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308 NEWSLETTER 2016 Regulation on Renewable Energy Resource Areas Entered into Force* Att. Firat Coskun Introduction The Regulation on Renewable Energy Resources (“Regulation”) that regulates the procedures and principles for identification, evalua- tion, and utilization of renewable energy resource areas that is prepared with the intention to support the development of generation facilities, and to finalize the investments on renewable energy resources in due time with the contribution of state incentives, entered into force and published in Official Gazette dated October 9th, 2016 and numbered 29852. The Regulation on Determination, Evaluation, Protection and Utilization of Renewable Energy Resource Areas in relation to Elec- tricity Generation published in the Official Gazette dated 27 Novem- ber 2013 and numbered 28834 is repealed with the entrance into force of this Regulation. This newsletter article examines the provisions of the Regulation in question. Principles and criteria concerning the determination and grading of RERAs Pursuant to Article No. 5 of the Regulation, renewable energy re- source areas (“RERAs”) can be developed by the examinations of the General Directorate of Renewable Energy (“General Directorate”), and by the examinations performed upon the competition of connec- tion capacity allocation for RERAs. The technical and administrative examinations on the determination of RERAs are conducted by the General Directorate. RERAs can be developed on the lands allocated that are public, treasury and private properties. In consequence of a preliminary examination, if appropriate, the related area will be * Article of October 2016