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   Construction of a CHP Facility Operation of a CHP Facility Connection to the Electricity Grid Electricity Supply and Trading Arrangements
1. Licence to Generate Electricity 2. Fire Safety Certificate 3. IPPC Pollution Control Licence 4. Emissions Trading Licence 5. Waste Licence 6. Water Extraction Licence 7. Gas Shippers Suppliers Licence
 8. Gas Transportation Agreement

Operation of a CHP Facility

Before legally commencing operation of a CHP Facility in Ireland, the following permissions and licenses are required:

Activity

Licensing Body

Required When:

Licence to Generate Electricity (CER)

Commission for Energy Regulation

Mandatory
(at present)

Fire Safety Certification

Local Fire Authority

Mandatory

IPPC Licence

Environmental Protection Agency

*Conditional - Needed only if the total rated thermal input is of 50MW or more.

Emissions Trading Licence

Environmental Protection Agency

*Conditional - Needed only if the site has a combined total rated thermal input greater than 20 MW

Waste Licence

Environmental Protection Agency

*Conditional - Needed when waste from the site is to be burned

Water Extraction Licence

Local Planning Authority

*Conditional - Needed only if using a non-mains water source

 

If the CHP facility is to be gas fired and the generator wishes to ship gas itself, rather than purchasing gas from a licensed supplier at its plant gate, the following additional licenses and agreements are required:


Gas Shippers / Suppliers Licence

Commission for Energy Regulation

*Conditional - Needed only if operator shipping gas to plant

Standard Transportation Agreement and Entry Point Agreement

Bord Gais

*Conditional - Needed only if operator shipping gas to plant
             
1. Licence to Generate Electricity 2. Fire Safety Certificate 3. IPPC Licence 4. Emissions Trading Licence 5. Waste Licence 6. Water Extraction Licence 7. Gas Shippers Suppliers Licence
 		8. Gas Transportation Agreement
Construction of a CHP FacilityOperation of a CHP Facility Connection to the Electricity Grid Electricity Supply and Trading Arrangements




This Legislative Map is based on material from a report by Arthur Cox Solicitors and ERM Environmental Resources Management Ireland Limited an "Evaluation of the Existing Legislation and Regulation affecting new CHP facility installation in Ireland" commissioned by Sustainable Energy Ireland.

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