The bill for the OIZ field and energy was accepted in the commission
The ‘Project Law on the Modification of the Law of Organized Industrial Zones and some laws’ was accepted in the Parliamentary Commission of Industry, Commerce, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology.
According to the accepted offer; In order to speed up the industrial investments to be made in the ZIOs, the main aim is to speed up the planning, establishment and expropriation processes of the ZIOs. ‘Green ZIO’ is defined and regulations are drawn up for green ZIOs to be certified by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) under the criteria determined to accelerate green transformation and give credit to projects prepared by ZIOs for meet the green criteria of OIZ.
Its objective is to broaden the scope of the institutions and organizations that will participate in the establishment of the OIZ and to establish stronger OIZs in terms of institutional and financial strength. A pre-allocation request is organized for OIZs to meet their resource needs at the establishment stage. It is foreseen that the adjudication and sale of plots in the ZIOs will be carried out in accordance with the principle of transparency and the procedures and principles that are determined in the secondary legislation. In addition, it is intended to put into production the empty plots in the OIZ and make the areas with the accompanying industrial structures provided for by the OIZ declaration.
Appointment of those who have held the positions of comptroller, comptroller, comptroller and comptroller or public administration positions in the field of general and special budgets, to the position of TENMAK comptroller, whose employment is urgently needed to carry out the activities of audit and inspection of the Turkish Institute of Energy, Nuclear and Mining Research (TENMAK) without interruption.
Considering the increasing demand for electricity in Turkey, license-free electricity generation facilities based on renewable energy resources to be established within the scope of Article 14 of ‘Electricity Market Law No. 6446’ are included in the field of ‘infrastructure facilities’ to meet the consumption of electrical energy required exclusively in the field of mining activities.
AUTHORITY WILL BE GRANTED TO DETERMINE THE PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES
Within the scope of the proposal, its objective is to guarantee the integrity of the legislation by clarifying that the revenue of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) related to the charging service and the revenue of the annual license fees for the gas market nature are within the scope of the relevant legislation. It is expected to eliminate the differences of interpretation through the drafting of the regulation on the exemption of all types of legal fees and the obligation to give guarantees to the institution in trials and procedures in which the EMRA is a party, and in requests for measures precautionary and preventive embargoes.
The regulation ensures that transmission rates related to exported natural gas are not subject to the restrictions to which domestic transmission rates are subject. At this point, the EMRA is granted the authority to establish different procedures and principles in relation to export-related transmission rates on issues such as security of supply, improvement of the competitive environment in the market and system operation, provided that the opinion of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is taken.
FREEDOM TO IMPORT NATURAL GAS
In line with the objective of creating a competitive market structure, operated according to objective rules, in which domestic and foreign trading companies trust the Turkish natural gas market, it aims to provide freedom to imports of natural gas both for BOTAŞ as well as for the private sector. legal entities. On the other hand, some measures and provisions are introduced in order to guarantee the country’s security of supply, as well as to open the market to competition and for liberalization purposes. In addition, it aims to create a competitive market operated according to objective rules, which is trusted by domestic and foreign trading companies that will trade on the Turkish natural gas market.
Besides; The EMRA regulates the rescission and cancellation of the charging network operator license, and its objective is to guarantee a good functioning of the market by imposing an entry barrier due to the cancellation of the license.
EXEMPTION FOR 11 PROVINCES
The article that regulates the exemption to the special provincial administrations, municipalities and chambers of industry and commerce of the fees to be paid to the Development Agencies for the years 2023 and 2024 in 11 provinces affected by the earthquake was added to the bill. which was accepted by the Parliamentary Commission for Industry and Commerce, and includes regulations on OIZ and the energy field.
According to this; In 11 provinces affected by the earthquake, the proceedings initiated by the Ministry of Finance and Finance or Banco Iller on the outstanding debts of the special provincial administrations, town halls and chambers of industry and commerce, and the proceedings initiated by the Development Agencies in the framework of the general provisions, will be suspended.
Until the end of June 2025, it will not charge interest on overdue debts. The prescription periods provided for in the corresponding laws will not run and until that date no measures will be taken to collect these debts.
The contribution paid to the special provincial administrations, municipalities and chambers of industry and commerce that met the contribution debt accrued for the year 2023 before the date of publication of the law will be returned by the development agency within the following 30 days. as of the date of publication of the law, without interest or revaluation. (DHA)