On 24 January 2024, Transgrid submitted an application for a waiver from clause 3.1(b) (legal separation provisions) of the Electricity Transmission Ring-fencing Guideline (the Guideline).
The waiver was requested for the purposes of allowing Transgrid to continue to provide telecommunications services to six customers, for a period of twelve months.
On 12 April 2024, the AER decided to grant a waiver to Transgrid from their obligation to comply with clause 3.1(b) of the Guideline. The length of this waiver is to allow Trangrid to transfer the contracts for services for the six customers to another entity.