Amendments to the Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market (Regulation Amendment) entered into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated 14.05.2024 and numbered 32546. The important issues in the Regulation Amendment are summarized below:

• It has become possible to include the consumptions within the scope of temporary subscriptions in net metering with the production facilities in operation belonging to the same natural or legal person and in the same consumer group.
• It has been regulated that no document return will be made for applications received electronically.
• If the technical interaction permit for wind energy-based applications is refused, the applicant is given the right to apply to the relevant grid operator for a site change or revision within 60 days, provided that it is connected from the same substation for distribution level connections and from the same transmission region for transmission level connections.
• The period for applying for a connection agreement was increased from 180 days to 1 year.
• It is articulated that, for generation facilities that became entitled to receive a letter of invitation to the connection agreement before 12.05.2019, the mechanical installed capacity increase requests cannot exceed 20% of the electrical installed capacity.
• It is articulated that, for generation facilities that are entitled to receive a letter of invitation to the connection agreement after 12.05.2019, the requested mechanical installed capacity cannot exceed twice the electrical installed capacity.
• It was regulated that partial acceptance can be made in unlicensed generation facilities, but not less than 10 MWe each time.
• In cases of force majeure, it has become possible to make a site change based on EMRA’s Board Decision, provided that the connection is made from the same substation for distribution level connections and from the same transmission region for transmission level connections
• It is articulated that, in the event it is determined that a generation facility has been installed and put into operation without completing acceptance procedures, the generation facility will be disconnected from the grid by the relevant grid operator without any notification, the invitation letter and connection agreement, if any, will be canceled and the real or legal person who installed the generation facility will not be able to apply for 3 years.