Spain’s Regulator Revises Power Grid Regulations

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The Spanish National Commission for Markets and Competition approved the revision of the regulatory framework on voltage control obligations on the electricity network on 12 June.

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The CNMC reviews the technical requirements that regulate the voltage control service. System surges caused the historic incident of April 28th.

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The CNMC had been analyzing the update of this obsolete service since 2021 and the reports of the executive and the operator of the system urged that it be approved already; its start-up will not be immediate The report of the blackout detects power stations that “were not regulating tension” and a “undue” disconnection of installations The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) has announced on Thursday the update of the obsolete…

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Measures to prevent a new blackout will take time to arrive.The main tool to increase network security is in the process of being implemented, but it is not expected until at least the first quarter of next year. Until then, the electrical system will have to operate in the so-called safe mode, as acknowledged on Wednesday by the electrical network managers, a formula that slightly increases the light.The government's report on the blackout publ…

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The Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF) has valued that the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved the revision of the technical norm that will allow renewable technologies to control the voltage in the electricity grid as well as conventional sources. In statements to EFE, from UNEF, they assure that the participation of photovoltaics in the control service of voltage will contribute to contain the costs of the technic…