Technical conditions of connection mean the general terms and conditions of distribution network operators and the possibility of specific designing of the country-specific grid code requirements of application tailored to the own network area. For example, whether dealing with low voltage or high voltage, questions concerning the domestic connection box to specification of electrotechnical and structural design of substations at the grid connection point can be resolved here.

Would you like to update your technical conditions of connection? Then our network services team will be at your service with the right advice and action.

Increasing penetration of the distribution networks with renewable energies, the necessary expansion or reinforcement of the supply networks as well as the necessary adaptation to the new requirements resulting from grid integration of storage facilities or charging stations are the factors that need to be taken into account in the network planning.

Are my data up to date? Do I have to adjust the protection concept? Do I have to plan my expansion measures? What is the network connection point I can use to service a network connection request?
Are you grappling with exactly these questions?

Then our team will certainly be able to help you.

Redispatch measure and congestion management needs to be adapted to the new grid situation. In Germany this is taken into account via the introduction of the new version of the Grid Expansion Acceleration Act (NABEG 2.0). redispatch measures for supplier from 100kW must also be taken into account in operational management.

The injection management practiced until now will be replaced and, instead, the applicable requirements prescribed in the VDE application rules (e.g. VDE-AR-4141) as well as the Grid Expansion Acceleration Act (NABEG 2.0) must be implemented. This means that the current operating status must be known very precisely. Forecasts of consumption and power generation must be also integrated just as communication and balancing interfaces so that recommendations for action can be issued and implemented in the event of impending bottlenecks.

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The management of electricity and gas networks is responsible for ensuring security and stability of our power supply. Besides taking the technical and economic aspects into consideration, the regulatory requirements must also be implemented in network operation. In the liberalized energy market, the network operators work in an area of conflict between cost pressure and supply quality. Documentation of interruptions in supply to end customers is already required by law in Germany and Austria.

We will be happy to support you with comprehensive analyses and our InterAss software for recording and evaluating faults.

Generally, asset management implies the control of systems, for example, to keep an eye on investments and costs. This applies to every step of the process, from planning and new construction to maintenance and shutdown. Asset management is also necessary when a system is to be converted or expanded.

Part of the asset management in the energy industry is planning to expand the power grids, systems and storage with due consideration to technological and economic factors over several years. If the question arises how reliable these are in the power supply to the consumer, there are asset managers who will provide studies and concepts to map the current state and prepare the network fit for the future. The advantages are that the plant management can allow for risks such as environmental influences – and thus buttress them. Service providers get long-term contracts to support the customer. Moreover, a clear strategy is defined for the next five to ten years.

The European grid codes require a host of additional protection tests and verification documents that network operators must check when new power generation systems are commissioned – such as the plant certificate, which is now also applicable to systems from up to 135 kW in Germany.

Thanks to our many years of experience in verification and our highly qualified staff, we support grid operators in this task with prompt response so as to absorb capacity peaks.

As part of compliance monitoring, we check the form and content of the evidence documents submitted by network operators. This includes plant certificates, declarations of conformity, electrical planning for prototypes and extended declarations of commissioning. 

In future, the network operators will also be required to introduce compliance monitoring as part of the requirements of the European network codes and to demand its implementation to be effective during the entire life cycle of the power generating plants. Here, too, FGH supports network operators by providing transparent tools.