Electricity production licenses are issued within the scope of the Electricity Market Law No. 6446 and EMRA regulations.
License Types
- Generation license (>1 MW)
- Autoproducer license
- Wholesale license
- Retail sales license
- Distribution license
- Supply license
Unlicensed Production
- No license required for facilities below 1 MW
- For self-consumption purposes
- Excess production is sold to the grid (settlement)
- Easy application process
Application Conditions
- Turkish company (joint stock/limited)
- Minimum capital
- Technical competence
- Environmental impact assessment (if necessary)
- Zoning compliance
YEKDEM (Renewable Energy Support Mechanism)
- Purchase guarantee for renewable energy producers
- Fixed price (USD based, periodic)
- 10-year warranty
- Additional domestic equipment incentive
Process
- Application to EMRA
- Associate license (3 years)
- Investment period
- Production license
- Activity
Council of State 13th Department
13. The Department accepts that EMRA license refusal decisions should be based on "objective reason" and that the limits of administrative discretion are within the framework of the law.
Energy law lawyer is recommended.