Article 11 of the Saudi Electricity Law

This article gives oversight of backup power sources to the licensee for electricity distribution, and requires it to do two things:

1. Periodic inspection of backup sources of electric power, to ensure compliance with the provisions of the law.
2. Keeping a record listing the locations of backup sources and the bodies responsible for securing them.

How is the inspection done? Under a program the licensee prepares and the Authority approves. It is not enough for the licensee to draw up its own program without approval. All of this is as the regulations specify, since the article does not state how often inspections occur or what follows from their results.

This provision is consistent with the one before it. Article 10 requires the facilities bound to have a backup source to provide the necessary fuel and decide where it is stored, carry out periodic maintenance on the source and run it to ensure it is in working order, and meet the environmental requirements issued by the competent body. The inspection carried out by the distribution licensee checks compliance with the provisions of the law on this matter.

For the facilities bound, this means they should expect periodic inspection visits from the distribution licensee and be ready to show that their backup source is ready for use. For the licensee, the inspection and the record are obligations on it, not just a power.

Article 12 follows and moves to a different subject: the electricity tariff and its periodic review.