Mustafa Yılmaz, Chairman of Republic of Turkey Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), emphasized that the customers that are free to choose their electricity supplier should visit this portal and learn about their rights before signing any electricity supply contract. This portal also helps consumers check their bills and get to know about the electricity suppliers.

By 2017, the limit of annual electricity consumption for being an eligible consumer has dropped from 3.600 kWh to 2.400 kWh. With this reduced figure, consumers who pays 82 TL (21 US $) for the electricity bill per month, become eligible consumers and get the right to choose their electricity supplier. In line with the increase in eligible consumers, the number of licensed energy supply companies are increasing as well.

Warning from EMRA

EMRA made a special announcement for the eligible electricity consumers. Mustafa Yılmaz, Chairman of EMRA, stated that citizens with eligible consumer status should be very careful about the supplier contracts they will sign, and said:

"Eligible consumers should know about their rights and obligations very well.  We give detailed information on this subject on our web site. Our citizens should definitely check if the supplier company is on the supplier list on our website before signing any contract.”

Suppliers should inform in all aspects

Underlining that supplier companies should inform the eligible consumers about possible risks and commercial options, Yılmaz said, "Eligible consumers should not enter under big commitments for small discounts. They should choose their suppliers very carefully.”

Dedicated portal for eligible consumers

EMRA announced that a portal was formed for eligible consumers. In this portal, it is possible to learn about electricity consumption, supplier information and meter reading date.

Source: EMRA

According to Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data, Turkish Renewable Energy Resources Support Mechanism (YEKDEM) provided 11.5 billion Turkish Liras (more than 3 billion US dollars) for Turkey's clean electricity generation in 2016.

Introduced to the market firstly in 2011, YEKDEM aims to use the country's vast clean sources efficiently and support its development in Turkey. Having 59 billion kWh of electricity production from clean sources last year, Turkey aims to generate 69 billion kWh of electricity with the help of YEKDEM.

Last year, YEKDEM's installed capacity was around 14,648 megawatts, which was generated from 556 electricity power plants. This year it is aimed to have installed clean energy capacity of 17,400 MW from 647 power plants.

Feed-in-tariff for renewable energy projects
YEKDEM offers a feed-in tariff of 0.073 TL per kilowatt hour (kWh) for wind and hydropower projects, 0.105 TL lira for geothermal facilities and 0.133 liras for solar energy and biomass geothermal plants. The tariffs are currently available for renewable energy projects that will be operational at the latest by year-end 2020.

Source: AA  /  EXIST

Article
No Barriers to Investment in Electricity and Gas Distribution Grids through Incentive Regulation
By: Astrid Cullmann, Nicola Dehnen, Maria Nieswand and Ferdinand Pavel

“Since early 2009, electricity and gas distribution in Germany has been subject to incentive regulation designed to ensure greater efficiency in electricity and gas grid operation. However, it remains to be seen how changes to the regulatory framework will affect the investment behavior of distribution system operators. Against this background, the present study empirically analyzes the investment activities of distribution system operators for the period from 2006 to 2012. The key questions are whether the introduction of incentive regulation in 2009 has had an empirically demonstrable impact on investment and whether this effect is due to the introduction of incentive regulation per se, or to its specific design. The findings show a positive effect on investment since the introduction of incentive regulation which, in particular, is determined by the specific design of regulation.”

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Agenda

Ecology’17
February 17-18, 2017/Istanbul, Turkey

Distributech
January 31- February 02 2017 / San Diego, CA

New and Renewable Energy Resources for Sustainable Future
February 02-04, 2017/ India

Middle East Electricity
February 14-16, 2017 / Dubai World Center

International Smart Cities Conference 2
March 01, 2017/ ATO Congresium, Ankara, Turkey

Electrical Vehicle Congress (EEVC 2017)
March 14-16, 2017/Geneva

International Clean Coal Summit
March 22-23, 2017/Istanbul, Turkey

Power&Electricity World Africa 2017
March 28- 29, 2017/Johannesburg

19. Electric Power Conference&Exhibition
April 10-13, 2017/Chicago

5th International Istanbul Smart Grids and Cities Congress and Fair ICSG Istanbul 2017
April 19-21, 2017/Istanbul, Turkey

23rd International Energy & Environment Fair & Conference
May 03-05, 2017/Istanbul, Turkey