Įeiti

Licensing of the public supply of electricity.


APPROVED

by the Order No O1E- 

of the Chair of National Energy Regulatory Council

of     December 2019

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE PROVISION

OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY REGULATORY COUNCIL

 

LICENSING OF THE PUBLIC SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY

 

1.

Name of the service

Licensing of the public supply of electricity.

2.

Recipients of the service

Legal persons

3.

Type of the service: electronic/non-electronic service

Electronic

Non-electronic

3.1.

Link to the e-service (if the service is electronic)

https://www.epaslaugos.lt/portal/service/29246/16020?searchId=1b0973d4-3e83-4f2f-99ca-b02ea908f96c

3.2.

Link to the application form/forms (if the service is non-electronic)

The application form is approved by the Resolution No O3-400 of the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy of 30 November 2011 "On the Approval of the Form of the Application on Issuing, Changing, Amending a Licence, Issuing a Duplicate of the Licence, Suspending the Validity of a Licence, Annulling the Suspension of Validity of a Licence".

4.

Duration of the service provision

Within 30 days of the receipt of the necessary documents, the National Energy Regulatory Council shall issue or change the licence or provide a reasoned written refusal to do so to the applying company. If not all data or documents are submitted, the time limit is counted from the date of submission of all data or documents.

5.

Price of the service

According to the list of specific state fee rates approved by the Resolution No 1458 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 15 December 2000 "On the Approval of the Specific State Fee Rates and the Rules on Payment and Refund", the fixed state fee rates are paid:

Issue of the licence: EUR 579;

Change of the licence: EUR 289;

Amendment of the licence: EUR 289;

Issue of a duplicate: EUR 43.

6.

Methods and procedures of payment for the service (also including the payment possibility for foreigners)

The state fee is paid to the budget revenue collection accounts of the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance. The payment code for services provided by the Council: 5774.

7.

Description of the service provision process

The licence of the electricity public supply activity confers the right to engage in the activity of the electricity public supply (sale and/or resale of electricity to the customer). The licences of the activity of public supply shall be issued to the legal person established in the Republic of Lithuania, or to the unit of a legal person or other organization of another Member State established in the Republic of Lithuania.

A company, wishing to obtain a licence, shall submit an application in the established form and necessary documents to the Council. Following the receipt of documents, the Council checks whether these documents and information contained therein comply with the licensing conditions (technological, financial and managerial capacities of the company) and decides on the issue of the licence.

8.

Information and documents to be provided by the person

The person shall submit: 

1. The information indicated in point 9.1. of the Description of the assessment procedures of technological, financial and managerial capabilities of entities approved by the Resolution No O3-6 of the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy of 29 January 2009 "On the Approval of the Description of the Procedure of Assessment of Technological, Financial and Managerial Capabilities of Energy Companies", i.e. the documents confirming the technical means available to the entity to connect to the informational complex controlled by the transmission and /or distribution system operator, the relevant software required for the implementation of the regulated activity, documents, and the documents certifying the means of communication operated under the right of ownership or under other legal grounds, required to get the reports from the market participants and in turn to send them.  

2. Financial statements (balance, profit (loss) reports, cash flow statement, statement of changes in equity, explanatory note), the audit report and completed Annexes 3 and 6 of the Description.

3. Document confirming the payment of the state fee.

9.

Contact information of the service provider (position, name and surname, e-mail, phone number of the responsible employee)

Specialists from the Energy Efficiency and Permit Division of the Gas and Electricity Department of the Council. Contact information is available on the website of the Council at http://www.vert.lt/lt/struktura-ir-kontaktai/kontaktai

10.

Appeal procedure against actions (inactions) of the service provider

The decisions of the Council shall be appealed in accordance with procedures and conditions laid down by the Law on Administrative Proceedings of the Republic of Lithuania.

11.

Contacts of organisations that can provide necessary information or practical assistance to the recipients of services (if such organisations are known)

 

12.

Legislation regulating the provision of the administrative service

1. Law on Electricity of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Law on Energy of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. Licensing rules for activities in the electricity sector approved by the Resolution No 723 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 20 June 2012 "On Designation of the Transmission System Operator and Issue of Electricity Transmission Licence".

4. Description of the assessment procedures of technological, financial and managerial capabilities of entities approved by the Resolution No O3-6 of the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy of 29 January 2009 "On the Approval of the Description of the Procedure of Assessment of Technological, Financial and Managerial Capabilities of Energy Companies";

5. The form of the application on issuing, changing, amending a licence, issuing a duplicate of the licence, suspending the validity of a licence, annulling the suspension of validity of a licence approved by the Resolution No O3-400 of the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy of 30 November 2011 "On the Approval of the Form of the Application on Issuing, Changing, Amending a Licence, Issuing a Duplicate of the Licence, Suspending the Validity of a Licence, Annulling the Suspension of Validity of a Licence".