Onshore RE-Plants
Procedure for Connection Requests by Operators of Plants for the Generation of Electricity from Renewable Energies and Mine Gas for the Purpose of Feeding into the Grid of Amprion GmbH.
Amprion enables the grid connection of systems for the generation of electricity from renewable energies and mine gas (hereinafter referred to as RE-Plants) for the purpose of feeding electrical energy into the transmission grid in accordance with the following transparent and non-discriminatory procedure. This procedure is based on the provisions of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, short “EEG”) and, from a nominal capacity of 100 MW, the Ordinance regulating the grid connection of power plants for the generation of electrical energy (Power Plant Grid Connection Ordinance, in German “Kraftwerks-Netzanschlussverordnung”, short “KraftNAV”).
The procedure for the allocation of grid connection capacities for systems for the generation of electricity from renewable energies comprises the following steps:
1. Process Description
Short presentation: Process description
2. Qualified Request
Connection requests for the purpose of feeding electrical energy into the transmission grid must be submitted to Amprion. They must contain the documents listed in the checklist for a qualified connection request for generation plants. If the connection request is missing substantial information or the information is not plausible, the request does not constitute a qualified connection request.
Attachements for Download
| Year | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Checklist for a qualified connection request |
PDF [123 kB] |
| 2024 | E.1 Application (in German) |
PDF [76 kB] |
| 2024 | E.6 Data sheet of a power generating plant |
PDF [185 kB] |
The connection requests are to be sent to:
Amprion GmbH
Dept. N-CN
Robert-Schuman-Straße 7
D-44263 Dortmund
3. Network Studies
Once a grid connection request has been submitted, Amprion offers to carry out a technical grid investigation for the party interested in a grid connection. The processing schedule for a grid connection request is shown in the appendix below.
In addition to the general grid-related assessment of the connection options to the extra-high voltage grid of Amprion, the suitable grid connection point is determined as part of this grid-related investigation. Furthermore, the necessary measures for establishing the suitable grid connection point are identified and the other effects of the connection request on the grid will be examined.
Once the relevant requirements have been met, the technical network analysis will be carried out within eight weeks.
4. Connection Commitment
Amprion will provide the grid connection applicant with the result of the technical grid investigation. If a connection to the Amprion grid is possible, Amprion will ask the grid connection applicant for feedback within eight weeks as to whether the grid connection concept should be pursued further. Once Amprion has confirmed the connection, the connection is temporarily reserved for the grid connection capacity promised to the grid connection applicant.
5. Grid connection Contract
With the timely conclusion of the grid connection contract, the connection commitment is converted into an unlimited contractual relationship. Details on the contents of the grid connection contract can be found in the sample contract on our website:
Sample Grid Connection Agreement for Power Plants (Type 2, in German)
6. Other Contracts
In addition to the grid connection agreement, further contractual agreements are relevant for the purpose of feeding into the grid of Amprion. These are, in particular, the connection installation contract and the grid management contract. The sample contracts can be found here:
7. Handling of competing Network Connection requests
Competing grid connection requests exist if not all connection requests can be realized due to mutual network-related interference. In the case of connection requests with a lower order of priority, this may lead to higher connection costs in relation to the prioritized requests.
In the case of competing connection requests, the so-called first-come, first-served principle applies. If the connection commitment of the first grid connection applicant lapses, it can no longer claim priority over the competing connection request.
The provisions of Section 17(2a) EnWG, Section 8 EEG and Section 3 KWKG remain unaffected.
8. Technical Modifikation of power plants
The procedure for technical modifications to existing generation plants is presented here:
