Project Scope:
Advisory support for designing a connection reform process to manage connection requests from load and generation (excluding RES or KraftNAV), leveraging international best practices to inform process improvements for 2025 implementation.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Conducted comparative studies of international TSOs, including MISO, PJM, SPP (US) and UK regions, focusing on connection process design.

• Assessed key aspects of regional processes, including financial securities, information transparency and platform design, and grid hosting capacity visibility.

• Evaluated timing of batch processing, cluster study processes, application milestones, and documentation requirements.

• Presented Belgium’s flexibility agreement tools (GFlex, B/L.Flex) as mechanisms to manage network congestion.

• Conducted strategic review of the revised process and provided evidence-based recommendations to support Board-level presentations.

Outcome:
Delivered a robust, internationally benchmarked connection reform framework, providing actionable recommendations and supporting tools to streamline application processes and enhance grid planning efficiency.