Newsletter-21

286 NEWSLETTER 2016 capacities 2 , such extra capacities shall be announced by TEIAS in April, August and December of each year. The applications for extra capacity shall be evaluated by the related network operator after three months following the announcement by TEIAS of extra capacity allo- cation. However, in the event that substations have additional capacity (due to other reasons), then the network operator shall announce this extra capacity in its website for applications submitted three months after the announcement date 3 . The Draft also sets forth certain rules on the types of connections, such as unlicensed generation facilities. These shall not be directly connected to substations, and shall not be allocated to any feeders 4 . Pursuant to the Regulation, connection applications may be made by real or legal persons who are willing to generate electricity in gen- eration facilities under the Regulation. The application shall be made directly to the relevant distribution company, or to the legal entity holding an organized industrial zone distribution license. The docu- ment confirming the granting of utilization rights of renewable energy sources must be accompanied with the other application documents. The Draft proposes additional documents in the application process. 5 These must stipulate that the connection applications shall be com- prised of coordinated application outlines, displaying the application valuations of the facility’s plot, along with a “Technical Evaluation Form,” to be prepared by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Re- sources, Directorate of Renewable Energy (“YEGM”) evaluating the efficient use of applicant solar and wind power facilities. In the event that the generation facility, which is subject to un- licensed generation, applies for solar or wind power generation li- cense 6 , YEGM shall then evaluate the relevant facility’s Technical Evaluation Form. If the evaluation is positive, then the applications shall be granted a license, accordingly. However, if the unlicensed generation application, and the licensed generation application are in 2 Article 6/5. 3 Article 6/6. 4 Article 6/7. 5 Art. 7 (e) & (f). 6 Article 7/11-a.