Turkey's energy regulator issues new electricity market rules
EPDK publishes five regulation changes covering storage, licensing, unlicensed generation, and renewable energy support payments.
KEY POINTS
- EPDK published five electricity market regulation changes in the Official Gazette on October 19, 2026
- Consumers can install storage facilities with network operator approval at the same metering point
- Storage exceeding contracted capacity requires automatic power control units and disconnection systems
- Licensing guarantees for storage plants are based on power, not capacity, and are not partially returned until full operation
- Network operators gained emergency authority over unlicensed generation facilities
Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) issued five regulation changes published in the Official Gazette on October 19, 2026. The rules cover electricity market connection, licensing, ancillary services, storage activities, and unlicensed electricity generation.
Consumers may install storage facilities at the same metering point with approval from the network operator. Those exceeding their contracted capacity must install automatic power control units and disconnection systems to prevent uncontrolled energy feed-in.
“Guarantees will not be partially returned until the full plant is operational.”
For storage-based power plants, licensing documents and guarantees will now be based on the storage unit's power rather than capacity. Guarantees will not be partially returned until the full plant is operational.
Network operators gained emergency intervention authority over unlicensed generation facilities under balancing power market instructions.
Renewable energy support rules were also updated. Stored electricity will be tracked through virtual records, and support payments will be calculated based on the energy's source. Excess or improper payments will be recovered.
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