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ARTICLE · 26 OCTOBER 2015

Trends In Non-License Power Generation

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The amendments in the legislative and regulatory landscape regarding the electricity market in 2013 have paved the way for a rally towards non-license power generation based on renewable resources.

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Sahin Ardiyok
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The amendments in the legislative and regulatory landscape regarding the electricity market in 2013 have paved the way for a rally towards non-license power generation based on renewable resources. The increase in the capacity allowed for non-license generation to 1 MW together with the increase in the attractiveness of the feed-in tariff prices (due partly to exchange rates and partly to the low levels of wholesale prices) are deemed responsible for such a rally. Both domestic and international investors are now highly interested in and have actually been involved in non-license power generation.

Non-license power generation based on solar turned out to be most attractive type. Based on Turkey Electricity Distribution Company (TEDAŞ) data published on 16 September 2015, 287 out of 305 projects that have been commissioned (approved by TEDAŞ) are solar based. The total capacity of 305 projects is 216.3 MW while the total capacity of 287 solar

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