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- Austria
Mandatory for:
TSOs/DSOs, suppliers and market participants within the act’s scope.
None that remove core operator duties; specific rules vary by actor type and license/role.
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What’s Required
Austria’s ElWOG 2010 sets the framework for generation, transmission, distribution, and supply governance, including grid access and system responsibilities:
Legal obligations on grid operators to operate, maintain, and expand networks safely, reliablyy and efficiently, considering environmental aspects.
Market and organisational rules for electricity sector functioning, including regulatory oversight and compliance monitoring by E-Control.
Compliance with access and market integrity rules is reinforced by the wider EU electricity market framework (referenced within ElWOG texts).
Important Deadlines
Ongoing: grid planning and expansion obligations are continuous, triggered by system needs and regulated planning cycles.
Note: Austria is preparing broader electricity market reforms (draft/new act discussions exist), but ElWOG remains the core reference framework in the current consolidated texts.
Current Status
ElWOG 2010 is active; E-Control provides oversight and may issue ordinances regulating market functioning.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
Sector laws typically rely on administrative enforcement via regulators and competent authorities; enforcement can include orders, penalties, and licensing interventions (exact levels depend on breach type and implementing provisions).
Examples of Known Violations
Non-compliant grid connection handling or discriminatory access practices.
Failure to meet planning/expansion duties where long-term, reasonable demand is foreseeable.
Market rule breaches triggering regulator intervention.
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