixed maintenance earthing equipment is installed, they shall be designated "F"
followed by a number. At a particular location no number shall be duplicated.

6 ENCLOSED-TYPE (METALCLAD) SWITCHGEAR

The numbering and nomenclature of switchgear associated with transformers shall be
as follows:
a) Switchgear associated with a Grid Transformer shall be named by the nominal
voltage ratio of its windings followed by the number and letter, if any, of the
transformer:
e.g. 132/33 kV 1A
b) In the case of a transformer having two or more low voltage switches, the
individual switches shall be identified:
i. In the case of a transformer having a number only by the addition of
consecutive letters:
e.g. Switchgear associated with 132/33 kV Transformer 1 shall be:
e.g. 132/33 kV Transformer 1A
132/33 kV Transformer 1B

c) In the case of a transformer having a number and letter, by the addition of

consecutive numbers or other suitable qualification:
e. g. Switchgear associated with 132/33 kV Transformer 1B shall be:
132/33 kV Transformer 1B1
132/33 kV Transformer 1B2
d) In the case of a transformer having two voltage switches in series, the switch
nearer to the transformer shall be regarded as the low voltage switch of the
transformer and the other switch shall be named INCOMING followed by the
number and letter, if any, of the transformer and the nominal voltage of the
switchgear:
e.g. Incoming 33 kV

The numbering and nomenclature of busbar section, busbar coupler, busbar interconnector
switches and busbar reactor switches shall be as follows:
a) Switchgear provided for coupling main and reserve busbars shall be named BUS
COUPLER preceded by the nominal busbar voltage and followed by the section
number(s):
e.g. 11 kV Bus Coupler 33kV
b) Switchgear provided for sectioning main or reserve busbars shall be named BUS
SECTION preceded by the nominal busbar voltage and identification and followed
by the adjacent section numbers:

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e.g. 33 kV Main Bus Section 1/2

c) Switchgear provided for connecting remote sections of a busbar shall be named
INTERCONNECTOR, preceded by the nominal voltage and followed first by the
busbar number(s) adjacent to the switchgear and then by the busbar number(s)
at the remote end of the circuit:
e.g. 33 kV Interconnector 4/1

7 NEUTRAL EARTHING SWITCHGEAR

The nomenclature of neutral earthing switchgear shall be the name of the associated
equipment followed by the words Neutral Earthing Switch.
The numbering of common neutral earthing switchgear shall be as follows:
a) The first part shall be a letter to denote the type of circuit with which the switch
is associated as given below:
M - Generator
T - Transformer
P - Petersen Coil
S - Section
R - Neutral Resistor, Neutral Reactor or Neutral Earthing Point.
E - Direct Earth

b) The second part shall be the number of the circuit.

c) The third part shall be a letter to denote the function of the switch as below:
N - Neutral Earthing
d) The fourth part shall be a sequence number of the neutral bars.

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APPENDIX 2: NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE OF

SWITCHGEAR
SYMBOLS
CLASS TITLE
275 kV 132 kV LV
Lines Switching Isolator + L*0 *00 *L0
Line Earthing Switch L*1 *01 *L1
Bypass Isolator L*2 *02 *L2
Line Isolator L*3 *03 *L3
Main Busbar Selector Isolator L*4 *04 *L4
Circuit Breaker L*5 *05 *L5
Reserve Busbar Selector Isolator L*6 *06 *L6
Circuit Breaker Isolator (Busbar side) L*7 *07 *L7
Transformer Transformer Circuit Breaker H*0 *10 *H0
High Voltage Transformer Earthing Switch H*1 *11 *H1
Side Transformer Bypass Isolator H*2 *12 *H2
Transformer Isolator H*3 *13 *H3
Main Busbar Selector Isolator H*4 *14 *H4
Switching Isolator + H*5 *15 *H5
Reserve Busbar Selector Isolator H*6 *16 *H6
Fault Throwing Switch *19 *H9
Main Bus Main Bus Section Circuit Breaker S*0 *20 *S0
Section Main Bus Section Earthing Switch S*1 *21 *S1
Main Bus Section Isolator (No. 1 side) S*4 *24 *S4
Switching Operator + S*5 *25 *S5
Mesh Opening Corner Isolator S*6 *26 *S6
Main Bus Section Isolator (No.2 side) S*8 *28 *S8
Reserve Bus Reserve Bus Section Circuit Breaker P*0 *60 *P0
Section Reserve Bus Section Earthing Switch P*1 *61 *P1
Reserve Bus Section Isolator (No. 1 side) P*6 *66 *P6
Reserve Bus Section Isolator (No. 2 side) P*9 *69 *P9
Bus Coupler Bus Coupler Circuit Breaker W*0 *30 *W0
Earthing Switch Associated with the Bus Coupler
Circuit Breaker W*1 *31 *W1
Bus Coupler Main Busbar Isolator W*4 *34 *W4
Bus Coupler Reserve Busbar Isolator W*6 *36 *W6

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SYMBOLS
CLASS TITLE
275 kV 132 kV LV
Static Shunt Compensator Circuit Breaker R*0 *40 *R0
Compensator Compensator Earthing Switch R*1 *41 *R1
Compensator Isolator R*3 *43 *R3
Main Busbar Selector Isolator (1st choice) R*4 *44 *R4
Compensator Circuit Breaker (where 2 per R*5 *45 *R5
compensator)
Reserve Busbar Selector Isolator (1st choice) R*6 *46 *R6
Circuit Breaker Isolator (Busbar side)
Main Busbar Selector Isolator (2nd choice) R*7 *47 *R7
Compensator Tie Busbar Isolator or Busbar Selector R*8 *48 *R8
Isolator (2nd choice) R*9 *49 *R9
Transformer Transformer Circuit Breaker T*0 *80 *T0
Low Transformer Earthing Switch T*1 *81 *T1
Voltage Side Transformer Isolator T*3 *83 *T3
Main Busbar Selector Isolator T*4 *84 *T4
Switching Isolator + T*5 *85 *T5
Reserve Busbar Selector Isolator T*6 *86 *T6
Generators Generator Circuit Breaker (where 2 per generator, M*0 *90 *M0
main Busbar)
Generator Transformer Earthing Switch M*1 *91 *M1
Bypass Isolator
Generator Transformer Isolator M*2 *92 *M2
Main Busbar Selector Isolator M*3 *93 *M3
Generator circuit Breaker (where 2 per generator M*4 *94 *M4
(reserve Busbar)) M*5 *95 *M5
Reserve Busbar Selector Isolator M*6 *96 *M6
Circuit Breaker Isolator (Busbar side) M*7 *97 *M7
Synchronous Synchronous Compensator-Main Circuit Breaker *M01
Compensators Synchronous Compensator-Starting Circuit Breaker *M02
Synchronous Compensator-Running Circuit Breaker
Synchronous Compensator Isolator *M03

*M3
Auxiliary Isolator associated with certain miscellaneous *A3
Equipment auxiliary equipment e.g. VT’s

* Denotes sequence of switch groups

+ Conventional isolator numbering shall be used where a switching isolator is provided
primarily as a point of isolation within the requirements of the Safety Rules.

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OPERATING CODE NO. 10

OC10 TESTING AND MONITORING

OC10.1 INTRODUCTION
Operating Code No. 10 (OC10) specifies the procedures to be followed by the GSO, the
Single Buyer and the Users in coordinating and carrying out tests and monitoring to
ensure compliance by Users covering all parts of the Connection Codes, Generating
Unit Scheduling and Dispatch Code, as well as Ancillary Service Duties including
response to frequency, reactive capability, Fast Start Capability and Black Start
capability.
The GSO and the Single Buyer are responsible for facilitating and coordinating the
required testing and monitoring. The User is responsible for carrying out the test and
or monitoring in accordance with the relevant Agreement and or specifications issued
by the GSO and the Single Buyer.
Any User or the Single Buyer may propose any of the tests set out in this OC10 or any
relevant Agreements to be carried out and such request shall be made to the GSO. The
GSO shall consider such request and may approve and facilitate the test with due
regard to the safety, security and integrity of the Grid System.

OC10.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of OC10 is to establish procedures for the GSO and the Single Buyer to
facilitate, coordinate and/or carry out testing and monitoring the Grid System or the
User’s system at the Grid Supply Point to ensure compliance all parts of the
Connection Codes, Generating Unit Scheduling and Dispatch Code, as well as Ancillary
Service Duties including response to frequency, reactive capability, Fast Start
Capability and Black Start capability.

OC10.3 SCOPE
OC10 applies to the Single Buyer, GSO, Grid Owner and the following Users:
(1) Generators, including Generator with Power Park Module;
(2) Grid Owner;
(3) Distributor;
(4) Network Owners and
(5) Directly Connected Customers

OC10.4 PROCEDURES RELATING TO TESTING QUALITY OF SUPPLY

The GSO will from time to time determine the need to test and or monitor the quality
of supply at various points of the Grid System.

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The requirement for specific testing and/or monitoring may be initiated by the on
receipt of complaints by a User as to the quality of supply on its Grid System or by the
GSO where in the reasonable opinion of the GSO, such tests are necessary.
In certain situations, the GSO may require the testing and or monitoring to take place
at the point of connection of a User with the Grid System. This may require the User
to allow the GSO a right of access on to the User's property to perform the necessary
tests and/or monitoring on any equipment at the Supply Connection Point and/or
other equipment on the User's System where the GSO, deems necessary; such right to
be exercised reasonably five (5) Business Days after a prior written notice has been
served on the User.
After such testing and or monitoring has taken place, the GSO will advise the User
involved in writing within ninety (90) calendar days or such a period mutually agreed
between the parties and will make available the results of such tests to the User.
If the results of such a test show that the User is operating outside the technical
parameters specified in the Grid Code, the User will be informed accordingly in writing.
The GSO shall agree with the User a suitable timeframe to resolve those problems on
its User System, failing to do so may lead to the de-energisation of the User System as
indicated in the terms of the Connection Agreement.

OC10.5 PROCEDURE RELATING TO TESTING GRID CONNECTION POINT

PARAMETERS
The GSO may from time to time monitor the effect of the User System on the Grid
System.
This monitoring will normally be related to the amount of Active Power and Reactive
Power swing, voltage flicker, voltage sag/swell and any harmonics generated by the
User System and transferred across the Supply Connection Point.
The GSO may from time to time check that the Users are in compliance with agreed
protection requirements and protection settings or require the User to demonstrate
such settings.

OC10.6 PROCEDURE RELATING TO MONITORING CENTRALLY DISPATCHED

GENERATING UNITS

OC10.6.1 General
The GSO or Single Buyer will monitor:
(a) the performance of CDGUs against the parameters registered as
generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters (SDP) under
SDC1 and other appropriate agreements;
(b) compliance by Generators with the CC; and
(c) the provision by Generators of Ancillary Services which they are
required to provide.

OC10.6.2 Failure in Performance

In the event that a CDGU fails persistently, in the GSO’s reasonable view, to
meet the parameters registered as generation Scheduling and Dispatch

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Parameters under SDC1 or a Generator fails persistently to comply with the CC

and in the case of response to frequency, SDC3 or to provide the Ancillary
Services it is required to provide, the GSO shall notify Single Buyer and the
relevant User giving details of the failure and of the monitoring that the GSO
has carried out.
The relevant User will, as soon as possible, provide the GSO and Single Buyer
with an explanation of the reasons for the failure and, in the case of a
Generator, details of the action that it proposes to take to enable the CDGU to
meet those parameters, and in the case of other User, details of the action it
proposes to take to comply with the CC and in the case of response to
frequency, SDC3, or to provide the Ancillary Services it is required or has
agreed to provide, within a reasonable period.
The GSO, Single Buyer and the Generator will then discuss the action it
proposes to take and will endeavour to reach agreement as to the parameters
which are to apply to the CDGU and the effective date(s) for the application of
the agreed parameters.
In the event that agreement cannot be reached within 14 calendar days of
notification of the failure by the Single Buyer, the GSO or Single Buyer shall be
entitled to require a test, as set out in OC10.7 to be carried out.

OC10.7 PROCEDURE RELATING TO TESTING CENTRALLY DISPATCHED GENERATING

UNITS
The GSO or Single Buyer will notify a Generator with CDGUs that it proposes to carry
out any relevant tests at least two (2) Business Days prior to the time of the proposed
test. The GSO or Single Buyer will only make such a notification if the relevant
Generator has declared the relevant CDGU available in an Availability Declaration in
accordance with the SDC at the time at which the notification is issued. If the GSO or
Single Buyer makes such a notification, the relevant Generator shall then be obliged to
make that CDGU available in respect of the time and for the duration that the test is
instructed to be carried out.
Any testing to be carried out is subject to Grid System conditions prevailing on the day

OC10.7.1 Reactive Power Tests

This test would be conducted to demonstrate that the relevant CDGU meets
the Reactive Power capability registered with the GSO under the SDC which
shall meet the requirements set out in the CC.
The test will be initiated by the issue of Dispatch Instructions under SDC2. The
duration of the test will be for a period of up to 60 minutes during which
period the Grid System voltage at the Grid Connection Point for the relevant
CDGU will be maintained by the Generator at the voltage required by SDC2
through adjustment of Reactive Power on the remaining CDGUs, if necessary.
The performance of the GDGU will be recorded by a method to be determined
by the GSO and the CDGU will pass the test if it is within ± 2.5 % of the
capability registered under the PC which shall meet the requirements set out in
CC (with due account being taken of any conditions on the Grid System which
may affect the results of the test). The relevant Generator must, if requested,

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demonstrate, to the GSO or Single Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction, the

reliability and accuracy of the equipment used in recording the performance.
Testing of synchronous compensation by de-clutched Gas Turbine CDGUs and
hydro CDGUs spinning in air, will also be carried out under the procedure set
out in this section.

OC10.7.2 Registered Generating Unit Scheduling and Dispatch

Parameters
This test would be conducted to demonstrate that the relevant CDGU meets
the relevant generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters which are being
or have been monitored under OC10.6.
The test will be initiated by the issue of Dispatch Instructions under SDC2. The
duration of the test will be consistent with and sufficient to measure the
relevant generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters, which are still in
dispute following the monitoring procedure.
The performance of the CDGU will be recorded as determined by the GSO or
Single Buyer, as appropriate, and the CDGU will pass the test if the following
generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters are met:
(a) in the case of achieving Synchronisation, Synchronisation is
achieved with ± 5 minutes of the time it should have achieved
Synchronisation;
(b) in the case of Synchronising and Loading, the Loading achieved is
within an error level equivalent to ± 2.5 % of Dispatched
Instructions;
(c) in the case of meeting run-up rates, the CDGU achieves the
instructed output and, where applicable, the first and or second
intermediate breakpoints, each within ± 3 minutes of the time it
should have reached such output and breakpoint(s) from
Synchronisation calculated from its contracted run-up rates;
(d) in the case of meeting de-loading rates, if the CDGU achieves de-
loading within ± 5 minutes of the time, calculated from
registered de-loading rates; and
(e) in the case of all other generation Scheduling and Dispatch
Parameters not contained in (a) to (d) above, the test results are
within ± 2.5 % of the declared value being tested.
Due account will be taken of any conditions on the Grid System which may
affect the results of the test. The relevant Generator must, if requested,
demonstrate, to the GSO or Single Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction, the
reliability and accuracy of the equipment used during the tests.

OC10.7.3 Availability Declaration Tests

The GSO may, in consultation with the Single Buyer, at any time carry out a
test on the Availability of a CDGU (an “Availability Test”), by Scheduling and
Dispatching that CDGU in accordance with the requirements of the relevant
provisions of any appropriate agreement or based on instructions from the
GSO. Accordingly, the CDGU will be Scheduled and Dispatched even though it
may not otherwise have been Scheduled and Dispatched on the basis of the

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relevant Least Cost Generation Schedule or Transmission Network

constraints, in the absence of the requirement for the Availability Test. The
Generator whose CDGU is the subject of the Availability Test will comply with
the instructions properly given by the GSO relating to the Availability Test.
The Single Buyer after consulting with the GSO, will determine whether or not
a CDGU has passed an Availability Test, in accordance with the procedures set
out in the appropriate agreement and SDCs.

OC10.7.4 Frequency Sensitive Tests

Testing of this parameter will be carried out as part of the routine monitoring
under OC10.6 of CDGUs, to test compliance with Dispatch Instructions for
operation in Frequency Sensitive Mode under the SDC and in compliance with
the PC and CC.
The performance of the CDGU will be recorded by the GSO from voltage and
current signals provided by the Generator for each CDGU. If monitoring at site
is undertaken, the performance of the CDGU as well as Grid System frequency
and other parameters deemed necessary by the GSO will be recorded as
appropriate and the CDGU will pass the test if:
(a) where monitoring of the Primary Reserve and or Secondary
Reserve and or High Frequency Response to Frequency change
on the Grid System has been carried out, the measured response
in MW/Hz is within  2.5 % of the level of response specified in
the Ancillary Services agreement for that CDGU;
(b) where measurements of the governor pilot oil/valve position
have been requested, such measurements indicate that the
governor parameters are within the criteria as determined by the
GSO; and
(c) where monitoring of the limited High Frequency Response to
Frequency change on the Power System has been carried out,
the measured response is within the requirements of the SDC for
limited frequency sensitive response; except for gas turbine
Generating Units where the criteria set out in the CC shall apply.
The relevant Generator must, if requested, demonstrate to the GSO with
reasonable satisfaction the reliability of any equipment used in the test.

OC10.7.5 Black Start Tests

The GSO may require a Generator with a Black Start Station to carry out a test
(“Black Start Test”) on a CDGU in a Black Start Station either while the Black
Start Station remains connected to an external alternating current electrical
supply (“BS Generating Unit Test”), or while the Black Start Station is
disconnected from all external alternating current supplies ("BS Station Test")
in order to demonstrate that a Black Start Capable Power Station has a Black
Start capability.
Where the GSO requires a Generator with a Black Start Power Station to carry
out a BS Generating Unit Test, the GSO shall not require the Black Start Test to
be carried out on more than one CDGU at that Black Start Station at the same

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time, and would not, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, expect any
of the other CDGUs at the Black Start Station to be directly affected by the
BS Generating Unit Test.
(i) BS Generating Unit Tests
Where local conditions require variations in this procedure the Generator shall
submit alternative proposals, in writing, for the GSO’s prior approval. The
following procedure shall, so far as practicable, be carried out in the following
sequence for Black Start Tests:
(a) The relevant Black Start Generating Unit (BSGU) shall be
Synchronised and Loaded;
(b) All the auxiliary gas turbines and or auxiliary diesel engines and
or auxiliary hydro generator in the Black Start Station in which
that BSGU is situated, shall be shut down;
(c) The BSGU shall be de-Loaded and de-Synchronised and all
alternating current electrical supplies to its auxiliaries shall be
disconnected;
(d) The auxiliary gas turbine(s) or auxiliary diesel engine(s) to the
relevant BSGU shall be started, and shall re-energise the unit
board of the relevant BSGU;
(e) The auxiliaries of the relevant BSGU shall be fed by the auxiliary
gas turbine(s) or auxiliary diesel engine(s) or auxiliary hydro-
generator, via the BSGU’s unit board, to enable the relevant
BSGU to return to synchronous speed; and
(f) The relevant BSGU shall be Synchronised to the Power System
but not Loaded, unless the appropriate instruction has been
given by the GSO or Single Buyer under SDC2.
(ii) BS Station Tests
The following procedure shall, so far as practicable, be carried out in the
following sequence for Black Start Tests:
(a) All Generating Units at the Black Start Power Station, other than
the Generating Unit on which the Black Start Test is to be
carried out (BSGU) and all the auxiliary gas turbines and or
auxiliary diesel engines and or auxiliary hydro Generators at the
Black Start Power Station, shall be shut down;
(b) The relevant BSGUs shall be Synchronised and Loaded;
(c) The relevant BSGUs shall be de-Loaded and de-Synchronised;
(d) All external alternating current electrical supplies to the unit
board of the relevant BSGUs and to the station board of the
relevant Black Start Power Station shall be disconnected;
(e) An auxiliary gas turbine or auxiliary diesel engine or auxiliary
hydro generator at the Black Start Power Station shall be
started, and shall re-energise either directly, or via the station
board, or the unit board of the relevant BSGU; and

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(f) The provisions of items (e) and (f) in OC10.7.5 (i) above shall
thereafter be followed.
All Black Start Tests shall be carried out at the time specified by the GSO or
Single Buyer and shall be undertaken in a manner approved by the GSO or
Single Buyer.

OC10.7.6 House Load Tests

House Load Operation tests are to be conducted to demonstrate that in the
event of an abrupt de-energisation of the Grid System during a system
disturbance or when there is complete isolation between the Power Station
and the Grid System (including disconnection of grid supply from the plant
auxiliary systems), each Generating Unit in the Power Station shall be capable
of performing house load operation for at least 2 hours. Within such time, each
Generating Unit shall be ready to be re-synchronized to the Grid System and
able to increase output in the usual manner. House load operation capability
shall be completely independent from the availability of supply from the Grid
System.
The procedure for carrying out House Load Operation tests will be specified by
the GSO and the test details and the procedures shall be agreed between the
GSO and the Single Buyer and the relevant Generator.
Each CDGU under test is deemed to have passed the test if the CDGU is
capable of achieving house load without operator action after disconnection of
the CDGU from the Grid System while at rated load. The CDGU shall be capable
of stable operation supplying the house load for up to 2 hours, deadbus
closing, re-synchronizing to the Grid System successfully and able to
subsequently load up to the Minimum Loading.

OC10.7.7 Failure of Test

If the CDGU concerned fails to pass the test the Generator must provide the
GSO and Single Buyer with a written report specifying in reasonable detail the
reasons for any failure of the test so far as the Generator knows after due and
careful enquiry. This must be provided within five (5) Business Days of the
test. If a dispute arises relating to the failure, the Single Buyer, and the
relevant Generator shall seek to resolve the dispute by discussion, and, if they
fail to reach agreement, the Generator may by notice require the GSO and
Single Buyer to carry out a re-test two (2) Business Days after issuing such
notice following the procedure set out in this section.
If the CDGU concerned fails to pass the re-test and a dispute arises from that
re-test, either party may use the Grid Code dispute resolution procedure,
contained in the General Conditions, for a ruling in relation to the dispute,
which ruling shall be binding.
If it is accepted that the CDGU has failed the test or re-test (as applicable), the
Generator shall within fourteen (14) Business Days submit in writing to the
GSO and Single Buyer for the approval of the date and time by which the
Generator shall have brought the CDGU concerned to a condition where it
complies with the relevant requirements set out in the PC, CC or SDC and
would pass the test. The GSO and Single Buyer will not unreasonably withhold

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or delay its approval of the Generator proposed date and time submitted. The
Generator shall then be subjected to the relevant test procedures outlined in
OC10.7.
OC10.7.8 Tests for Generators and Power Park Module Prior to
Commercial Operation Date
Before the Commercial Operation Date (COD), Generator and Power Park
Module shall conduct the following tests to prove the full compliance of the
required performance:
i. Grid Frequency Variation
ii. Reactive Power
iii. Grid Voltage Variation
iv. Fault Detection and Clearing Limits
v. High Frequency MW Response
vi. Ramp Rate
vii. Power Quality of Service
viii. Facility Parameters and Characteristics
ix. Machine Model Validation
x. Automatic Generation Control
xi. Power System Stabiliser
Generator or Power Park Module must submit a proposed site test procedure
for Grid Owner and GSO’s review in accordance with the provisions of the
connection Agreement. The test procedures shall be based on the latest
revision of SESB Testing Guidelines for Generator and Power Park Modules (as
amended from time to time).
Where the tests required under this paragraph are not addressed in the SESB’s
Testing Guidelines for Generator and Power Park Modules, Generator shall
propose to GSO appropriate test procedures based on the relevant standards
and guidelines in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and
acceptance. In the absence of any such standards or guidelines, Prudent Utility
Practices or OEM standards shall, subject to the prior written consent of the
GSO and Grid Owner, be applied by Generators.

OC10.8 ALLOCATION OF COSTS FOR TESTS

On the allocation of cost between the party who proposes the test and the affected
party, the general principle shall be that the test proposer shall bear the costs of the
tests if the subsequent test results indicate that the proposed tests is not justified.
However, the affected party shall bear the costs of the proposed test if the subsequent
test results indicate that the proposed test requested by the test proposer is justified.

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OPERATING CODE NO. 11

OC11 SYSTEM TESTS

OC11.1 INTRODUCTION
Operating Code No. 11 (OC11) sets out the responsibilities and procedures for
arranging and carrying out System Tests which may have a significant impact upon the
Grid System or the User’s System including an Interconnected Party’s.
A “System Test” is a test which involves either a simulated or a controlled application
of irregular, unusual or extreme conditions on the Grid System or a User’s System. In
addition it includes commissioning and or acceptance tests on Plant and Apparatus to
be carried out by GSO or by Users which may have a significant impact upon the Grid
System, other User Systems or the wider Power System.
To minimise disruption to the operation of the Grid System and to other User Systems,
it is necessary that these tests be subjected to central coordination and control by the
GSO.
Testing of a minor nature carried out on isolated Systems or those carried out by the
GSO or Single Buyer in order to assess compliance of Users with their design, operating
and connection requirements as specified in this Grid Code and in their Connection
Agreement are covered by OC10.

OC11.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of OC11 are to;
(a) ensure that the procedures for arranging, facilitating and carrying out
System Tests do not, so far as is practicable, threaten the safety of
personnel or members of the public and minimise the possibility of
damage to Plant or Apparatus or the security of the Grid System; and
(b) set out procedures for preparing and carrying out System Tests and
(c) set out procedures for reporting of System Tests.

OC11.3 SCOPE
OC11 applies to the Single Buyer, GSO and the following Users:
(a) All Generators;
(b) Grid Owner;
(c) Large Power Consumers where the GSO considers it necessary; and
(d) Interconnected Parties.

OC11.4 PROCEDURE FOR ARRANGING SYSTEM TESTS

System Tests which in the reasonable opinion of the GSO are expected to have a
Minimal Effect upon the Grid System or User Systems will not be subject to this

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procedure. “Minimal Effect” means that any distortion to voltage and frequency at
Connection Points does not exceed the standards contained in this Code.

OC11.4.1 Test Proposal Notice

The level of Demand on the Grid System varies substantially according to the
time of day and time of year. Consequently, certain System Tests which may
have a significant impact on the Grid System (for example, tests of the full
Load capability of a Generating Unit over a period of several hours) can only be
undertaken at certain times of the day and year. Other System Tests, for
example, those involving substantial reactive power generation or valve tests,
may also be subject to timing constraints. It therefore follows that notice of
System Tests should be given as far in advance of the date on which they are
proposed to be carried out as reasonably practicable and in any case not less
than three (3) months.
When the GSO, Grid Owner or a User intends to undertake a System Test, a
Test Proposal Notice shall be given by the Test Proposer, being the person
proposing the System Test, to the GSO and to those Users who may be
affected by such a test. The Test Proposal Notice shall be in writing and include
details of the nature and purpose of the test and will indicate the extent and
situation of the Plant and Apparatus involved. The Test Proposal Notice shall
also include the detailed test procedures.
Each User shall submit a Test Proposal Notice if it proposes to carry out any of
the System Tests. System Tests include but not limited to the following:
(a) Generating Unit full Load capability tests including Load
acceptance tests and re-commissioning tests;
(b) load rejection tests;
(c) VAR limiter tests;
(d) main steam valve tests;
(e) Load rejection tests;
(f) on-load protection testing; and
(g) Power System Stabilizer tests.
If the information outlined in the Test Proposal Notice is considered insufficient
by the recipients, they shall contact the Test Proposer with a written request
for further information which shall be supplied as soon as reasonably practical.
The GSO shall be responsible for the overall coordination of any System Test,
using the information provided to it under OC11.4.1 and shall identify in its
reasonable estimations, which Users other than the Test Proposer or other
Users not already identified by the Test Proposer, which may be affected by
this test.

OC11.4.2 Test Committee

Following receipt of the Test Proposal Notice, the GSO shall evaluate and
discuss the proposal with the Users identified as being affected. Within 30
calendar days of receipt of the Test Proposal and subject to delays arising from
any additional information request, the GSO shall form a Test Committee

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which shall be headed by a suitably qualified person referred to as the Test

Coordinator appointed by the GSO.
The Test Committee may also comprise of a suitable representative from each
affected User and other experts deemed necessary by the Test Coordinator.

OC11.4.3 Pre-test Report

Within 30 calendar days of forming the Test Committee, the Test Coordinator
shall submit upon the approval of the GSO, a Pre-Test Report which shall
contain the following:
(a) the proposals for carrying out the System Test including manner in
which it is to be monitored, this may be similar to those test
procedures submitted by the Test Proposer if deemed appropriate
and safe by the Test Committee;
(b) an allocation of costs between the affected parties, the general
principle being that each party shall pay its own reasonable costs
for such System Tests and the Test Proposer will bear any overtime
or additional costs caused by this System Test. If one party
considers that it has incurred unreasonable costs due to the action
or inaction of another party, in which case the dispute resolution
procedure of the Grid Code shall apply; and
(c) other matters deemed appropriate by the Test Committee.
This Pre-test Report shall be submitted to all Users identified as being affected.
If this report is approved by all recipients, then the System Test can proceed
and a suitable date shall be agreed between all parties.

OC11.4.4 Pre-system Test

At least 30 calendar days prior to the System Test being carried out, the Test
Coordinator or GSO shall submit to all recipients of the Pre-test Report, a
programme stating the switching sequence and proposed timings, a list of
personnel involved in carrying out the test (including those responsible for site
safety in accordance with OC8) and such other matters deemed appropriate by
the Test Coordinator or GSO. All recipients shall act in accordance with the
provisions contained in this programme.

OC11.4.5 System Test

Any problems with the proposed System Test which arise or are anticipated
after the issue of the Test Programme and prior to the day of the proposed
System Test, must be notified to the Test Coordinator as soon as possible in
writing. If the Test Coordinator decides that these anticipated problems merit
an amendment to, or postponement of, the System Test, he shall notify the
Test Proposer (if the Test Coordinator was not appointed by the Test
Proposer), the GSO and each User identified by the GSO under OC11.3.1
accordingly.
If on the day of the proposed System Test, operating conditions on the Total
System are such that any party involved in the proposed System Test wishes to
delay or cancel the start or continuance of the System Test, they shall
immediately inform the Test Coordinator of this decision and the reasons for it.
The Test Coordinator shall then postpone or cancel, as the case may be, the

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System Test and shall, if possible, agree with the Test Proposer (if the Test
Coordinator was not appointed by the Test Proposer), the GSO and all Users
identified by the GSO under OC11.3.1 another suitable time and date. If he
cannot reach such Agreement, the Test Coordinator shall reconvene the Test
Committee as soon as practicable, which will endeavour to arrange another
suitable time and date for the System Test, in which case the relevant
provisions of OC11 shall apply.

OC11.4.5 Post-system Test

At the conclusion of the System Test, the Test Proposer shall be responsible for
producing a written report which shall contain a description of the Plant and or
Apparatus tested and of the System Test carried out, together with the results,
conclusions and recommendations. The Preliminary Report of the System Test
shall be submitted within seventy two (72) hours after the completion of the
test and Final Report within sixty (60) days unless different periods have been
agreed by the Test Committee prior to the System Test taking place.
This report shall be submitted to the GSO and copied to the Single Buyer
where appropriate. The results of the tests shall be provided to the relevant
parties by the GSO upon request, taking into account any confidentiality issues.

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SCHEDULE AND DISPATCH CODE NO. 1

SDC1 GENERATION SCHEDULING

SDC1.1 INTRODUCTION
Scheduling and Dispatch Code No.1 (SDC1) sets out the procedure for;
(a) The weekly and daily notification by the Generators to the GSO and Single
Buyer of the Availability of any of their CDGU in an Availability Declaration;

(b) the weekly and daily notification to the GSO and Single Buyer of whether
there is any CDGU which differs from the last Generating Unit Scheduling
and Dispatch Parameters (SDP), in respect of the following Schedule Day by
each Generator in a SDP Notice;

(c) The weekly and daily notification of Power export availability or import
requests and price information by Interconnected Parties to the Single
Buyer;

(d) the submission of certain Network Data to the GSO, by each Network Owner
or User with a Network directly connected to the Transmission Network to
which Generating Units are connected (to allow consideration of Network
constraints);

(e) the submission of certain Network Data to the GSO, as applicable by each
Distributor, Network Owners or User with a Network directly connected to
the Distribution Network to which Generating Units are connected (to allow
consideration of distribution restrictions);

(f) the submission by Distributor, Network Owners and Users to the GSO of
Demand Control information (in accordance with OC4);

(g) agreement on Power and Energy flows between Sabah or Labuan and
Interconnected Parties by the Single Buyer following discussions with the
GSO;

(h) the production of a Merit Order Table; and

(i) the production of a Least Cost Generation Schedule, which schedule, for the
avoidance of doubt, in this SDC 1, means Unit Commitment and Generating
Unit dispatch level.

SDC1.2 OBJECTIVES
To enable the Single Buyer and GSO to prepare a generation schedule based on a least
cost, dispatch model (or models) which, amongst other things, models variable costs,
fuel cost heat rate, gas volume and gas pressure constraints, other fuel constraints,
reservoir lake level, riparian flow requirement, hydro/thermal optimization,

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intermittent power of Power Park Module and is used in the Scheduling and Dispatch
process and thereby ensures:
(a) the integrity of the interconnected Grid System;

(b) the security and quality of supply;

(c) that there is sufficient available generating Capacity to meet Grid System
Demand with an appropriate margin of reserve;

(d) to enable the preparation and issue of an day ahead Generation Schedule;

(e) optimise the total cost of Grid System operation;

(f) optimum use of generating and transmission capacities;

(g) maximise possible use of Energy from hydro-power stations taking due
account of river riparian flow requirement, reservoir levels and seasonal
variations, and which is based upon long term water inflow records and

(h) to maintain sufficient solid and liquid fuel stocks and optimise hydro
reservoir depletion to meet fuel-contract requirement.

(i) Maximise use of renewable energy from Power Park Modules.

In the case where fuel prices are subsidized, the price to be used for scheduling shall
be the price decided by the government.

SDC1.3 SCOPE
SDC1 applies to the Single Buyer, GSO, and to Users which in SDC1 are:
(a) Generators with a CDGU, including Generator with Power Park Modules;

(b) Generators with a Generating Unit larger than 1MW not subject to central
dispatch where the GSO considers it necessary;

(c) Generators with Black Start Generating Units or Black Start Stations;

(d) Interconnected Parties;

(e) Grid Owner;

(f) Network Owners

(g) Consumers with HV Networks to which Generating Units are connected

where the GSO considers it necessary;

(h) Large Power Consumers who can provide Demand Control in real time.

SDC1 does not apply to any Rural Networks which are not connected to Transmission
Network.

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SDC1.4 PROCEDURE

SDC1.4.1 Applicability
Schedules and other information supplied by the Single Buyer to the User, or
Declarations and other information supplied by the User to the Single Buyer,
as the case may be, under this SDC1 shall be supplied on the current Working
Day for the following Working Day.
Where the day(s) following the current Working Day is a Non-Working Day,
Schedules and other information supplied by the Single Buyer to the User, or
Declarations and other information supplied by the User to the Single Buyer,
as the case may be, under this SDC1 shall be supplied on the current Working
Day for each of the Non-Working day(s) between the current Working Day and
the next Working Day.
For the purposes of this SDC1.4.1, a Non-Working Day shall mean a Saturday,
Sunday or public holiday.

SDC1.4.2 Generator Availability Declaration

By 0900 hours of each Working Day each Generator shall in respect of each of
its CDGUs submit to the Single Buyer and GSO in writing (or by such electronic
data transmission facilities as have been agreed with the Single Buyer and
GSO) an Availability Declaration stating whether or not such CDGU is proposed
by that Generator to be available for generation in respect of the next
following period (following day or days) from 0000 hours to 2400 hours for
each day. If it is to be so available it must state the Declared Availability
expressed in a whole number of MW, in respect of any time period during the
following day or days (specifying the time at which each time period begins and
finishes), and the other data listed under the Availability Declaration heading
in Appendix 1. Such Availability Declaration will replace any previous
Availability Declaration covering any part of the next following Availability
Declaration period. In so far as not revised, the previously submitted
Availability Declaration shall apply for the next following Availability
Declaration period.
A revised Availability Declaration may be made in respect of any CDGU which,
since the time at which the Availability Declaration relating to that CDGU, or
any previous revised Availability Declaration under this section, was prepared,
either:
(1) has changed the CDGU’s MW output availability during the declared
period; or
(2) (in the case of a CDGU declared to be not available for generation in
an Availability Declaration) become available for generation.
The revisions to the other data are listed under the Availability Declaration
heading in Appendix 1.
A revised Availability Declaration submitted by a Generator under this
paragraph shall state, in respect of any CDGU whose availability for generation
is revised, the time periods (specifying the time at which each time period
begins and finishes) in the relevant Availability Declaration period in which
such CDGU is proposed to be available for generation and, if such CDGU is

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available, at what wattage, expressed in a whole number of MW, in respect of

each such time period.

SDC1.4.3 Generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters

By 0900 hours of each day each Generator shall in respect of each CDGUs
which the Generator shall have declared available under SDC1.4.2, submit to
the Single Buyer and GSO in writing (or by such electronic data transmission
facilities as have been agreed with the Single Buyer and GSO) any revisions to
the Generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters to those submitted under
a previous declaration to apply for the next following day or days from 0000
hours to 2400 hours for each day. The Generation Scheduling and Dispatch
Parameter submitted by the Generator shall reasonably reflect the true
operating characteristics. The submission of the revision shall include the
following:
(1) details of any special factors which in the reasonable opinion of the
Generators may have a material effect or present an enhanced risk
of a material effect on the likely output of such CDGU’s. Such factors
may include risks, or potential interruptions to CDGU fuel supplies, or
developing plant problems. This information will normally only be
used to assist in determining the appropriate level of Operating
Reserve that is required under OC3;
(2) any temporary changes, and their possible duration, to the
Registered Data of such CDGU;
(3) any temporary changes, and their possible duration, to the
availability of Supplementary Services which may include, but not
exclusively, AGC, free governor action, frequency control, Reactive
Power.

SDC1.4.4 Least Cost Operation

To meet the continuously changing demand on the Grid System in the most
economical manner, CDGUs should, as far as practicable, be committed and
dispatched in accordance with the least system operating cost with a
satisfactory margin of security.
A schedule that results in least cost will be compiled by the Single Buyer each
day for the following day. In compiling the schedule the Single Buyer will take
account of and give due weight to the factors listed below (where applicable):
(1) CDGU Energy pricing information and methodologies as in the
relevant Agreement;
(2) Hydro/thermal optimisation,
(3) Any operational restrictions or CDGU operational inflexibility;
(4) Gas volume and pressure constraints, and other fuel constraints;
(5) Minimum and maximum discharge of water for hydro CDGU and
other factors associated with water usage or conservation;
(6) The export or import of Energy across the Interconnectors;
(7) Requirements by the State or Federal Government to conserve
certain fuels;

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(8) The Availability of a CDGU as declared in the Availability declaration;

(9) Hourly variation and intermittent nature of generation output of
Power Park Modules.
(10) In cases where fuel prices are subsidized, the price to be used for
scheduling shall be the price decided by the government. In
accordance with SDC1.4.4 above the Single Buyer shall prepare a
least cost Unconstrained Schedule and a least cost Constrained
Schedule.

SDC1.4.5 Unconstrained Generation Schedule

The Single Buyer will prepare a least cost Unconstrained Schedule, starting
with the CDGU at the head of the schedule and the next highest CDGU that will
in aggregate be sufficient to match at all times the forecast Grid System
Demand (derived under OC1) together with such Operating Reserve (derived
from OC3); and
The least cost Unconstrained Schedule shall take into account the following;
(1) the requirements as determined by the GSO for voltage control and
Mvar reserves;
(2) in respect of a CDGU the MW values registered in the current
Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters (SDP);
(3) the need to provide an Operating Reserve, as specified in OC3;
(4) CDGU stability, as determined by the GSO following advice from the
Generator and parameters registered in the SDP;
(5) the requirements for maintaining frequency control (in accordance
with SDC3);
(6) the inability of any CDGU to meet its full Spinning Reserve capability
or its Non-Spinning Reserve capability;
(7) the availability of Ancillary Services;
(8) Demand Reductions possible from Directly Connected Customers
and/or Grid Owner and/or Network Owners and/or Distributors;
and
(9) energy transfers to or from Interconnected Parties (as agreed and
allocated by the Single Buyer).

SDC 1.4.6 Constrained Schedule

From the least cost Unconstrained Schedule the Single Buyer will produce a
least cost Constrained Schedule, which will optimize overall operating costs
and maintain a prudent level of Grid System security in accordance with the
Transmission System Reliability Standards, and in accordance with Prudent
Utility Practice.
The least cost Constrained Schedule shall take account of:
(1) Transmission Network constraints;
(2) Distribution Network constraints if applicable;

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(3) testing and monitoring and/or investigations to be carried out under

OC10 and/or commissioning and/or acceptance testing under the CC;
(4) System tests being carried out under OC11;
(5) any provisions by the GSO under OC7 for the planned islanding of the
Transmission Network that require additional CDGUs to be
Synchronised as a contingency action;
(6) re-allocation of Spinning Response and Non-Spinning Response to
take account of Transmission Network or Distribution Network
constraints that affect the application of such reserve, and to take
account of the planned islanding; and
(7) any other factors that may inhibit the application of the least cost
Unconstrained Schedule.
After the completion of the Scheduling process, but before the issue of the
Generation Schedule, the GSO may deem it necessary to make adjustments to
the output of the Scheduling process. Such adjustments would be made
necessary by the following factors:
(1) changes to Offered Availability and/or Generation Scheduling and
Dispatched Parameters of CDGUs, notified to the GSO and Single
Buyer after the commencement of the Scheduling process;
(2) changes in fuel supply availability and/or allocation;
(3) changes to transmission constraints;
(4) changes to CDGU requirements within constrained groups following
notification to the GSO and Single Buyer of the changes in capability;
and
(5) changes to any conditions which in the reasonable opinion of the
GSO, would impose increased risk to the Grid System and would
therefore require the GSO to increase operational reserve levels.
Examples of these conditions are:
(i) unplanned transmission equipment outages which places
more than the equivalent of one large CDGU at risk to any
fault;
(ii) unplanned outage of Generating Plant equipment which
imposes increased risk to the station output;
(iii) volatile weather situation giving rise to low confidence in
Demand forecasts and Power Park Module generation
output; and
(iv) severe weather conditions imposing high risk to the Grid
System;
(6) limitations and/or deficiencies of the Scheduling process
computational algorithms of the GSO;
(7) allocation of Operating Reserve and to take account of CDGUs which
have been given permission or are otherwise allowed not to operate
in a Frequency Sensitive Mode;

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(8) other factors that may mean that a CDGU is chosen other than in
accordance with the Least Cost Operation:
(i) adverse weather is anticipated;
(ii) a Yellow Warning has been issued;
(iii) Demand Control has been instructed by the GSO; or
(iv) a Total Blackout or Partial Blackout exists.
A written record all of these adjustments must be kept by the GSO, for a period
of at least twelve (12) months.
The Synchronizing and De-Synchronizing times shown in the Generation Unit
Commitment Plan are indicative only and it should be borne in mind that the
Dispatch Instructions could reflect more or different CDGU than in the Unit
Commitment Plan. The GSO may issue Dispatch Instructions in respect of any
CDGU in accordance with its Declared Availability. Generators must ensure
that their Generating Units are able to be synchronized at the times Scheduled
when so dispatched by the GSO by issue of a Dispatch Instruction.
The Generation Unit Commitment will be issued to Generators by 1700 hours
each day for the following day or days, provided that all necessary information
was made available by 0900 hours. The GSO may instruct CDGUs before the
issue of the Generation Schedule for the Schedule Day to which the instruction
relates, if the length of Notice to Synchronise requires the instruction to be
given at the time. The Generation Unit Commitment received by each
Generator will contain only information relating to its CDGUs.
The records of Dispatch, Dispatch Instruction, least cost Unconstrained and
Constrained Schedule, for each day will be used by the Single Buyer for
settlement purposes. In the case of any change of Generation Scheduling and
Dispatch Parameters from the relevant Agreement, these shall be notified to
the Single Buyer
If a revision to an Availability Declaration, Generation Scheduling and
Dispatch Parameters or Other Relevant Generation Data is received by the
Single Buyer prior to 1700 hours on the day prior to the relevant Schedule Day
or Schedule Days, the Single Buyer shall, if there is sufficient time prior to the
issue of the Generation Schedule, take into account the revised Availability
Declaration, Generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters or Generation
If a revision in Availability Declaration, Generation Scheduling and Dispatch
Parameters or Other Relevant Generation Data is received by the GSO and the
Single Buyer on or after 1700 hours in each Scheduling day but before the end
of the next following Schedule Day or Schedule Days, the GSO and the Single
Buyer shall, if it reschedules the CDGUs available to generate, take into
account the revised Availability Declaration, Generation Scheduling and
Dispatch Parameters or Other Relevant Generation Data in that rescheduling.

SDC 1.5 OTHER RELEVANT DATA IN PREPARING THE GENERATION SCHEDULE

SDC1.5.1 Other Relevant Generator Data

By 0900 hours of each Scheduling Day each Generator shall in respect of each
CDGU which the Generator shall have declared available under SDC1.4.2,

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submit to the Single Buyer in writing (or by such electronic data transmission
facilities as have been agreed with the Single Buyer) the following:
(a) details of any special factors which in the reasonable opinion of the
Generator may have a material effect or present an enhanced risk of
a material effect on the likely output of such CDGU’s. Such factors
may include risks or potential interruptions to CDGU fuel supplies or
developing plant problems. This information will normally only be
used to assist in determining the appropriate level of Operating
Reserve that is required under OC3;
(b) any temporary changes, and their possible duration, to the
Registered Data of such CDGU;
(c) any temporary changes, and their possible duration, to the
availability of Ancillary Services;
(d) details of any CDGU's commissioning or recommisioning or changes
in the commissioning or recommissioning programmes submitted
earlier.

SDC1.5.2 Distribution Network Data

By 0900 hours each Scheduling Day, where applicable, each Distributor will
submit to the Single Buyer in writing (or by such electronic data transmission
facilities as have been agreed with the Single Buyer) confirmation or
notification of the following in respect of the next following Availability
Declaration Period or Periods:
(a) constraints on its Distribution System which the Single Buyer may
need to take into account; and
(b) the requirements of voltage control and MVAr reserves which the
GSO may need to take into account for Grid System security reasons.

SDC1.6 DATA VALIDITY CHECKING

The following data items together with any revisions to those data items, submitted by
each Generator entered into computer systems of the Single Buyer producing the
Generation Schedule will be checked for validity with the Data Validity and Default
Rules and will be automatically amended in accordance with those rules if the data
items do not meet the requirements of those rules:
(1) the Availability Declaration (and other data listed under the Availability
Declaration heading in Appendix 1);
(2) the Generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters revisions; and
(3) the data listed under SDC1.5.1 (Other Relevant Generator Data).
If any Generator fails to submit to the Single Buyer by 0900 hours each Scheduling Day
any of the data and information required to be submitted pursuant to SDC1.4.2,
SDC1.4.3, SDC1.4.4 for entry into the computer systems of the Single Buyer producing
the Generation Schedule, the data items to be used will be determined in accordance
with the Data Validity and Default Rules. In any other case, the data items to be used
will be the last valid data items submitted for the relevant Dispatch Unit.

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Any data which has been subjected to the Data Validity and Default Rules (whether or
not amended or determined in accordance with those rules) which is inconsistent with
other data will be amended in accordance with the Data Consistency Rules.
In the event that any data item of a CDGU is amended or determined in accordance
with this SDC1.6, the appropriate data items will be made available to the Generator.
It is the responsibility of the User to submit accurate data and also to notify the Single
Buyer immediately of any changes to their data.

SDC1.7 DEMAND REDUCTION DATA

By 0900 hours each Scheduling Day, where applicable, Directly Connected Customers
able to provide Demand Reduction will submit to the Single Buyer in writing (or by
such electronic data transmission facilities as have been agreed with the Single Buyer)
or notification of the following in respect of the next following Availability Declaration
Period:
(1) demand in discrete MW blocks that can be made available for control and
the times when this control may be exercised; and
(2) the notice required for each discrete MW block to be switched out and
subsequently switched back in.
It should be noted that Demand Reduction in this SDC1 is for the purpose of optimising
the total cost of Transmission Operation, and is not the same as Demand Control
where there is insufficient generation, described in OC4. It follows that, while the same
Demand block may be offered for Demand Reduction and available for Demand
Control it cannot be utilised for both purposes simultaneously and that the GSO may
wish to retain for Demand Control any or all Demand blocks offered for Demand
Reduction. Demand blocks utilised for Demand Control under OC4 will not be paid the
price specified in the relevant agreement. A schedule of Demand Reduction received by
each Directly Connected Customer will contain only information relating to that
customer’s demand.

SDC1.8 EXTERNAL SYSTEM TRANSFER DATA

Where an externally Interconnected Party outside Sabah and Labuan is connected with
the Transmission Network for the purpose of system security enhancement and
economic operation (e.g. sharing of Spinning Reserve) the generation Scheduling and
hence power transaction will be governed by agreed Interconnection Operation
Manual and any other relevant Agreements..

SDC 1.9 PREPARATION OF THE TEN (10) DAYS AHEAD PLAN

The Single Buyer shall prepare a Ten (10) days ahead Generation Schedule, based on
the demand forecast, CDGU available based on generation outage plan, Generation
Schedule and Dispatch parameters Declaration, fuel, gas, hydro, transmission
constraints and other relevant data declaration submission. A Ten (10) days ahead plan
shall be prepared starting from Saturday of week 0 until end of Monday of week 2. The
purpose of this plan is to give an overview of the Generation Unit Commitment, hydro
and gas optimization over a 10 days duration, which cover two (2) weekends when
many of the Generators and transmission equipment are being planned for outages.
This will provide a preliminary guidance and strategy for generation and transmission

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outage planning especially during weekends, hydro allocation over a week, peaking
plant cycling and day ahead Generation Schedule.
Initially, Single Buyer prepares a preliminary unconstraint Ten (10) days ahead plan.
This is followed by a constrained Ten (10) days ahead plan. GSO and Single Buyer
subsequently arrange an outage coordination meeting to agree on outage requests
from Generators and Grid Owner, so that outage plan will not cause unacceptable
impact to Grid System security. The revised Ten (10) days ahead plan after the above
meeting is the final Ten (10) day ahead plan.
Single Buyer shall prepared preliminary Ten (10) days ahead plan by 1500hours of
Thursday of week 0 for and get it ready as a reference for coordination meeting to
decide on planned outages. The decision made during the coordination of the outages
will be taken into consideration for the preparation of the final Ten (10) days ahead
plan. Single Buyer will issue the final Ten (10) days ahead plan by 0900 hour of Friday
of week 0.
The final Ten (10) days ahead plan is the basis for the preparation of the day ahead
Generation Schedule. This also provides for the nomination of the gas and fuel
requirement, import and export transaction across interconnections and Demand
Control.
The final Ten (10) days ahead plan will contain the following information:
a. Demand and Energy Forecast

b. Generating Units on outages

c. Major transmission outages and constraints

d. Hydro allocation weekly and daily

e. Gas nomination and constraints -weekly and daily

f. Spinning Reserve

g. Unit commitment Summary -daily

Single Buyer will issue the final Ten (10) days ahead plan to GSO. Generators and Grid
Owner will be informed of the approved outages by GSO. Gas nomination will be
declared to the gas supplier by Single Buyer. GSO will decide on the information to be
released to other Users on need basis, where it is relevant.

SDC 1.10 PREPARATION OF THE MERIT ORDER TABLE

At every last day of the annual quarter, Single Buyer will calculate a Merit Order table
and submit to GSO. The Merit Order table gives the ranking of the unit cost of
generation of all the Generating Units in the system. The cost of generation shall
consider heat rate, fuel price and variable operating cost at full load heat rate. The
Merit Order table will be revised when there is a significant change in fuel price and
Schedule Dispatch Parameters.
GSO may use Merit Order table to decide on the selection of the next unit to be
dispatch when he is under constraint to optimize the Generation Schedule using
optimization algorithm, or when there is a sudden change in unit availability or
demand.

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SDC1 – APPENDIX 1

GENERATION SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH PARAMETERS

For each CDGU the following SDP data are required;
(a) in the case of steam turbines the notice to synchronising times for the various states
of boiler condition, whether it is cold, warm of hot condition; and in addition the
time from synchronisation to Dispatched Load; and

(b) in the case of hydro sets and also gas turbines, the time from initiation of a start to
achieving Dispatch Load.

In addition the following basic data requires to be confirmed if there has been any change since
the last Availability declaration;
(a) Minimum Generation in MW;

(b) Governor Droop (%); and

(c) Sustained Operating Capability.

Where required by the GSO two-shifting limitations (limitations on the number of start-ups per
Schedule Day) will be included as follows;
(a) Minimum on-time;

(b) Minimum off-time;

(c) Loading blocks in MW following Synchronisation;

(d) Maximum Loading rates for the various levels of warmth and for up to two output
ranges including soak times where appropriate;

(e) Maximum De-Loading rates for up to two output ranges;

(f) The MW and MVAr capability limits within which the CDGU is able to operate as
shown in the relevant Generator Performance Chart;

(g) Maximum number of on-Load cycles per 24 hour period, together with the maximum
Load increases involved; and

(h) In the case of gas turbines and Diesels only, the declared Peak Capacity. Sufficient
data should also be supplied to allow the LDC to temperature correct this impaired
Capacity figure to forecast ambient temperature.

For each hydro CDGU and thermal CDGU with a fuel take-or-pay agreement;
(a) Minimum Take (MW.hr) per Schedule Day; and

(b) Maximum Take (MW.hr) per Schedule Day.

For each Power Park Module:

(a) Half hourly generation forecast in MW for each schedule day

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SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH CODE NO. 2

SDC2 CONTROL, SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH

SDC2.1 INTRODUCTION
Scheduling and Dispatch Code No. 2 (SDC2) which is complementary to SDC1 and SDC3,
sets out the following procedures;
(a) to issue Dispatch Instructions to Generators in respect of their CDGUs ;

(b) to coordinate and manage trading with Interconnected Parties; and

(c) to achieve optimisation of overall Grid System operations by the GSO for the
Scheduled Day.

SDC2.2 OBJECTIVES
The procedure for the issue of Dispatch Instructions to Generators by the GSO,
confirmation, approval and execution of energy transfers with Interconnected Parties,
utilizing the Least Cost Generation Schedule derived from SDC1, as prepared by Single
Buyer, is intended to enable, power system demand to be continuously met with an
appropriate margin of reserve to maintain the integrity of the Grid System together
with the necessary security and quality of supply.
It is also intended to allow the GSO to maintain a coordinating role over the System as
a whole, maximising system security on the Transmission Network, while optimising
generation costs to meet Grid System Demand.

SDC2.3 SCOPE
SDC2 applies to the Single Buyer, GSO, Grid Owner and to all Users which in SDC2
means;
(a) Generators having Generating Units subject to Central Dispatch, including
Power Park Module;

(b) Generators with a Generating Unit larger than 1MW not subject to central
dispatch where the GSO considers it necessary;

(c) an Interconnected Party;

(d) Network Owners;

(e) Distributor; and

(f) Large Power Consumers who can provide Demand Control in real time.

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SDC2.4 PROCEDURE

SDC2.4.1 Information Used

The information which GSO shall use in assessing CDGU to Dispatch will be:-
(1) the Least Cost Generation Schedule as derived under SDC1

(2) Changes to any parameters and the other factors to be taken

account listed in SDC1, Generation Scheduling and Dispatch
Parameters,

(3) Change to ‘Generation Other Relevant Data’ in respect of that CDGU,

such as parameter related to Ancillary Services.

Subject as provided below, the factors used in the Dispatch phase in assessing
which CDGU to Dispatch in conjunction with the Least Cost Generation
Schedule, will be those used by the GSO in compiling the schedules under
SDC1.
Additional factors that the GSO will also take into consideration before
changing the Constrained Schedule are:
(a) those where a Generator has failed to comply with a Dispatch
Instruction given after the issue of the Day ahead Generation
Schedule;

(b) variations between forecast Demand and actual Demand;

(c) the need for Generating Units to be operated for monitoring, testing
or investigation purposes under OC10 or at the request of a User
under OC10 or for commissioning or acceptance tests under OC11;

(d) requests from the Single Buyer for an increase or decrease in energy
Transfer Level across the Interconnectors;

(e) requests from the Single Buyer for a change to the operation of a
specific CDGU;

(f) changes in the required level of Operating Reserve if necessary;

(g) Changes in gas supply or fuel constraints

(h) Variation in forecasted generation output and actual output of Park

Mark Module.

(i) Unplanned transmission outage or System faults; and

(j) changes in the weather;

These factors may result in some CDGUs being dispatched out of Merit Order.
In the event of two or more CDGUs having the identical submitted data in
accordance with SDC1, then the GSO will first select for Dispatch the one which
is in the GSO’s reasonable judgement the most appropriate at that time within
the philosophy of this Grid Code. This will give rise to a reduction in
transmission losses, higher system reliability and enhance fuel security.

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SDC2.4.2 Re-Optimisation of the Constrained Schedule

The GSO will revise Generation Schedule to re-optimise the Constrained
Schedule when, in its reasonable judgement, a need arises. It is therefore
essential that Users keep the GSO informed of any changes in Availability or
changes in Generating Unit Capability Limits, when they occur. It is also
essential that the Users keep the GSO informed of any Power Station or
Network changes or deviations from their ability to meet their Transfer Level
or meet their regional Demand without delay. GSO will use Merit Order table
or run Unit Commitment Software to re-optimise the Constrained Schedule.

SDC2.5 DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

SDC2.5.1 Introduction
Dispatch Instructions relating to the Scheduled Day can be issued by the GSO
at any time during the period beginning immediately after the issue of the
Generation Schedule in respect of that Scheduled Day. The GSO may,
however, issue Dispatch Instructions in relation to a CDGU prior to the issue of
Generation Schedule containing that Generating Unit.
The GSO will issue Dispatch Instructions directly to the Power Station’s
Approved Person for the Dispatch of each CDGU. The GSO may issue Dispatch
Instructions for any CDGU, including Power Park Module which has been
declared available in an Availability Declaration even if that Generating Unit
was not included in the Generation Schedule.
Dispatch Instructions will take into account Availability Declaration and
Generating Unit Operating Characteristics.
The GSO will use all reasonable endeavours to meet the Transfer Level
requested by the Single Buyer.

SDC2.5.2 Scope of Dispatch Instructions for CDGUs

In addition to instructions relating to dispatch of Active Power, Dispatch
Instructions may include:
(a) Notice to Synchronise- notice and changes in Notice to Synchronise
or De-Synchronise CDGUs in a specific timescale;
(b) Active Power Output;
(c) Ancillary Services; and
(d) Reactive Power to ensure that a satisfactory System voltage profile is
maintained and that sufficient Reactive Power reserves are
maintained, Dispatch Instructions may include, in relation to
Reactive Power:
(i) MVAr Output - the individual MVAr output from the CDGU
onto the Transmission Network on the higher voltage side
of the generator step-up transformer.
(ii) Target Voltage Levels - target voltage levels to be achieved
by the CDGU on the Transmission Network on the higher
voltage side of the generator step-up transformer. Where
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must achieve that target within a tolerance of ±1 kV (or

such other figure as may be agreed with the GSO) by tap
changing on the generator step-up transformer, unless
agreed otherwise with the GSO. Under Normal Operating
Conditions, once this target voltage level has been
achieved, the CDGU will not change the tapping again
without prior consultation with, and with the agreement of
the GSO. However, under certain circumstances the CDGU
may be instructed to maintain a target voltage until
otherwise instructed and this will be achieved by tap
changing on the generator step-up transformer without
reference to the GSO. In the case of Power Park Module,
unless otherwise agreed with the GSO, must be operated
only in its constant terminal voltage mode of operation
with VAR limiters in service, with any constant Reactive
Power output as control mode or constant Power Factor
output control mode always disabled, unless agreed
otherwise with the GSO.
(iii) Tap Changes - details of the required generator step-up
transformer tap changes in relation to a CDGU. The
instruction for tap changes may be a Simultaneous Tap
Change instruction, whereby the tap change must be
effected by the Generator in response to an instruction
from the GSO issued simultaneously to relevant
Generators. The instruction, which is normally preceded by
advance notice, must be effected as soon as possible and
in any event within one (1) minute of receipt from the GSO
of the instruction;
(iv) Maximum MVAr Output ("maximum excitation") -under
certain conditions, such as low Grid System voltage, an
instruction to maximum MVAr output as defined by the
generator capability chart at instructed MW output
("maximum excitation") may be given, and a Generator
should take appropriate actions to maximise MVAr output
unless constrained by plant operational limits or safety
grounds (relating to personnel or plant);
(v) Maximum MVAr Absorption ("minimum excitation") -
under certain conditions, such as high System voltage, an
instruction to maximum MVAr absorption as defined by
the generator capability chart at instructed MW output
("minimum excitation") may be given, and a Generator
should take appropriate actions to maximise MVAr
absorption unless constrained by plant operational limits
or safety grounds (relating to personnel or plant).
In addition:
(vi) The issue of Dispatch Instructions for Active Power at the
Connection Point will be made with due regard to any
resulting change in Reactive Power capability and may
include instruction for reduction in Active Power

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generation to enable an increase in Reactive Power

capability;
(vii) The excitation system, unless otherwise agreed with the
GSO, must be operated only in its constant terminal
voltage mode of operation with VAR limiters in service. In
the event of any change in System voltage, a Generator
must not take any action to override automatic MVAr
response which is produced as a result of constant
terminal voltage mode of operation of the automatic
excitation control system unless instructed otherwise by
the GSO or unless immediate action is necessary to comply
with Stability Limits or unless constrained by plant
operational limits or safety grounds (relating to personnel
or plant). GSO may from time to time instruct CDGU to be
put on constant Reactive Power output as control mode or
constant Power Factor output control;
(viii) A Dispatch Instruction relating to Reactive Power will be
implemented without delay and will be achieved not later
than two (2) minutes after the instruction time, or such
longer period as the GSO may instruct;
(ix) In circumstances where the GSO issues new instructions in
relation to more than one CDGU at the same Power
Station at the same time, tapping will be carried out by the
Generator, one tap at a time either alternately between
(or in sequential order, if more than two), or at the same
time on, each CDGU;
(x) Where the instructions require more than two taps per
CDGU and that means that the instructions cannot be
achieved within two (2) minutes of the instruction time (or
such longer period as the GSO may have instructed), the
instructions must each be achieved with the minimum of
delay after the expiry of that period;
(xi) On receiving a new MW Dispatch Instruction, no tap
changing shall be carried out to change the MVAr output
unless there is a new MVAr Dispatch Instruction;
(xii) where an instruction to Synchronise is given, or where a
CDGU is Synchronised and a MW Dispatch Instruction is
given, a MVAr Dispatch Instruction consistent with the
CDGU’s relevant parameters may be given. In the absence
of a MVAr Dispatch Instruction with an instruction to
Synchronise, the MVAr output should be 0 MVAr.
(xiii) Where an instruction to De-Synchronise is given, a MVAr
Dispatch Instruction, compatible with shutdown, may be
given prior to De-Synchronisation being achieved. In the
absence of a separate MVAr Dispatch instruction, it is
implicit in the instruction to DeSynchronise that MVAr
output should be adjusted close to zero (0) MVAr prior to
De-Synchronisation;

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(xiv) It should be noted that should Grid System conditions

require, the GSO may need to instruct maximum MVAr
output to be achieved as soon as possible, but (subject to
the provisions of paragraph (x) above) in any event no later
than two (2) minutes after the instruction is issued;
(xv) On receipt of a Dispatch Instruction relating to Reactive
Power, the Generator may take such action as is necessary
to maintain the integrity of the CDGU(including, without
limitation, requesting a revised Dispatch Instruction), and
must contact the GSO without delay;

(e) Frequency Sensitive Mode - reference to any requirement for

change to or from Frequency Sensitive Mode for each CDGU as
detailed in SDC3;
(f) Maximum Generation - a requirement to provide any Maximum
Generation offered under the Scheduling process in SDC1;
(g) Future Dispatch Requirements - a reference to any implications for
future Dispatch requirements and the security of the Grid System,
including arrangements for change in output to meet post fault
security requirements;
(h) Intertrips - an instruction to switch into or out of service an
Operational Intertripping scheme;
(i) Abnormal Conditions - instructions relating to abnormal conditions,
such as adverse weather conditions, or high or low System voltage,
operation under System islanding conditions as referred to in OC7
which may mean that the Least Cost Generation Schedule is
departed from to a greater extent than usual. Revised operational
data, replacing for example the current Generation Scheduling and
Dispatch Parameters with revised parameters, may also apply
pursuant to OC7.
(j) Tap Positions - a request for a CDGU step-up transformer tap
position;
(k) Tests - an instruction to carry out tests as required under OC10.
(l) Synchronous condenser mode – operation of a Synchronised hydro
unit that provides only reactive power into the Grid System.
Each Generator will comply in accordance with all Dispatch Instructions
properly given by the GSO unless the Generator has given notice to the GSO
regarding non-acceptance of Dispatch Instructions.
In the event that in carrying out the Dispatch Instructions, an unforeseen
problem arises, caused on safety grounds (relating to personnel or plant), the
GSO must be notified without delay by telephone.
Dispatch Instructions will be in accordance with Generation Scheduling and
Dispatch Parameters and Generation Other Relevant Data registered under
SDC1 or as amended under SDC1 or SDC2.

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Generators will only Synchronise or De-Synchronise CDGUs to the Dispatch

Instructions of the GSO or unless that occurs automatically as a result of
intertrip schemes or Low Frequency Relay operations. De-Synchronisation may
take place without prior agreement of the GSO if it is done purely on safety
grounds (relating to personnel or plant). If that happens the GSO must be
informed immediately that it has taken place.
If, at any time, the GSO determines after consultations with the Generators
that:
(a) continued Synchronised operation of the generating facility may
endanger the Grid System personnel;
(b) continued Synchronised operation of the generating facility may
endanger the Grid System integrity;
(c) continued Synchronised operation of the generating facility may
prevent maintenance of the Grid System's facilities; or
(d) the Generator's protective apparatus is not fully in service;
the GSO will have the right to disconnect the generation facility from the Grid
System.
The generating facility will remain disconnected until such time as the GSO is
satisfied that the condition(s) above has been corrected. The GSO shall also
notify the Single Buyer of any of the conditions (a) through (d).

SDC2.5.3 Scope of Dispatch Instructions for Distributors, Network

Owners and Directly Connected Customers who have agreed
to Provide Demand Reduction.
Dispatch Instructions relating to the Schedule Day will normally be issued at
any time during the period beginning immediately after the issue of the Least
Cost Generation Schedule in respect of that Schedule Day.
Dispatch Instructions will recognise the declared availability, the discrete
blocks made available for control and the notice required for each discrete MW
block to be switched out and subsequently switched back in. A Dispatch
Instruction may be subsequently cancelled or varied.
The GSO will issue instructions direct to the Network Owners, Distributor, or
Directly Connected Customer, as the case may be, for the dispatch of each
demand block available for control. The GSO is entitled to assume that each
demand block available for control, subject to the time dependent limitations
on availability, is available to the extent declared in the latest Availability
Declaration unless and until it is informed of any change.
Dispatch Instructions will include MW blocks to be controlled, times to be
switched and whether the switching is for Demand Reduction as defined in
SDC1.7 or Demand Control as defined in OC4. Directly Connected Customers
shall respond to Dispatch Instructions without delay unless constrained by
plant operational limits or safety grounds (relating to personnel or plant).
Each Network Owner, Distributor, or Directly Connected Customer, as the case
may be, will comply in accordance with all Dispatch Instructions properly given
by the GSO unless the Directly Connected Customer has given notice which
may only be on safety grounds (relating to personnel or plant) or because they

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are not in accordance with the applicable Declared Availability to the GSO
regarding non-acceptance of Dispatch Instructions.
In the event that in carrying out the Dispatch Instructions, an unforeseen
problem arises, caused on safety grounds (relating to personnel or plant), the
GSO must be notified without delay by telephone.

SDC2.5.4 Form of Instruction

Dispatch Instructions may be given by telephone, facsimile or electronic
message from the GSO. Instructions will require formal acknowledgement by
the Generator and recorded by the GSO in a written Dispatch log. When
appropriate electronic means are available, Dispatch Instructions shall be
confirmed electronically. Generators shall also record all Dispatch Instructions
in a written Dispatch log.
Such Dispatch logs and any other available forms of archived instructions, for
example, telephone recordings, shall be provided to the Energy Commission’s
investigation team pursuant to OC6 when required. Otherwise, written
records shall be kept by all parties for a period not less than four (4) years and
voice recordings for a period not less than three (3) months.

SDC2.5.5 Action required from Generators

The following actions are required by each Generator;
(a) each Generator will comply with all Dispatch Instructions correctly
given by the GSO;

(b) each Generator must utilise the relevant Dispatch parameters when
complying with Dispatch Instructions; and

(c) in the event that a Generator is unable to comply with Dispatch

Instructions, it must notify the Dispatcher immediately.

SDC2.6 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE INSTRUCTIONS

To preserve Grid System integrity under emergency circumstances (as determined by
the GSO in the reasonable opinion of the GSO) the GSO may issue Emergency
Instructions. Such Emergency Instructions will be issued by the GSO direct to the
Generator's Control Room for its Generating Plant and may require an action or
response which is outside Generation Scheduling and Dispatch Parameters,
Generation Other Relevant Data or Notice to Synchronise registered under SDC1 or as
amended under SDC1 or SDC2. This may, for example, be:
(a) an instruction to trip a CDGU; or
(b) an instruction to part load a CDGU;
(c) an instruction to operate at Maximum Generation, only requiring the
Generator to use all reasonable endeavours to so respond, such Emergency
Instructions must be complied with without delay.
A refusal may only be given on safety grounds (relating to personnel or plant) and must
be notified to the GSO immediately by telephone.

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SDC2.7 REPORTING
As part of the settlement process the GSO will provide a report of the actual real time
performance of each CDGU to the Single Buyer.
The GSO shall also provide requisite operational data in a format as specified by the
Grid Code Committee/Grid Operation Subcommittee to enable them to perform their
functions as per GC4 and GC6.

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SCHEDULING AND DISPATCH CODE NO. 3

SDC3 FREQUENCY AND TRANSFER CONTROL

SDC3.1 INTRODUCTION
SDC3 sets out the procedure for the GSO to use in relation to Users to undertake the
direction of System Frequency control. System Frequency will normally be controlled
by AGC signals sent from the LDC, or by Dispatch of and response from CDGU’s
operating in Frequency Sensitive Mode, except where:
(1) there has been a failure in the AGC for whatever reasons; or
(2) a CDGU does not have the capability to accept AGC signals.
Frequency may also be controlled by control of Demand.
The requirements for Frequency control are determined by the consequences and
effectiveness of generation Scheduling and Dispatch. Accordingly, SDC3 is
complementary to SDC1 and SDC2.

SDC3.2 OBJECTIVES
The procedure for the GSO to direct System Frequency Control and is intended to
enable (as far as possible) the GSO to meet the statutory requirements of System
Frequency Control, and to manage tie line control in accordance with relevant
Agreements with Interconnected Parties.

SDC3.3 SCOPE
SDC3 applies to the Single Buyer, GSO, and Users, which in SDC3 means;
(a) Generators with CDGUs, including Power Park Module;

(b) Grid Owner;

(c) Interconnected Parties;

(d) Distributor

(e) Directly Connected Consumers with the capability of reducing Demand as

described by OC4.

SDC3.4 PROCEDURE
Each CDGU producing Active Power must operate at all times in Frequency Sensitive
Mode i.e. each CDGU must at all times have the capability to automatically to provide
response to changes in Frequency in accordance with the requirements of CCs in order
to contribute to containing and correcting the System Frequency within the statutory
requirements of Frequency control.
A System Frequency induced change in the Active Power output of a CDGU which
assists recovery to Target Frequency must not be countermanded by a Generator or

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the Generating Unit control system except where it is done purely on safety grounds
(relating to either personnel or plant).

SDC3.5 DISPATCH INSTRUCTION OF THE GSO IN RELATION TO DEMAND CONTROL

The GSO may utilise Demand with the capability of Low Frequency Relay initiated
Demand Reduction in establishing its requirements for Frequency Control.
The GSO will specify within the range agreed the Low Frequency Relay settings to be
applied, the amount of Demand Reduction to be available and will instruct the Low
Frequency Relay initiated response to be placed in or out of service.
Users will comply with the instructions of the GSO for Low Frequency Relay settings
and Low Frequency Relay initiated Demand Reduction to be placed in or out of service.
Users shall not alter such Low Frequency Relay settings or take Low Frequency Relay
initiated response out of service without Agreement of the GSO, except for safety
reasons. If the User takes the Low Frequency initiated Demand Reduction facility out of
service without the permission of the GSO that User must inform the GSO
immediately.
The GSO may also utilise other Demand modification arrangements in order to
contribute towards Operating Reserve.

SDC3.6 RESPONSE TO HIGH FREQUENCY REQUIRED FROM SYNCHRONISED PLANT

Each Synchronised CDGU in respect of which the Generator has been instructed to
operate so as to provide High Frequency Response, which is producing Active Power
and which is operating above Designed Minimum Operating Level, is required to
reduce Active Power output in response to an increase in System Frequency above the
Target Frequency.The rate of change of Active Power output with respect to Frequency
up to 50.5 Hz shall be in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Agreement
between the GSO and each Generator. The reduction in Active Power output by the
amount provided for in the relevant Agreement between the GSO and the Generator
must be fully achieved within ten (10) seconds of the time of the Frequency increase
and must be sustained at no lesser reduction thereafter. It is accepted that the
reduction in Active Power output may not be to below the Designed Minimum
Operating Level.
In addition to the High Frequency Response provided, the CDGU must continue to
reduce Active Power output in response to an increase in System Frequency to 50.5 Hz
or above at a minimum rate of 5 per cent (%) of output per 0.1 Hz deviation of System
Frequency above that level, such reduction to be achieved within five (5) minutes of
the rise to or above 50.5 Hz.
Each Power Park Module must have the capability to provide High Frequency
Response, and is required to reduce Active Power output in response to an increase in
Frequency above 50.5Hz at a minimum rate of 3 per cent (%) of output per 0.1 Hz
deviation; or other response arrangement agreed with Single Buyer and GSO.
Specifically, it shall reduce its output to zero when frequency reaches 52.0 Hz as shown
in Figure PPM.4 titled as “Power Park Module Active Power Response Capability due to
Frequency”.

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SDC3.7 PLANT OPERATING BELOW MINIMUM GENERATION

Steady state operation below Minimum Generation is not expected but if System
operating conditions cause operation below Minimum Generation which gives rise to
operational difficulties for the Generating Unit then the GSO should not, upon request,
unreasonably withholds a Dispatch Instruction to return the Generating Unit to an
output not less than Minimum Generation.
It is possible that Synchronised CDGUs which have responded as required under
SDC3.6 to excessively high System Frequency, as therein described, will (if the output
reduction is large or if the CDGU output has reduced to below the Designed Minimum
Operating Level) trip after a time. All reasonable efforts should in the event be made
by the Generator to avoid such tripping, provided that the System Frequency is below
52Hz.
If the System Frequency is at or above 52Hz, the requirement to make all reasonable
efforts to avoid tripping does not apply and the Generator is required to take action to
protect the Generating Plant.
In the event of the System Frequency becoming stable above 50.5Hz, after all
Generating Plant action as specified in SDC3.6 has taken place, the GSO will issue
appropriate Dispatch Instructions, which may include instruction to trip CDGUs so that
the Frequency returns to below 50.5Hz and ultimately to Target Frequency.
If the System Frequency has become stable above 52 Hz, after all Generating Plant
action as specified in SDC3.7 has taken place, the GSO will issue Dispatch Instructions
to trip appropriate CDGU’s to bring the System Frequency to below 52Hz and follow
this with appropriate Dispatch Instructions to return the System Frequency to below
50.5 Hz and ultimately to Target Frequency.

SDC3.8 GENERAL ISSUES

The Generator will not be in default of any existing Dispatch Instruction if it is following
the provisions of SDC3.4, SDC3.6 or SDC3.7.
In order that the GSO can deal with the emergency conditions effectively, it needs as
much up to date information as possible and accordingly the GSO must be informed of
the action taken in accordance with SDC3.6 as soon as possible and in any event within
five (5) minutes of the rise in System Frequency, directly by telephone from the
Generating Plant.
The GSO will use reasonable endeavour to ensure that, if System Frequency rises
above 50.5Hz, and an Externally Interconnected Party is transferring Power into the
Transmission Network, the amount of Power transferred in to the Transmission
Network from the System of that Externally Interconnected Party is reduced at a rate
equivalent to (or greater than) that which applies for CDGUs operating in Frequency
Sensitive Mode which are producing Active Power. This will be done either by utilising
existing arrangements which are designed to achieve this, or by issuing Dispatch
Instructions under SDC2.

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SDC3.9 FREQUENCY, INTERCONNECTOR TRANSFER AND TIME CONTROL

SDC3.9.1 Frequency Control

The GSO will endeavour (in so far as it is able) to control the system frequency
within the statutory limits of 49.5Hz and 50.5Hz by specifying changes to
Target Frequency and by Generation Dispatch

SDC3.9.2 Interconnector Transfer Control With Externally

Interconnected Party
Any mutually agreed transfer of Power and/or Energy shall remain at the
agreed transfer level when System Frequency is between 49.5Hz and 50.5Hz.
If the frequency falls below 49.5Hz power transfers from the Transmission
Network into an Externally Interconnected Party will be reduced to zero as
soon as is reasonably practical. In any case, it must be accepted that at or
below this frequency an Externally Interconnected Party may have
disconnected the connection for preservation of its own system. The GSO
must be aware of this possibility and plan Target Frequency and Generation
Dispatch accordingly.

SDC3.9.3 Electric Time

Time error correction (between local mean time and electric clock time) shall
be performed by the GSO by making an appropriate offset to the target Grid
System frequency.
The GSO shall be responsible for:
(a) monitoring and recording of electric time error;

(b) instructing actions to correct electric time error; and

(c) maintaining (as far as it is able) the electric time error within  20
seconds.

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METERING CODE

MC1 INTRODUCTION
This Metering Code (MC) specifies the minimum technical design and operation criteria to be
complied with for metering and data collection equipment and associated procedures required for
the proper recording and safe keeping of metering data.

MC2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Metering Code are to establish the:
(a) standards to be met in the provision, location, installation, operation, testing and
maintenance of Metering Installations;
(b) obligations of the parties bound by the Metering Code in relation to ownership and
management of Metering Installations and the provision and use of Meter data; and
(c) responsibilities of all parties bound by the Metering Code in relation to the storage,
collection and exchange of Meter data.

MC3 SCOPE
The Metering Code applies to the Single Buyer, GSO and the following Users:
(a) Grid Owner;
(b) Distributors;
(c) Network Owners;
(d) Generators;
(e) Large Power Consumers directly connected to the Grid; and
(f) Interconnected Parties.

MC4 REQUIREMENTS

MC4.1 GENERAL

MC4.1.1 Revenue Metering

Revenue Metering shall be installed to measure Active Energy and Reactive Energy
and Active Power and Reactive Power at Connection Points and the nett output of
each Generating Unit on the Transmission Network. This shall comprise both
Import and Export metering as required by the Single Buyer and specified in the
relevant Agreement.
The Revenue Metering shall be located as close as practicable to the Connection
Point. Wherever there is a material difference between the Metering Installation
location and the Connection Point an adjustment for the differences between the

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two locations will be calculated by the Single Buyer in Agreement with the User. The
Metering Installation shall be capable of being interrogated both locally and
remotely.
The Revenue Metering Data for Active Energy and Reactive Energy and Active
Power and Reactive Power shall be recorded, stored at data registers on-site every
thirty (30) minutes and automatically collected once a day by the Data Collection
System of the Single Buyer. The onsite electronic data registers shall have the
capability to communicate with the Automatic Data Collection System and
adequate capacity to store at least forty five (45) days of on-site data to provide
back-up for any interruptions to the Automatic Data Collection System.
The Revenue Metering shall be the primary source of data for Billing purposes.
Revenue Metering shall comprise of a Main Meter to measure and record the
required data and a Check Meter to validate the readings from the Main Meter as
back-up metering at all Connection Points.
The Revenue Metering Data collected by the Automatic Data Collection System is
required for Billing purposes by the Single Buyer.

MC4.1.2 Operational Metering

Operational Metering shall be installed to measure voltage, current, frequency,
Active and Reactive Power, and accept signals relating to plant status indications and
alarms for monitoring the circuits connecting the Generating Unit to the
Transmission Network. The Operational Metering Data shall be collected by the
Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) which are part of the GSO’s SCADA system.
Operational Metering shall be installed where reasonably required by the GSO after
consultation with the User so as to provide measurements and status indications at
points reasonably determined by the GSO. Operational Metering shall be installed
so as it will not adversely affect plant and the Grid System performance. Installation
of Operational Metering shall be undertaken by the User, as soon as practicable
following the request of the GSO and shall be subject to appropriate testing on a
joint basis with the User to ensure its functioning in the required manner for system
control purposes. Users shall maintain the Operational Metering equipment.
This Metering Code does not address the requirements, both technical and
administrative, of the data adjustment and other functions within the Billing System
or the requirements of the Billing System.

MC4.2 KEY PRINCIPLES

The key principles for application of metering in this Metering Code are as follows:
(a) each Connection Point of a User shall have a Metering Installation;
(b) each Connection Point to an External Interconnection shall have a Metering
Installation;
(c) each Metering Installation shall consist of but shall not be limited to the
following:
(i) Meters and associated Data Loggers;
(ii) current transformers (CT) and voltage transformers (VT);
(iii) secure protected wiring from current and voltage transformers to the
Meters;

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(iv) panel on which the Meters and associated Data Loggers are mounted;
(v) communication and communication interface equipment;
(vi) Metering accessories (for example, but not limited to, metering fuses,
test blocks)
(vii) secure auxiliary supplies to Meters and other equipment;
(viii) monitoring and alarm equipment; and
(ix) facility to keep the installation secure, clean and dry; as agreed
between the GSO and the Single Buyer as the case may be and the
User in the relevant Agreement.
(d) the accuracy of the Metering Installation and the parameters to be measured at
each Connection Point shall be determined as indicated in Appendix 1;
(e) The person as nominated under the relevant Agreements shall have the
responsibility for the provision of Metering Installations and spares as may be
required, for Connection Points directly connected to the Transmission Network;
(f) All costs of the Metering Installation are covered as per the relevant Agreement;
(g) The party responsible for the Metering Installation is the Single Buyer;
(h) The Single Buyer shall:
 ensure that the Revenue Metering Installations and Check Meter
Installations are provided, installed and maintained in accordance with
Appendix 1;
 ensure that the components, accuracy and testing of each of the
Metering Installations complies with the requirements of this
Metering Code;
 where one of the Metering Installations is described as a Type 1
Metering Installation in Appendix 1 arrange for the provision of an
alarm monitoring feature to cover any failure of any critical
components of the Metering Installation including the reduction of
voltage input and loss of auxiliary supplies;
 coordinate the electronic accessibility of each Metering Installation in
a manner as to prevent congestion during Metering Data collection.
(i) Metering Installations shall comply with this Metering Code and shall be:
 physically secure and protected from tampering;
 registered with the Single Buyer;
 capable of providing Metering Data for electronic transfer to the
Metering Database of the Single Buyer;
(j) Energy Data shall be based on units of kilowatt-hours (kWh) (Active Energy) and
kilovar-hours (kVArh) (Reactive Energy) and shall be collated at each Billing Period
by the Single Buyer and validated in accordance with standard procedure
according to the relevant Agreement;
(k) wherever required and installed in accordance with this Metering Code, Check
Meters shall be used to provide Metering Data whenever the Main Metering fails;
(l) each Network Owner and User with a User System shall be entitled to receive
Metering Data as recorded by the Single Buyer in respect of the Metering Points
on their network or system;

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(m) historical data shall be maintained in the Metering Database for;

 six (6) months on-line;
 thirteen (13) months in accessible format; and
 seven (7) years in archive;
(n) The Single Buyer shall be responsible for auditing Revenue Metering Installations
including both Main Meter and Check Meter facilities and shall be accountable for
the accuracy and reliability of the Metering infrastructure and for reporting the
performance of the Metering system;
(o) The Single Buyer shall establish a registration process and a Metering Register to
facilitate the application of this Metering Code to Users in respect of:
 new Metering Installations;
 Modifications to existing Metering Installations; and
 decommissioning of Metering Installations, including the provision of
information on matters such as application process, timing, relevant
parties, fees and Metering Installation details;

(p) In relation to the provisions of this Metering Code, noncompliance will be dealt with
by using the Derogation Procedure set out in the General Conditions GC6 of the Grid
Code.

MC5 OWNERSHIP
The person nominated under the relevant Agreement shall design, supply, install and test the
Revenue Metering Installation at that Connection Point.
If the Single Buyer does not own the premises where the Metering Installation is located, then the
owner of that premises will provide:
(a) 24-hour access and adequate space for the Metering and associated communications
equipment;
(b) reliable auxiliary power supplies; and
(c) current transformers (CT) and voltage transformers (VT) compliant with this Metering
Code and as agreed by the Single Buyer.
In relation to a connection between the Transmission Network and a User Network the Single Buyer
shall own the Revenue Metering Installation.

MC6 METERING ACCURACY AND DATA EXCHANGE

MC6.1 METERING ACCURACY AND AVAILABILITY

Each Metering Installation shall be capable of separately measuring the metered quantities
in each direction where bi-directional Active Power and Reactive Power flows are possible.
The class of Metering Installation and the accuracy requirements thereof that must be
installed at a specific Connection Point shall be determined in accordance with Appendix 1.

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A Check Metering Installation is required to have the same degree of accuracy as the
Revenue Metering Installation.
The target availability of measurement transformers and Metering Installations shall be 99%
per annum and the target availability of the communication link shall be 95% per annum
unless otherwise agreed between the Single Buyer and the User.
The Metering Installation shall be in accordance with and conform to relevant Technical
Specifications and Standards as agreed by the Single Buyer and included in the relevant
Agreement. These Technical Specifications and Standards shall include:
(a) relevant Malaysian National Standards (MS);
(b) relevant International, European technical standards, such as IEC, ISO and EN; and
(c) other relevant national standards such as BS, DIN and ASA.

MC6.2 DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM

The User or the Single Buyer as the case may be shall ensure that for each Metering
Installation, the communication link and the associated equipment procured is approved
under the relevant telecommunication laws and regulations and operated and maintained in
accordance with the same laws and regulations.
The Single Buyer shall establish appropriate processes and procedures for the collection of
the Metering Data and its storage in the Metering Database.
The rules and protocols in the use of Metering Installations and Data Collection Systems
that form part of a Metering Installation must be of a type approved by the Single Buyer.
The Single Buyer shall not unreasonably withhold such approval but may withhold approval
if there is reasonable doubt in terms of adverse effects.
Data formats used in the Data Collection System shall allow access to the Metering Data at a
Metering Installation and from the Metering Database with the data being sent to the
Single Buyer with such format as has been approved by the Single Buyer.

MC7 COMMISSIONING, INSPECTION, CALIBRATION AND TESTING

MC7.1 COMMISSIONING
Where commissioning of new Metering equipment or a Modification to existing Metering
equipment is required the User shall notify the Single Buyer or the Single Buyer shall notify
the User, as the case may be, and any Associated Users of the details of the new Metering
Installation and Modifications to the existing Metering Installation at least one (1) calendar
month prior to the commissioning date. The User also shall, prior to the commissioning,
undertake inspection, calibration and component testing in accordance with this MC7 to
ensure compliance of the Metering Installation with the provisions of the Metering Code
and the requirements and procedures detailed in Appendix 2 of this Metering Code.

MC7.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSPECTION, CALIBRATION AND TESTING

Inspection, calibration and testing of each Metering Installation shall be carried out in
accordance with the inspection and testing requirements detailed in Appendix 2.

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A User shall make a reasonable request for testing of any Metering Installation and the
Single Buyer shall not refuse any reasonable request.
The Single Buyer must verify the results of all tests carried out in accordance with Appendix
2 recorded in the Metering Register in respect of each Metering Installation and shall
arrange for sufficient audit testing of Metering Installation as the Single Buyer considers
necessary for assessing whether the accuracy of each Metering Installation complies with
the requirements of this Metering Code.
Each User shall provide the auditor of the Single Buyer with unrestricted access to each
Metering Installation for which it is responsible for the purpose of the routine testing of
such Metering Installation. The Single Buyer shall give notice in advance in accordance with
the relevant Agreement for such testing and the notice shall specify:
(a) the name of the person who will be carrying out the testing on behalf of the Single
Buyer; and
(b) the date of the test and the time at which the test is expected to commence and
conclude.
The auditor of the Single Buyer shall respect all of the User’s safety and security
requirements when conducting the audit tests on the Metering Installation.
The Single Buyer shall make the test results associated with a Metering Installation
available to any person as soon as practicable if that person is considered by the Single
Buyer to have sufficient interest in the results.

MC7.3 PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF NON-COMPLIANCE

In the event the accuracy of the Metering Installation does not comply with the
requirements of this Metering Code, the User shall:
(a) advise the Single Buyer within one (1) Business Day of the detection of such
discrepancy and of the length of such discrepancy may have existed; and
(b) arrange for the accuracy of Metering Installation to be restored within a time
agreed with the Single Buyer.
The Single Buyer shall make appropriate corrections to the Metering Data to take into
account the errors referred to in the previous paragraph and to minimise adjustment to the
final Billing account.

MC7.4 AUDIT OF METERING DATA

A User may request the Single Buyer to conduct an audit to determine the consistency
between the Metering Data held in the Metering Database and the Metering Data held in
the User’s Metering Installation.
If there are discrepancies between the Metering Data held in the Metering Database and the
Metering Data held in the User’s Metering Installation, the affected Users shall together
determine the most appropriate way of resolving the discrepancy.
If there are discrepancies between the Metering Data held in the Metering Database and the
Metering Data held in the User’s Metering Installation, the Metering Data in the Metering
Installation shall be taken as prima facie evidence of the Metering Point energy data.

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The Single Buyer may carry out periodic, random or unannounced audits of Metering
Installations to confirm compliance with this Metering Code. The Single Buyer shall be given
unrestricted access to Metering Installations by all Users for the purpose of carrying such
audits. The Single Buyer shall ensure that the person(s) carrying out such audits respect the
User’s security and safety requirements.

MC8 SECURITY OF METERING INSTALLATION AND DATA

MC8.1 SECURITY OF METERING EQUIPMENT

The Single Buyer shall ensure that the Metering Installation and associated communication
links, interface circuits, information storage and processing systems are adequately secured
by means of seals or other security devices. The seals or other security devices shall only be
broken in the presence of representatives from the Single Buyer and representatives of the
associated Users as the case may be.
The Single Buyer may audit the security measures applied to Metering Installations from
time to time as it considers appropriate.
The Single Buyer may override any of the security measures applied or devices fitted to a
Metering Installation with prior notice to the Responsible Person.

MC8.2 SECURITY CONTROL

The Single Buyer shall ensure that the Metering Data held in the Metering Installation is
protected from unauthorized direct local and remote electronic access by implementing
suitable password and/or security measures.
The Single Buyer shall hold a copy of the passwords in a secure and confidential manner.

MC8.3 CHANGES TO METERING EQUIPMENT, PARAMETERS AND SETTINGS

Changes to Metering equipment or to parameters or settings within a Metering Installation
shall be:
(a) authorised by the Single Buyer prior to the change being made;
(b) confirmed to the Single Buyer by the User within two (2) Business Days after the
changes are made;
(c) recorded by the Single Buyer in the Metering Register
Each User shall ensure that the Single Buyer is provided with alternative Metering Data
acceptable to the Single Buyer while changes to the Metering equipment parameters and
settings are being made.

MC8.4 CHANGES TO METERING DATA

Alterations to the original raw stored Metering Data in a Meter shall not be permitted.
However in the case of the on-site accuracy testing of a Metering Installation changes shall
be permitted to the uploaded Metering Data by the Single Buyer following completion of
the tests.

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MC9 PROCESSING OF METERING DATA FOR BILLING PURPOSES

MC9.1 METERING DATABASE

The Single Buyer shall create, maintain and administer a Metering Database containing the
Metering information required by this Metering Code for each Metering Installation
registered with the Single Buyer. The Single Buyer may use agency databases to form part of
the Metering Database.

MC9.2 REMOTE ACQUISITION OF DATA

The Single Buyer shall be responsible for the remote acquisition of the Metering Data and
storing of such Metering Data in the Metering Database for Billing purposes. If remote
acquisition becomes unavailable the Single Buyer shall make arrangements for an
alternative means of obtaining the relevant Metering Data.

MC9.3 PERIODIC ENERGY METERING

Metering Data relating to the amount of Active Energy and where relevant to Reactive
Energy passing through a Metering Installation shall be collated by Billing Periods unless
otherwise agreed with a User by the Single Buyer.

MC9.4 DATA VALIDATION AND SUBSTITUTION

The Single Buyer shall be responsible for the validation and substitution of Metering Data
and shall develop Metering Data validation and substitution processes in consultation with
Users.
Wherever available Check Metering Data shall be used by the Single Buyer to validate the
Metering Data provided that the Check Metering Data has been appropriately adjusted for
differences in Metering Installation accuracy.
If a Check Meter is not available or the Metering Data cannot be recovered from the
Metering Installation within the time required for Billing, then a substitute value is to be
prepared by the Single Buyer using a method agreed between the Single Buyer and the User
or as included in a relevant Agreement.
Upon detecting a loss of Metering Data or incorrect Metering Data from a Metering
Installation, the Single Buyer shall notify the relevant User within twenty four (24) hours of
the detection.

MC9.5 ERRORS FOUND IN METER TESTS, INSPECTIONS OR AUDITS

If errors in excess of those prescribed in Appendix 1 are demonstrated following a Metering
Installation test, inspection or audit carried out in accordance with MC8, and the Single
Buyer is not aware of the time in which the error arose, and except where there is contrary
evidence, the error shall be deemed to have occurred at a time which is the shorter of the
following:
(a) the time half way between the time of the most recent test or inspection which
demonstrated that the Metering Installation complied with the relevant accuracy
requirement and the time when the error was detected; or

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(b) the time between the current billing period and one (1) month preceding the time
when the error was detected; or
(c) as otherwise agreed in accordance to the relevant Agreement.
If a test or audit of a Metering Installation demonstrates a measurement error of less than
two (2) times the error permitted by Appendix 1, no substitution of readings shall be
required unless, in the reasonable opinion of the Single Buyer, a particular party would be
significantly affected if no substitution were made.
If any substitution is required under MC9.5, the Single Buyer must provide substitute
readings to effect a correction for that error in respect of the period since the error was
deemed to have occurred in accordance with MC9.5.

MC10 CONFIDENTIALITY
Metering Data and the passwords are confidential data and shall be treated as confidential
information in accordance with this Metering Code by all persons bound by the Grid Code.

MC11 METERING INSTALLATION PERFORMANCE

Metering Data shall be provided from each Connection Point for each Billing Period at a level of
accuracy prescribed in Appendix 1 and with Metering Installation major component availability
prescribed in MC6.1 unless otherwise agreed between the Single Buyer and the User.
If a Metering Installation Outage or malfunction occurs, the User or the Single Buyer as the case
may be shall ensure that repairs are made to the Metering Installation as soon as practicable after
becoming aware of the outage or malfunction and in any event within two (2) Business Days, unless
an exemption is agreed and obtained from the Single Buyer.
Each User that becomes aware of the Metering Installation Outage or malfunction must advise the
Single Buyer within one (1) Business Day of becoming aware of the malfunction.
All Metering Installation and Data Logger clocks shall be referenced to the Malaysian Standard Time
and maintain a standard of accuracy in accordance with Appendix 1 of this Metering Code.
The Metering Database must be set within an accuracy of ±1 second of Malaysian Standard Time.

MC12 OPERATIONAL METERING

Operational Metering is required by the GSO for real time operation of the Grid System. Although
Operational Metering does not necessarily have the same accuracy requirements as the Revenue
Metering it is however critical to efficient, safe, secure and robust operation of the Grid System by
the GSO. The measurements and indications from Operational Metering is the first set of system
information readily available to the control staff at LDC and often forms the primary basis of
operational decisions made.
The Users shall install Operational Metering as indicated in this Metering Code so as to provide such
operational information in relation to each Generating Unit and each Power Station and each
substation and Connection Point as the GSO requires in performing his duties in accordance with
this Grid Code and relevant Licence.
The Operational Metering information required by the GSO shall not be limited to that specified in
MC4.1 but shall also include all the plant signals, indications, parameters and quantities that will

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enable the GSO to monitor the dynamic behaviour of the Generating Plant and Spinning Reserve.
Such information shall be presented continuously to SCADA, event recorders and such other
equipment as may be developed and utilised by the GSO. The GSO shall hold all such information as
confidential.

MC13 DISPUTES
Disputes concerning and in relation to this Metering Code shall be dealt with in accordance with the
procedures set out in the General Conditions of this Grid Code.

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METERING CODE APPENDIX 1 – TYPE AND ACCURACY OF REVENUE

METERING INSTALLATIONS

MCA1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The following are the minimum requirements for Metering Installations. Users may install Metering
Installations of a higher level of accuracy than that required. The full costs of such Metering
Installations shall be borne by the User.

MCA.1.2 METERING INSTALLATIONS COMMISSIONED PRIOR TO THE GRID CODE

EFFECTIVE DATE
The use of Metering class current transformers and voltage transformers that are not in
accordance with Table 1 of MCA.1.3 are permitted provided that where necessary to achieve
the overall accuracy requirements:
(a) of a Metering Installation of a higher accuracy class; and
(b) compensation factors are applied within the Meter to compensate for current and
voltage transformer errors.
Protection current transformers are acceptable as an interim measure where there are no
suitable Metering class current transformers are available provided the current consumption
does not exceed 80% of the primary ratio and the overall accuracy and performance levels
can be met.
Where the requirements of MCA.1.2 cannot be achieved then the User is required to comply
with the transition arrangements agreed with the Single Buyer or obtain an exemption from
the Single Buyer or upgrade the Metering Installation to comply with this Appendix 1.
Where Metering is installed at some point other than the defined Connection Point then the
User shall provide the appropriate adjustment data to the Single Buyer for approval.
New Metering Installations after the Grid Code Effective Date shall comply with this
Metering Code.

MCA.1.3 ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS FOR METERING INSTALLATIONS

The following are the overall accuracy requirements of Metering Installation equipment and
the accuracy requirements for Type 1 and Type 2 Metering Installations based upon the
annual energy throughput. Tables 1, 2 and 3 summarise the accuracy requirements where:
(a) the method of calculating the overall error of the Metering Installation is by the
vector sum of the errors of three major component parts constituting the
Metering Installation that is the voltage transformer, the current transformer and
the Meter; and
(b) where compensation is applied then the resultant Metering Installation error
should be as close to zero as practicable.

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Table 1: Overall Accuracy Requirements of Metering Installation Equipment

T Maximum Maximum Allowable Minimum Meter Clock

y Demand or Overall Error (±%) Acceptable Class Error (Seconds)
p Energy (GWh (Refer to Tables 2&3) of Components with Reference
e pa) per at Full Load to Malaysian
Metering Point Standard Time
Active Reactive

1 More than 0.6 1.0 0.2 CT Burden ±5ppm

7.5MW or
30VA if ../1A,
60GWh per
annum 15 VA if ../5A,
0.2 VT Min Burden
100VA
0.2 Wh Meter
0.5 VARh meter

2 Less than 1.0 2.0 0.2 CT Burden ±5ppm

7.5MW or 15VA
60GWh per
0.5 VT Min Burden
annum
75 VA
0.5 Wh Meter
1.0 VARh meter

Table 2: Accuracy Requirements of Type 1 Metering Installation – Annual Energy

Throughput Greater Than 60GWh

% Power Factor
Rated
Unity 0.866 Lag 0.5 Lag Zero
Load
Active Active Reactive Active Reactive Reactive

10 0.7% 0.7% 1.4% N/A N/A 1.4%

50 0.6% 0.6% 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.0%

100 0.6% 0.6% 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.0%

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Table 2A: Accuracy Requirements of Type 2 Metering Installation – Annual Energy

Throughput Less Than 60GWh

% Power Factor
Rated
Unity 0.866 Lag 0.5 Lag Zero
Load
Active Active Reactive Active Reactive Reactive

10 1.4% 1.4% 2.8% N/A N/A 2.8%

50 1.0% 1.0% 2.0% 1.5% 3.0% 2.0%

100 1.0% 1.0% 2.0% 1.5% 3.0% 2.0%

(Note: All measurements in Tables 2 and 3 are to be referred to 25degrees Celsius under
Meter laboratory conditions.)

MCA.1.4 CHECK METERING

Check Metering shall be applied in accordance with the following Table:

Type Energy (GWh per annum) per Check Metering Requirement

Metering Point

1 Larger than 60GWh Check Metering Installation

2 Less than 60GWh Check Metering

A Check Metering Installation shall include the provision of a separate Metering Installation
using separate current transformer cores and separate secondary windings. The accuracy of
Check Metering Installation shall be the same as the Main Metering Installation.
Wherever the Check Metering Installation accuracy level duplicates the Main Metering
Installation accuracy level, the validated data set of the Main Metering Installation shall be
used to determine the Energy Measurement. Where the Main Metering Installation data set
cannot be validated due to errors in excess of those prescribed in this Appendix the
provisions of MC9.5 shall apply.
The physical arrangement of Check Metering shall be agreed between the Single Buyer and
the User and recorded in the Connection Agreement.
Check Metering Installation may be supplied from secondary circuits used for other
purposes and may have a lower level of accuracy than Revenue Metering Installation as
agreed between the Single Buyer and the User. The accuracy of Check Metering Installation
shall not exceed twice the level prescribed in this Appendix 1 for the Revenue Metering
Installation.

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MCA.1.5 RESOLUTION AND ACCURACY OF DISPLAYED OR CAPTURED DATA

Any programmable settings available within a Metering Installation, Data Logger, or any
peripheral device, that may affect the resolution of displayed or stored data, shall be set as
agreed between the Single Buyer and the User in the relevant Agreement.
The resolution of the energy registration of 0.5S class Meters shall be better than 0.2 % and
the resolution of the energy registration of 0.2S class Meters shall be better than 0.1 %.

MCA.1.6 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS

The following requirements shall be incorporated in the design of each Metering Installation
without limiting the scope of detailed design.
For Type 1 Metering Installations with Energy throughput greater than 60GWh per annum
per Metering Point, the current transformer core and the secondary wiring associated with
the Revenue Meter shall not be used for any other purpose unless otherwise agreed by the
Single Buyer.
For Type 2 Metering Installations with Energy throughput less than 60GWh per annum per
Metering Point, the current transformer core and the secondary wiring associated with the
Revenue Meter may be used for any other purposes (e.g., local Metering or protection). In
such cases the User shall satisfactorily demonstrate to the Single Buyer and the GSO that
the accuracy of the Metering Installation or other local Metering or protection shall not be
compromised and suitable procedures and measures shall be put in place and implemented
to protect the security of the Metering Installation as well as other local Metering or
protection.
At Metering Points where a voltage transformer with separate secondary windings is not
provided then the voltage supply to each Metering Installation shall be separately fused and
the fuses shall be located in an accessible position as close as practicable to the voltage
transformer secondary winding. For the avoidance of doubt in every new Metering
Installation, the voltage transformers shall have separate secondary windings for each
Metering quantity or measurement. In each Metering Installation where more than one
voltage transformer is installed on the same feeder circuit, a voltage change-over
arrangement shall be included to enable continue voltage supply in case of failure of a
voltage transformer.
Secondary wiring in the Metering Installation shall be by the most direct route and the
number of terminations shall be demonstrably kept to a minimum.
The incidence and the magnitude of burden changes on any voltage and current transformer
supplying the Metering Installation shall be demonstrably kept to a minimum.
Wherever applicable the Meters, Data Loggers and Metering transformers in each new
Metering Installation shall comply with the relevant IEC or equivalent standards. The burden
of the Metering transformers shall have a burden rating with an extra 20% provision of the
maximum burden calculated for the Metering Installation.
Suitable Isolation facilities shall be provided to facilitate testing and calibration of each
Metering Installation without any adverse effects.
All necessary drawings and supporting information providing details of the Metering
Installation shall be available for efficient maintenance and audit purposes.
<End of the Metering Code Appendix 1>

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METERING CODE APPENDIX 2 - COMMISSIONING, INSPECTION,

CALIBRATION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS

MCA.2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The User shall ensure that the Metering equipment to be purchased has been type tested to
the standards referenced in this Metering Code and is compliant with this Metering Code
and shall furnish type test certificates to the Single Buyer in accordance with the relevant
Agreement.
The User shall ensure that the equipment within a Metering Installation to be purchased
has been tested under laboratory conditions to the required class accuracy with testing
uncertainties less than the following:
Maximum allowable laboratory testing uncertainties

Class of Equipment Uncertainty

Class 0.2 CT / VT ± 0.05%

Class 0.2 Wh Meters ± (0.05/cos θ)%

Class 0.5 CT / VT ± 0.1%

Class 0.5 Wh Meters ± (0.1/cos θ)%

Class 0.5 Varh Meters ± (0.2/sin θ)%

Class 1.0 Wh Meters ± (0.2/cos θ)%

Class 1.0 Varh Meters ± (0.3/sin θ)%

Class 2.0 Varh Meters ± (0.4/sin θ)%

Appropriate test certificates shall be kept by the owner of the equipment.

The Single Buyer shall ensure that commissioning and testing of the Metering Installation is
carried out:
(a) in accordance with this Appendix 2 of this Metering Code; or
(b) in accordance with a test plan that has been agreed and approved by the Single
Buyer in consultation with the Grid Owner and GSO; and
(c) to the same requirements as for new equipment where equipment is to recycled
for use in another site.
The Single Buyer shall review the commissioning and testing requirements in this Appendix
2 of this Metering Code every five (5) years in accordance with equipment performance
statistics and developing industry standards. Any proposed changes shall be submitted for

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discussion and approval at the Grid Code Committee in accordance with the procedures
outlined in General Conditions (GC) of this Grid Code.
The Single Buyer shall provide the test results to the User in accordance with the relevant
Agreement and to each Associated User upon request.
Unless otherwise agreed by the Single Buyer and User, the following test and inspection
intervals shall be observed by the Single Buyer.

Maximum allowable laboratory and in field use testing uncertainties

Metering Installation Type

Type 1 Type 2

CTs /VTs ± 0.05% ± 0.1%

In Laboratory Test
Wh Meter ± (0.05/cos )% ± (0.1/cos )%

Varh Meter ± (0.2/sin )% ± (0.3/sin )%

In Field Use CTs /VTs ± 0.1% ± 0.2%

Wh Meter ± (0.1/cos )% ± (0.2/cos )%

Varh Meter ± (0.3/sin )% ± (0.4/sin )%

Maximum allowable period between tests

Metering Installation Metering Installation Type

Equipment
Type 1 Type 2

CT 10 years 10 years

VT 10 years 10 years

Burden Tests Whenever Meters are tested or when

Modifications are made

CT Connected Meter 5 years 5 years

(Electronic Type)

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Maximum allowable period between inspections

Inspection of Metering Metering Installation Type

Installation Equipment
Type 1 Type 2

Maximum allowable 2.5 years 2.5 years

period between
inspections

MCA.2.2 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

In commissioning, testing and inspecting all new, modified and replacement Metering
Installations the User shall ensure that the following are confirmed, recorded and notified to
the Single Buyer in accordance with the relevant Agreement:
(a) current and voltage transformers are tested by primary injection and CT ratio and
polarity for selected tap and VT ratio and phasing for each winding;
(b) details of installed current and voltage transformers including serial numbers,
ratings and accuracy classes;
(c) burdens of current and voltage transformers for verification; (d) Metering
Installation details for the Metering Register;
(d) correct operation of Meter test terminal blocks;
(e) correct cabling and wiring;
(f) correct Meter operation for each phase current operation;
(g) Meter to RTU connections and channel allocations and local and remote
interrogation facilities;
(h) labelling, start readings, synchronisation of timing, Metering equipment alarms
and all other relevant information as requested by the Single Buyer, Grid Owner
or GSO: and
(i) Meter accuracy field tests as applicable.
A typical Meter inspection shall include the following but not limited to the following:
(a) checking the Meter seals;
(b) comparison of pulse counts;
(c) comparison of the direct Meter readings;
(d) verification of Meter accuracy, parameters and physical connections; and
(e) current and voltage transformer ratios by comparison.
The labelling of the Metering Installation shall be in accordance with the following
convention establishing the relationships between Import and Export of Active Energy and
Reactive Energy by means of a power factor:

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Convention for Import and Export of Active Energy and Reactive Energy

Active Energy Flow Reactive Energy Flow Power Factor

Import Import Lagging

Import Export Leading

Import Zero Unity

Export Export Lagging

Export Import Leading

Export Zero Unity

For the avoidance of doubt, Export in relation to the Transmission Network is the flow of
Active Energy as viewed by a Generator is away from the Generator.
For the terms (sinθ) and (cosθ) specified in MC.A.2.1 reference shall be made to the ISO
Document “Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty for Measurement”.

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