1 Jul 2016
Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has introduced new procedures and principles for calculating collateral amounts for wholesale market participants (“Procedures and Principles”). Electricity market participants can offer collateral in cash or via certain specified assets. Such collateral is […]
30 Jun 2016
Turkey has revised its procedures and principles for making, evaluating, updating and approving electricity demand estimates. The revised regulations apply to the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (“TEİAŞ”), organized industry sites, distribution companies and supplier companies in charge. They set […]
17 Jun 2016
Turkey has introduced new legislation governing temporary employment arrangements. Companies must now employ temporary staff via private employment agencies (“Employment Agencies”). Restrictions are also introduced for when temporary employees can be engaged, detailed maximum lengths for these arrangements, and […]
18 Apr 2016
Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has announced a proposal to remove a financial incentive for unlicensed electricity generation projects which use domestic products. The proposal is intended to keep pace with recent developments in Turkey’s electricity market. The […]
11 Apr 2016
Significant structural changes have been made to Turkey’s unlicensed electricity generation market. The most important change is a new 1 MW total installed capacity limit for unlicensed facilities held directly or indirectly by the same persons or entities. Accordingly, […]
1 Dec 2015
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“EMRA”) has published draft regulation (“Draft Regulation”) which would amend the current regime for unlicensed electricity generation in Turkey. The Draft Regulation proposed changes to the Regulation on Electricity Generation without License in Electricity […]
1 Jun 2015
First published by Practical Law Company. Overview 1. Provide an overview of the recent developments in the exploration and extraction of mineral resources in your jurisdiction. Despite having a range of minerals, some significant reserves and government support for […]
16 Apr 2015
Moroğlu Arseven held a seminar on the Turkish electricity sector for around 30 Executive MBA students visiting from the University of Texas at Dallas. The students visited Greece and Turkey to learn about each country’s economic state and competitive […]
20 Feb 2015
First published by Mondaq. Turkish electricity markets has gone through a series of reforms since 2001 when the Electricity Market Law numbered 4628 was enacted. These reforms have generally meant a shift to a liberalized market structure by securing […]
25 Nov 2014
First published by Mondaq. The Electricity Market Law numbered 6446 (the “EML“) came into force on March 30, 2013. Along with its many novelties the new law introduced a highly debated provision related to generation licenses, which subsequently resulted in […]
