Explanatory note

This note is not part of the amendment but is intended to indicate its general effect.

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

The amendment amends Patis 1 and 8 of the Code to ensure that groups of generating units whose assets collectively cause the need for instantaneous reserve pay an appropriate share of the procurement costs of this reserve.


Legislative information

Title Electricity Industry Participation Code (Instantaneous Reserve Costs Allocation) Amendment 2025
Principal or amendment Amendment
Consolidated version No
Empowering Act and provisions Electricity Industry Act 2010, section 38
Replacement empowering Act and provisions Not applicable
Maker name Electricity Authority
Administering agency Electricity Authority
Date made 14 October 2025
Publication date 22 October 2025
Notification date 20 October 2025
Commencement date 1 October 2026
End date Not applicable
Consolidation as at date Not applicable
Related instruments Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010