What procedures should exporters use to provide FMA?
The Board has not been prescriptive in determining the procedures for providing FMA. FMA entails certain responsibilities for the domestic buyer and certain responsibilities for the exporter. Exporters must ensure that potential domestic buyers are kept informed about the electricity available for sale to external markets. The domestic buyer must demonstrate a serious intent to purchase by, for example, telling the exporter the class of service it is interested in buying, the quantities it is interested in buying, and the period of the proposed purchase. The onus is on both the exporter and the domestic buyer to keep each other informed about intentions to sell and purchase electricity and to bargain in good faith. FMA procedures would be expected to vary based on the circumstances surrounding the proposed sale such as: the dynamics of the electricity market and market participants; the sales contract term length; volumes available; and whether the electricity available is interruptibl
