Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Electricity (Electricity Generation Licence) (Exemption) (No. 2) Order
Regulation 2
Exemption from section 6(1)(a) of Act
Subregulation 1
Section 6(1)(a) of the Act shall not apply to —
any person who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a generating unit which has a name-plate rating of less than 1 MW;
any person who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a generating unit which —
has a name-plate rating of 1 MW or more but less than 10 MW; and
is not connected to the transmission system;
any person —
who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a generating unit which —
has a name-plate rating of 1 MW or more but less than 10 MW; and
is connected to the transmission system; and
who is —
a market participant; or
a holder of an electricity licence for the purpose of section 6(1)(f) of the Act that trades indirectly in the wholesale electricity market under the Enhanced Central Intermediary Scheme; and
any person who engages in the generation of electricity by means of a standby generating unit which —
is used solely to provide backup power in the event of interruption of electricity supply from the transmission system; and
is not connected to and not operated in parallel with the transmission system.
Subregulation 2
In this paragraph, “Enhanced Central Intermediary Scheme” means the scheme implemented by the Authority under which a holder of an electricity licence for the purpose of section 6(1)(f) of the Act sells to the wholesale electricity market electricity that —
is generated using a generating unit located on premises owned by a contestable consumer; and
is not consumed at the premises.