establishing and maintaining accounts obligation not to discriminate separating offices, staff, branding and promotions information access and disclosure registers for offices, staff and waivers maintaining and reporting compliance, and transitional arrangements. Waiver sought by SA Power Networks SA Power Networks requested an interim waiver in respect of the: legal separation obligations listed in clause 3.1 of the Guideline, and functional separation obligations listed in clause 4 of the Guideline. SA Power Networks submitted it is applying for the waiver so that it can meet the SA Government's request to undertake the temporary generation project in line with proposed timing without breaching the Guideline. SA Networks requested that the waiver apply for the period commencing 14 March 2017 until 1 June 2020. That is, the period from the SA Government's announcement of its Energy Plan until the end of the initial operational phase (one year), plus a potential second year, plus a six-month decommissioning period. SA Power Networks submitted that, if the waiver was refused: it be unable to deliver the project to the SA Government's timeframes and meet its obligations under the Guideline. SA Power Networks would therefore choose to exit the project the SA Government's requested date for the temporary generation would be substantially exceeded the SA Government would incur sunk costs, and load shedding of customers may eventuate.
establishing and maintaining accounts obligation not to discriminate separating offices, staff, branding and promotions information access and disclosure registers for offices, staff and waivers maintaining and reporting compliance, and transitional arrangements. Waiver sought by SA Power Networks SA Power Networks requested an interim waiver in respect of the: legal separation obligations listed in clause 3.1 of the Guideline, and functional separation obligations listed in clause 4 of the Guideline. SA Power Networks submitted it is applying for the waiver so that it can meet the SA Government's request to undertake the temporary generation project in line with proposed timing without breaching the Guideline. SA Networks requested that the waiver apply for the period commencing 14 March 2017 until 1 June 2020. That is, the period from the SA Government's announcement of its Energy Plan until the end of the initial operational phase (one year), plus a potential second year, plus a six-month decommissioning period. SA Power Networks submitted that, if the waiver was refused: it be unable to deliver the project to the SA Government's timeframes and meet its obligations under the Guideline. SA Power Networks would therefore choose to exit the project the SA Government's requested date for the temporary generation would be substantially exceeded the SA Government would incur sunk costs, and load shedding of customers may eventuate.