Approval of the modified Access Rules for the BritNed interconnector to apply in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal

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Generation and Wholesale Market

BritNed Development Limited (BDL) submitted modified Access Rules for the BritNed interconnector to the Authority on 13 December 2019. The Access Rules set out the terms and conditions for access to, and including use of, the interconnector.

These modified Access Rules clarify the updated Britned Access Rules to apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, approved on 18 October 2019.  

These modified Access Rules would enter into force in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal on the 31 January 2020. For the avoidance of doubt, the updated Access Rules will supercede and render redundant both the modified Britned Access Rules approved on 15 March 2019 and 18 October 2019.

We have decided to approve the updated Access Rules proposed by BritNed on the basis that they achieve the relevant Access Rules objectives. This letter contains Directions approving the updated Access Rules.