Grid connection. What’s new in 2024?

Following the introduction of martial law in the country on February 24, 2022, special rules were also introduced for connecting new consumers to the networks of distribution system operators (DSOs) — Resolution of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) No. 352 dated March 26, 2022. These changes included the suspension of the division between standard and non-standard connections. All technical conditions had to be defined as temporary, and connections were carried out in accordance with the Temporary Procedure for Connecting Electrical Installations.

After two years of the “temporary” operation of the grid connection system, NEURC introduced amendments through Resolution No. 2648 dated December 29, 2023 to Resolution No. 352 dated March 26, 2022, which restored permanent connections for electrical installations (except for specific cases). In addition, Resolutions No. 2629 and No. 2630 dated December 29, 2023 established the rates for standard and non-standard connections for each distribution system operator. As a result, the connection procedure is returning to the pre-war framework and is regulated by the Laws of Ukraine “On the Electricity Market” and “On the National Commission for State Regulation in the Energy and Utilities Sectors,” as well as by the Methodology (procedure) for determining the connection fee to transmission and distribution systems.