# Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2196 of 24 November 2017 establishing a network code on electricity emergency and restoration (Text with EEA relevance), Article 51: Compliance testing and periodic review of the restoration plan

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Each TSO shall review the measures of its restoration plan using computer simulation tests, using data from the DSOs identified pursuant to Article 23(4) and the restoration service providers, at least every five years. The TSO shall define these simulation tests in a dedicated testing procedure covering at least:
(a) the energising restoration path from restoration service providers with black start or island operation capabilities;
(b) the supply of power generating modules main auxiliaries;
(c) the demand reconnection process ...
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. In addition, where deemed necessary by the TSO for the effectiveness of the restoration plan, each TSO shall execute operational testing of parts of the restoration plan, in coordination with the DSOs identified pursuant to Article 23(4) and the restoration service providers. The TSO shall set out, in consultation with the DSOs and restoration service providers, those operational tests in a dedicated testing procedure.
3. Each TSO shall review its restoration plan to assess its effectiveness, at least every five years.
4. Each TSO shall review the relevant measures of its restoration plan in accordance with paragraph 1 and review their effectiveness before any substantial change in the configuration of the grid.
5. When the TSO identifies the need to adapt the restoration plan, it shall amend its restoration plan and implement these amendments in accordance with points (c) and (d) of Article 4(2) and Articles 23 and 24.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/2196/article/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2196/article-51
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