Türkiye’s First Climate Law Proposal Submitted to Parliament
Download PDF 28 February 2025 On 20 February 2025, Türkiye’s first comprehensive Climate Law Proposal (“Law Proposal”) marking a new era in the country’s fight against climate change was submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (“Parliament”). We reviewed the Law Proposal’s provisions aiming to strengthen climate policies within a legal framework. Purpose and […]
Amendments Regarding License-exempt Electricity Generation
Download PDF 21 May 2024 The Regulation Amending the Regulation on License-exempt Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market (the “Amendment Regulation”), the draft of which was opened for public views in recent months, entered into force on 14 May 2024. Term of Call Letters and Connection Agreement Preconditions The term for signing a connection agreement […]
Law No. 7501 Introducing Significant Amendments to the Mining and Energy Laws
Download PDF 15 May 2024 Law No. 7501 on Amendments to the Mining Law and Certain Other Laws (the “Law”), which envisages significant amendments to the mining and energy legislation, entered into force on 11 May 2024. Amendments to the Mining Law Reporting obligations as to reserves and operation targets under the National Mineral Resource […]
An Innovative Method in Development of Energy Projects: ESCO Model
3 April 2024 Increasing energy costs and carbon reduction goals as part of the 2053 net-zero emission targets are encouraging companies to develop green transition roadmaps and invest in renewable energy. Energy performance contracts (EPC) and their main actors, energy service companies (ESCO), are key to successful implementation of these projects. In this article, we […]
A Glance at Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Industry
March 2024 Due to its geopolitical position, Türkiye has been continuously seeking to strengthen its position in the natural gas trade. Adapting legislation and practice to technological advancements is key in this strategy. In this article, we review the status of LNG in Turkish legislation and the anticipated developments. Existing regulations on LNG under the […]
A Glance at Small Modular Reactors (SMR)
10 January 2024 Energy sector is transforming rapidly to achieve its current sustainability goals. Small Modular Reactor (“SMR”) technology, which offers a smaller, safer and more flexible alternative to traditional nuclear reactors, may play an important role in this transformation. In this article, we review the developments regarding SMRs around the globe and in Türkiye. […]
Turkish Electricity Market Review 2023
Electricity Market Regulations Brought Before the Courts
27 September 2023 The electricity market in Türkiye is a highly regulated sector. In recent years, both the changing dynamics of the Turkish electricity market and the developments in the global economy due to the pandemic, military conflicts, the climate crisis and green energy transition has led to even more interventions by the regulator. In […]
Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector
15 August 2023 Information technologies enable monitoring and controlling of energy facilities’ operations, collecting data on supply and consumption and creating market forecasts. Therefore, it is as important to ensure the information security of energy systems as to ensure their physical security. In this article, we review cybersecurity in the energy sector, and the legal […]
Renewable Energy Certificates
2 August 2023 In recent years, many market-based mechanisms have emerged in the electricity market to incentivize the use of renewable energy and the reduction of carbon emissions. As one of these mechanisms, renewable energy certificates (“RECs”) are used by renewable energy companies and consumers as a tool to prove that electricity is generated from […]