Irish energy regulator CRU has signalled it may relax penalties for wind farm and other generators if projects have difficulty maintaining operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The agency said it is giving “due consideration” to the issue of projects that face downtime over the inability of overseas suppliers, such as turbine manufacturers, to undertake maintenance or outage work during the public health crisis.
Officials are also open to supporting generators that fail to meet grid code compliance while movement is restricted.
Consideration would include “the issue of penalties”, the CRU said in a guidance documents for the electricity industry.
The regulator also said that critical staff have been identified, including alternates, in order to maintain a continuity of service going forward.
“We hope that by publishing this information, we are providing industry and interested parties with useful and timely responses in a coordinated and equitable manner,” said the CRU.