New Measures for Power Supply Access to Power Grids

All provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Construction Corps Development and Reform Commission (Energy Administration) and related power companies:

In order to regulate the new (including expansion, reconstruction, and collectively referred to as new construction below) power supply access to the power grid system to ensure that the new power supply is connected to the power grid fairly and without discrimination, we have prepared the “Interim Measures for the Supervision of Newly Built Power Access Power Grids” and have reviewed the meeting of the Bureau of the Commissioner. Pass, now you are issued, please follow the implementation.

National Energy Board February 28, 2014 the new regulatory power to the grid Interim Measures <br> <br> General Provisions

Article 1 In order to regulate the construction of new power sources (including expansion and reconstruction, collectively referred to as new construction below) into the power grid system, ensure that the new power source is connected to the power grid fairly and without discrimination, and these Measures are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the “Regulations on Electricity Regulation”.

Article 2 This approach is applicable to the approval of the provincial-level or higher investment authority's approval (including “registration”) of new power projects (hydraulic power generation units with grid-connected generator sets and hydro-electric generating units in avionics hubs) connected to the power grid supervision work.

The new power supply access network supervision includes the registration of new power supply projects connected to the power grid related work system, filing, access to power grid services, new power supply projects, and supporting transmission projects (also called “access system projects” or “connected power grid projects”) Regulation of the situation and related information disclosure.

Article 3 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the connection of new power projects to the power grid.

Article 4 The supervision of new power supply projects connected to the power grid shall be carried out according to law and follow the principles of openness, fairness and efficiency.

Article 5 Any unit or individual has the right to make complaints and reports to the National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies in violation of these Measures. The National Energy Administration and its dispatched offices shall handle them in accordance with law.

Chapter II Supervision Content

Article 6 The National Energy Administration and its agencies shall supervise the compliance of new power projects that are connected to the power grid.

Negotiating with power grid companies to propose new power projects that are connected to the power grid should be included in the power development plan or special plan approved by the government's energy authority, and the consent of project proposals should be obtained.

Article 7 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the work of the power grid companies on the new power project's access to the grid and the status of their filing.

Power grid companies should establish a new power supply project to access the power grid working system, specify relevant departments, workflows, and work time limits for accessing system services, as well as related work units and workflows for new power supply projects that support the sending of project construction.

The work system for the new power supply project connected to the power grid formulated by the power grid enterprise shall be reported to the local agency dispatched by the National Energy Administration for record. The headquarters of the State Grid Corporation of China reports directly to the National Energy Administration for the record. The headquarters of the China Southern Power Grid Corporation also reports to the National Energy Administration for the record.

Article 8 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the situation of power grid companies providing power generation enterprises and their entrusted design entities with information on the design of new power project access systems.

The power generation company must entrust a qualified and independent design unit to carry out the design of the new power project access system. The grid company shall provide relevant information for the design of the power system in a timely manner to the design agency in accordance with the relevant industry standards and in accordance with the design requirements of the access system. If it cannot be provided in a timely manner for any reason, the grid company shall inform the power generation enterprise in writing and Instructions. The acquisition, use, preservation and transfer of relevant data should meet the requirements of the relevant national information security and confidentiality.

Article 9 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the power grid companies in negotiating the new power projects connected to the power grid and issuing written replies.

After the power generation enterprise has completed the work related to the design of the new power project access system, it shall consult with the power grid company in writing on the access and submit the design report of the access system. The power grid enterprises shall, in accordance with the principle of “fairness, openness, and high efficiency,” promptly organize the study of the report on the new power project access system, provide a written reply to the power generation enterprise, and send a copy to the dispatched agency of the local National Energy Administration. The reply from the grid of the State Grid Corporation of China was sent directly to the National Energy Administration, and the reply from the grid of the China Southern Power Grid Company was copied to the National Energy Administration.

If the grid company has different opinions on the design report of the new power project access system, it should provide a one-time complete notification of the problems in the access system report in writing. The power generation company shall supplement and perfect the relevant design report according to the written opinions and submit it to the grid company in a timely manner.

The time limit for a power grid enterprise to handle a newly-written power supply project connected to the power grid in writing shall meet the following requirements:

The date when the self-generating power enterprise and the power grid enterprise negotiate and put forward a new power supply project that is connected to the power grid, the power grid company organizes research and issues a written reply:

1. The newly approved nuclear power project approved by the State Council shall not exceed 40 working days;

2. The newly-constructed coal-fired (including low calorific value coal) and gas-fired thermal power projects approved by the investment authority of the State Council shall not exceed 40 working days; the hydropower stations built on major river basins (hydro projects and navigation hydroelectric generating units) are not More than 40 working days;

3. Power projects such as newly-built coal-fired back pressure thermoelectricity, gas-fired thermoelectricity, hydropower stations built on non-main river basins, and wind power stations approved by the provincial investment authority shall not exceed 30 working days;

4. Newly-built grid-connected photovoltaic power station projects and distributed photovoltaic power generation projects shall be implemented in accordance with relevant national regulations, and other distributed power generation projects shall be implemented with reference to them.

Article 10 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the implementation of the design of the network connection of the newly-built power projects that have been agreed upon.

The grid company shall, in accordance with the agreed opinions, seize the organization to carry out the preliminary work of supporting the sending of projects for approval. The time required for sending out the preliminary work of the project shall not exceed, in principle, other power grid projects with similar voltage levels and conditions similar to those of power grid companies. Each dispatched agency shall submit time limits according to the actual conditions of the locality.

If a power generation enterprise or a power grid enterprise adjusts the network access plan unilaterally, the supplier shall re-determine the new plan in accordance with the relevant procedures, and the related expenses shall be borne by the proposer.

Article 11 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the delivery of project investment interfaces for newly-built power projects in accordance with relevant state regulations.

Article 12 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the signing of network access agreements and their implementation of power grid companies and power generation enterprises.

Within 30 working days after approval of the newly-built power project and delivery project, power grid companies and power generation enterprises shall sign a network access agreement and submit it to the National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies for record. The network access agreement includes, but is not limited to, the current scale, start-up time, commissioning time of the new power supply project, delivery of project delivery time, property demarcation point, power electricity metering point, breach of contract liability and compensation standards. Among them, the new power supply project and sending out the construction period of the project refer in principle to the relevant provisions of the relevant project construction quota cycle.

Power grid companies and power generation companies should strictly implement the network access protocol and cooperate with each other to ensure that the power grid is completed and put into production. If the production time due to unilateral causes is later than the agreed time of the network access agreement and causes losses to the other party, the defaulting party shall make economic compensation to the other party according to the agreed standard.

Article 13 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall supervise the information disclosure of the new power supply projects connected to the power grid.

Power grid enterprises and power generation enterprises should deal with the new power projects connected to the power grid business, establish a sound information disclosure system, and an information file system that regulates the management of the entire process, and truly, accurately, and comprehensively record relevant information on new power projects connected to the power grid.

The power grid companies shall open a new work system for power access to the power grid through the portal site to facilitate the power company's enquiries on the progress assessment of the new power project access system design report, and notify the power generation companies that apply for access to the power grid quarterly at the end of the previous quarter. The following information:

(1) The project list of the current power generation company's written consultation access (the supporting transmission project is not put into production), the status of the prior work of the project, the written consultation access time of the power generation enterprises of each project, and the written reply time of the power grid company;

(2) The project outline, plan and construction progress of the new power project supporting the grid project;

(3) Other information related to the new power project connected to the power grid.

The power generation enterprise shall notify the grid company of the following information as of the end of the previous quarter:

The progress of the preparatory work for the new power supply project and the progress of the construction phase.

Article 14 Any unit that fails to provide the designated project design unit, project construction unit, equipment and material supply unit, etc. to the project when handling the new power supply project connected to the power grid business must not make improper requests.

Chapter III Supervision Measures

Article 15 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies shall, on the basis of work requirements, conduct regular supervision and evaluation of the new power supply connected to the power grid.

Article 16 The National Energy Administration and its dispatched offices shall perform their duties in accordance with the law, carry out inspections of the new power supply projects connected to the power grid and report complaints. The following measures may be taken:

(1) To enter the power grid enterprises, power generation enterprises and project construction sites for inspection;

(2) Ask the staff of power grid companies and power generation companies to ask them to make explanations on relevant inspection items;

(3) to inspect and copy the documents and materials related to the inspection items, and seal up the documents and materials that may be transferred, concealed or damaged;

(4) Dealing with violations of laws and regulations found in inspections according to law.

Article 17 If a power generation enterprise and a power grid enterprise are controversial about the connection of a new power project to the power grid, they shall be dealt with in accordance with the “Dispute Resolution Regulations for Power Grid Connection Interconnection”.

Article 18 Power generation companies and power grid companies violate the provisions of these Measures, and the National Energy Administration and its dispatched offices shall handle them in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations, and the Regulations on Electricity Supervision and related regulatory rules.

Article 19: The National Energy Administration and its dispatched agencies may publish to the public the behaviors of power companies that violate these Measures and their handling.

Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions

Article 20 The agencies dispatched by the National Energy Administration may formulate corresponding implementation rules with reference to these Measures.

Article 21 Newly-built power projects approved by the government's investment authority under the provincial government shall be implemented with reference to these Measures.

Article 22 The National Energy Administration shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Measures.

Article 23 The present Measures shall come into force on April 1, 2014, and the period of validity shall be 3 years.