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Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013 Article 15

Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013 Article 15

Information relating to the unavailability of generation and production units

Article 15

1.   For their control areas, TSOs shall provide the following information to the ENTSO for Electricity: (a) the planned unavailability of 100 MW or more of a generation unit including changes of 100 MW or more in the planned unavailability of that generation unit, expected to last for at least one market time unit up to three years ahead, specifying: — the name of the production unit, — the name of the generation unit, — location, — bidding zone, — installed generation capacity (MW), — the production type, — available capacity during the event, — reason for the unavailability, — start date and estimated end date (day, hour) of the change in availability; (b) changes of 100 MW or more in actual availability of a generation unit, expected to last for at least one market time unit, specifying: — the name of the production unit, — the name of the generation unit, — location, — bidding zone, — installed generation capacity (MW), — the production type, — available capacity during the event, — reason for the unavailability, and — start date and estimated end date (day, hour) of the change in availability; (c) the planned unavailability of a production unit of 200 MW or more including changes of 100 MW or more in the planned unavailability of that production unit, but not published in accordance with subparagraph (a), expected to last for at least one market time unit up to three years ahead, specifying: — the name of the production unit, — location, — bidding zone, — installed generation capacity (MW), — the production type, — available capacity during the event, — reason for the unavailability, — start date and estimated end date (day, hour) of the change in availability; (d) changes of 100 MW or more in actual availability of a production unit with an installed generation capacity of 200 MW or more, but not published in accordance with subparagraph (b), expected to last for at least one market time unit, specifying: — the name of the production unit, — location, — bidding zone, — installed generation capacity (MW), — the production type, — available capacity during the event, — reason for the unavailability, and — start date and estimated end date (day, hour) of the change in availability. 2.   The information laid down in points (a) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall be published as soon as possible, but no later than one hour after the decision regarding the planned unavailability is made. The information laid down in points (b) and (d) of paragraph 1 shall be published as soon as possible but no later than one hour after the change in actual availability. 3.   Generation units located in a TSO’s control area shall provide that TSO with the data laid down in paragraph 1. Generation units shall be considered as primary owners of the data they provide.

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