This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 comes into force on 1 July 2026.

The amendment amends Parts 1 and 8 of the Code to address frequency and voltage related issues by:

a. lowering the threshold for the exclusion of generating stations from the frequency‑related asset owner performance obligations and the technical codes in Part 8 of the Code from 30 MW to 10 MW;

b. setting a permitted maximum dead band beyond which a generating station must contribute to frequency management and frequency support;

c. amending the voltage support obligations for embedded generating stations; and

d. amending the threshold for compliance with fault ride through asset owner performance obligations.