Newsletter-21

298 NEWSLETTER 2016 persons operating within the scope of the YEKDEM Regulation, along with persons who engage in unlicensed electricity generation activi- ties, via their affiliated distribution companies that are located within the same region. Who can benefit from YEKDEM? License holder generation facilities that can benefit from YEK- DEM are generation resources based upon wind power, biomass power, solar power, geothermal power, gas power generated from biomass (including landfill gas), wave power, and flow energy, along with electric energy generation resources that are eligible to establish hydro-electric power plants based on canal, tidal power or run-of-river power, or having a reserve area less than fifteen square kilometers. In accordance with the 8th article of the YEKDEM Regulation, generation facilities that are based on renewable energy resources that are either fully or partially entered, or are to be entered into, service between the dates of 18.05.2005 and 31.12.2015, may benefit from YEKDEM for a period of 10 years: • as of the date of full operation of the initial installed power incorporated into their license, or • as of the initial date of adherence to YEKDEM, if the facility in question chooses to adhere to YEKDEM prior to its full operation. As it can be deduced from this provision, in order for the legal person license holder to apply for YEKDEM, it should already be either partially or fully in operation as of the date of such application. The unlicensed electricity generation facilities operating within the scope of the Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market 3 may adhere to YEKDEM without requiring any further applications. As per Art. 5/II of the YEKDEM Regula- tion, official supplier companies are natural participants of YEKDEM throughout their license periods. Real and legal persons who are active 3 Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market was published in the Official Gazette dated 02.10.2013 and numbered 28783.