Electricity Licences - Northern Territory

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to carry on operations in the electricity supply industry. There are five types of licence:

  • Retail: trade in and sell electricity
  • Generator: generate electricity to sell
  • Dedicated connection asset: own or operate an electricity network or a dedicated connection asset
  • System control: exercise system control over a power system
  • Network:  generate and sell power within a geographic area

Licences may be subject to conditions and will require you to comply with applicable codes, rules, protocols and standards.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the agency to identify any eligibility requirements.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $632.00

Special licence - independent power producer and isolated system. Fees for 2025-26

Apply Application All -

Further fees may apply. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Apply Application All $10094.00

Retail licence. Plus $2,676 per percentage share of electricity sales to customers in the Northern Territory. Fees for 2025-26

Apply Application All $10094.00

Generation licence. Plus $547.00 per megawatt of installed capacity. Fees for 2025-26

Apply Application All $316690.00

System control licence. Fees for 2025-26

Apply Application All $12619.00

Access regulated licence. Plus $33 per circuit kilometre. Fees for 2025-26

Apply Application All $2523.00

Non-access regulated network. Fees for 2025-26

Forms

Act(s) name

Electricity Reform Act 2000 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Electricity Reform (Administration) Regulations 2000 Northern Territory

Approval time

Up to six months

Administering agency

Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Supporting information