RAE incentives-based plan for IPTO as part of new policy for operators

RAE, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, is set to forward a package of incentives for power grid operator IPTO designed to influence the operator’s annual earnings when specific objectives are achieved or missed.

This move by the authority comes as part of its wider effort offering incentives to electricity and gas market operators.

RAE, at its latest board meeting, approved a first set of incentives proposed for IPTO by an external consultant, energypress sources have informed. This set of incentives is expected to be forwarded to IPTO within the next few days for observations and comments.

The regulatory authority is aiming to forward the package of IPTO incentives for public consultation towards the end of this month, before it is endorsed by the board and published in the government gazette by the end of June, and implemented six months later.

The authority is essentially aiming for the package to be implemented by January 1, 2022, as part of a new framework covering 2022 to 2025.

The same external consultant was hired for a similar-minded set of incentives concerning the electricity distribution network operator DEDDIE/HEDNO.

RAE’s chief executive Thanassis Dagoumas recently told a news conference that the authority intends to adopt an incentives-based strategy for all operators with the aim of improving their services.

The authority will intensify its monitoring of operator projects in development and ultimately hand out bonuses or penalties, depending on the degree of progress, he noted.

For the time being, the incentives-based strategy applies for DEDDIE/HEDNO, as well as the gas distribution operators (DEDA, EDA Attiki, EDA THESS), offering extra WACC for the achievement of objectives concerning gas market penetration and distribution cost reduction for consumers.