122Approved facilities

122 Approved facilities

122 Approved facilities

(1) An eligible person may apply to the Minister for approval of a facility.

(2) An application must include—

(a) a statement that the applicant proposes to use the facility to produce green hydrogen before 1 January 2031, and

(b) one or more of the following—

(i) a statement that the applicant has been given written confirmation by the relevant DNSP or TNSP that the connection of the facility’s electrical load will not require augmentation of or alterations to affected networks, other than augmentations or alterations involving connection assets,

(ii) a statement that the relevant DNSP or TNSP has given information to the applicant about augmentations or alterations to affected networks required by the connection of the facility’s electrical load, other than augmentations or alterations involving connection assets, and the applicant agrees to pay for the augmentations or alterations,

(iii) a statement that the relevant DNSP or TNSP has given information to the applicant about power transfer limitations or load control arrangements to manage network constraints and the applicant agrees to the limitations or arrangements being in place for 12 years from the day on which section 121(1) first applies to the facility, and

(c) a copy of the written confirmation or information referred to in paragraph (b) given to the applicant by the relevant DNSP or TNSP,

(d) information about the facility’s expected maximum demand for the load, or part of the load, to be used only to produce green hydrogen.

(3) The Minister must, by order published in the Gazette, approve an application under this section if satisfied the applicant is an eligible person.

(4) The Minister’s order must—

(a) specify the location, or proposed location, of the approved facility’s connection point, and

(b) specify the approved facility’s expected electrical demand for the load, or part of the load, for which the facility is approved.

(5) Despite subsection (3), the Minister must refuse an application if satisfied the combined expected maximum electrical demand of all approved facilities would, if the application is approved, be greater than 750MW.