Turkey's Energy Markets Regulatory Authority ("Authority") has amended procurement principles for petroleum products from domestic and international sources, excluding fuel oil ("Petrol Products").

A unique code system has been introduced in Turkey to identify electricity consumption points, as well as for registering these points to the central Market Management System.

Debate in Turkey with respect to utilizing nuclear energy is heating up, as the adverse consequences of the Japanese earthquake on the forty-year-old Fukushima power plant continue to unfold.

During the pandemic and its aftermath there were discussions as to who should be responsible to cover expenses of a remote working employee made while performing his/her work such...

The mechanism aims to partially or completely protect consumers from price differences arising from cost differentiations incurred by distribution and authorized supply companies in different regions.

The Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority has published updated procedures and principles for supply companies to determine the base costs for retail price calculations...

The Turkish Parliament’s discussions on the long awaited feed in law for the amendments to the Electricity Market Law No: 4628 have been finalized and the Law on the Amendment to the Electricity Market Law No: 5503 ("Amending Law") has been enacted on 24 May 2006.

EMRA (Energy Market Regulatory Authority), Turkey's energy market regulator has amended electricity legislation, particularly focusing on consumer-facing aspects.

Recently "Decision on Putting Supplementary Financial Obligations on Coal Imports" was promulgated by the Cabinet of Republic of Turkey.

The Law and certain regulations grant some consumer the right to choose its suppliers and therefore pave the way for free competition.

Perhaps the most challenging privatization project is due by the end of this year, as the privatization of electricity distribution facilities in 2005 is among Turkey’s undertakings to the IMF. Although a privatization in the electricity market was foreseen in the Electricity Market Law introduced in February 2001 (“EML”), the Government had some significant constraints to overcome. With unpleasant experiences in cancelled privatizations, the Government has been taking very cautious steps in ord

In this newsletter, we evaluate the reimbursement of lost/illegal electricity costs, a subject that, from a legal perspective, is of particular concern to consumers.

The last quarter of 2006 and the first half of 2007 set the scene for a number of developments in the energy sector, including the initiation and then cancellation of the privatization process concerning the electricity distribution companies and electricity generation facilities.

As our readers may recall from our Autumn 2005 edition, TEDAS was included in the privatization program to be carried out by the Privatization Authority, together with the "Strategy Paper on Privatization and Reform in Electricity Energy Sector" of the High Planning Council dated 17 March 2004 and numbered 2004/3 and the decision of Privatization High Council dated 2 April 2004 and numbered 22.

Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority has introduced sweeping changes to unlicensed electricity generation rules, fundamentally altering how renewable energy facilities connect to the grid, manage surplus power, and comply with technical standards. The amendments establish new hourly netting mechanisms, impose stricter capacity limits, and introduce graduated sanctions for unauthorized operations.

Even in the most liberalized power markets production planning requires a policy approach so that the long term balance of the market will be secured and other policy objectives are also watched.

Her halükarda, önümüzdeki süreçte elektrik piyasasında radikal değişikliklerin olması kaçınılmaz gözükmektedir.

Türkiye, Avrupa ile stratejik ve ekonomik olarak önemli olan bölgelerin arasında bulunmaktadır. Bu stratejik konum ile Türkiye, tüketici piyasaları ve kaynak ülkeler arasında bir enerji köprüsü oluşturmaktadır.

Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority has launched a comprehensive public consultation on ten draft regulations that could fundamentally reshape the country's electricity market. The proposed amendments address critical operational challenges arising from the rapid growth of solar generation capacity, introduce stricter compliance mechanisms for unlicensed facilities, and establish new frameworks for storage integration and demand-side participation. These regulatory changes signal a strategic shift t