1. Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey
Renewable Energy Support Schemes and Feed-in Tariffs in Turkish Electricity Market
Nurullah ÇAKMAK
Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey
İstanbul, 10/05/2017

2. Installed Capacity of Turkey

3. Installed Power by 30th April 2017
Fuel
Installed Power (MW)
Share
Natural Gas
25757
32,3%
Hydro (Reservoired)
19680
24,7%
Coal & Lignite
18013
22,6%
Hydro (Run-of-River)
7239
9,1%
Wind
6009
7,5%
Geothermal
851
1,1%
Biomass & Waste
496
0,6%
Solar 13
0,0%
Unlycenced
1195
1,5%
Other
369
0,5%
Total
79621
100%

4. History of YEKDEM
YEKDEM: Renewable Energy Sources Support Mechanism (ReSSuM)
- Law on Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources for the Purpose of Generating Electrical Energy (RES Law), 10/5/2005
- Regulation on Certification and Support of Renewable Energy Sources (YEKDEM Regulation)

5. RES Supports 2005 - 2011: at least 8% of supplied energy
(5 – 5.5 Euro cent/kWh)
: YEKDEM :Schedule I + Schedule II

6. YEKDEM Framework in Law
RES Law:
Voluntary for 10 years after comissioning
RES Certification: Ministry
Operation of «mechanism»: EMRA
Feed-in tariffs are paid for generated energy
Total cost is charged to suppliers

7. YEKDEM (2011 – 2016) YEKDEM Regulation: YEKDEM Portfolio
Portfolio manager: TSO (TEİAŞ)
TSO is responsible for forecasting generation and offering to DAM
Profit goes to suppliers
YEKDEM participants are exempt from BPM, Balance responsibility, ancillary services…
As portfolio grows year by year: Inefficient portfolio management and IMBALANCING

8. YEKDEM (2011 – 2016)
Imbalanced Power

9. Market Prices

10. YEKDEM Participants

11. 2016 Revision RES Law, Article 1:
The purpose of this law is to expand the utilization of renewable energy sources for generating electric energy, to benefit from these resources in a secure, economic and qualified manner, to increase the diversification of energy resources, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to assess waste products, to protect the environment and to develop the related manufacturing industries for realizing these objectives.

12. Tolerance Coefficient (0,98)
2016 Revision
RESSuM portfolio is abolished, power plant will remain market participant’s portfolio
Energy is sold by participant in the market
No more exemptions
Mechanism in the market
Market Clearing Price
Total Payment
Generation
Feed-in Tarif
Exchange Rate
Tolerance Coefficient (0,98)

13. YEKDEM (2016 Revision) Imbalanced Power Income from feed-in tarif
Income from market

14. YEKDEM Costs to Comsumers

15. Experience of Turkey Renewable invetments 
Reducing the share of imported fuels 
Market integration 
Feed-in tariff 
Unforeseen rises in exchange rate 
System stability and security 

16. Thank you for your attention!