Electricity Market Law (No. 4628). Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Environment gen. Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Hydropower generation Authorization/permit Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Entry into force notes The Law entered into force on 3 March 2001. Abstract The purpose of this Law is to ensure the development of electricity market and the delivery of sufficient, good quality, low cost and environment-friendly electricity to consumers and to ensure the autonomous regulation and supervision of this market. The scope of this law covers generation, transmission, distribution, wholesale, retailing and retailing services, import, export of electricity; rights and obligations of all real persons and legal entities directly involved in these activities; establishment of Energy Market Regulatory Authority and determination of operating principles of this authority (art. 1). All the above-mentioned activities shall be licensed. Licenses shall be issued for a period of up to forty-nine years. The minimum term for generation, transmission and distribution licenses shall be ten years. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority shall grant the following licences: (a) generation licence; (b) transmission licence; (c) distribution licence; (d) wholesale licence; (e) retails sale licence; (f) autoproducer and autoproducer group licence (generating electricity for their own needs and operate in parallel to the transmission and/or distribution system and by autoproducer groups that supply electricity to their affiliates) (art. 3). Full text English Website www.erranet.org References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation on principles and procedures relating to the signing of water right agreements in the field of electricity production. Legislation | Türkiye | 2003 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Hydropower generation, Contract/agreement, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the licenses regarding the petroleum market. Legislation | Türkiye | 2004 Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Certification, Energy conservation/energy production, Oil, Authorization/permit, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on increasing the efficient use of energy resources and energy. Legislation | Türkiye | 2011 (2022) Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Biofuel, Business/industry/corporations, Capacity building, Certification, Education, Energy conservation/energy production, Offences/penalties, Research, Renewable energy Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on licenses regarding electricity market. Legislation | Türkiye | 2013 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on licenses regarding natural gas market. Legislation | Türkiye | 2002 (2023) Keyword: Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, Natural gas, Energy conservation/energy production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on inspection in natural gas market. Legislation | Türkiye | 2003 Keyword: Natural gas, Procedural matters, Inspection, Energy conservation/energy production, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on certification in natural gas market. Legislation | Türkiye | 2002 (2023) Keyword: Natural gas, Certification, Procedural matters, Business/industry/corporations, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on inspection in electricity market. Legislation | Türkiye | 2007 Keyword: Procedural matters, Inspection, Energy conservation/energy production, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the licenses regarding the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG). Legislation | Türkiye | 2005 Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Certification, Energy conservation/energy production, Oil, Authorization/permit, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Electricity Market Law No. 6446 Legislation | Türkiye | 2013 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Hydropower generation, Authorization/permit, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Source: FAO, FAOLEX