EMRA Updates Regulations for Unlicensed Electricity Generation
the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has implemented new regulations concerning the transfer and connection of unlicensed electricity generation facilities, as published in the Official Gazette. These amendments to the Unlicensed Electricity Generation regulation impact how facilities can be transferred and connected to the electricity grid.
Generally, facilities subject to transfer (excluding cases of inheritance or bankruptcy) are prohibited from re-applying for a new consumption facility association. Any connection agreement requests for a new consumption facility linked to a transferred generation facility will not be evaluated,unless the production facility and its associated consumption facility are transferred to the same entity,or between public institutions.
Transfers occurring within the same month must be reported to the market operator by the 15th of that month,who will then inform the relevant network operators.
For wind and solar energy facilities, connection priority will be determined based on several factors when a call letter hasn’t previously been issued. these factors, in order of importance, are: high annual consumption, strong contract terms, and a lack of prior positive connection opinion.
Changes to a consumption facility must maintain or increase capacity. The contract power and annual consumption of any new facility must be equal to or greater than the current production capacity. If these requirements aren’t met, excess energy generated will not be compensated and will instead be considered a voluntary contribution to the Renewable Energy Resources Support Mechanism (YEKDEM).
When evaluating new applications, previously allocated production capacity for the same consumption facility will be deducted from the current request. Furthermore, excess energy can be sold through energy aggregators. The market operator will implement a system, effective December 15th, to track data related to these transfers and connection priority evaluations.
