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Rüştü Mert Kaşka is an Associate in Corporate Affairs Department of Erdem & Erdem. He especially provides legal advice on infrastructure projects, project finance, real estate law, commercial contracts and mergers and acquisitions. He actively participates in preparation and negotiation of project documentation in infrastructure projects including engineering, procurement and construction contracts, operation and maintenance contracts and sub-contracts.

Legal Framework of Aggregation in the Electricity Market Newsletter Articles
Legal Framework of Aggregation in the Electricity Market

A comprehensive inclusion of renewable resources in the energy mix makes the system less predictable and flexible. To offset this, additional flexibility is expected from the demand side. This flexibility may be attained is through by implementing demand-side awareness and market participation of the...

Energy Law 31.07.2024
Draft Regulation on the Operation of Carbon Markets Newsletter Articles
Draft Regulation on the Operation of Carbon Markets

Under the Presidency’s Annual Program contemplating that a national carbon pricing mechanism to be established and an emissions trading system to be implemented in compliance with the EU regulations and Türkiye’s long-term target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions, The Energy Regulatory Market...

ESG and Sustainability 29.02.2024
Draft Regulation on Electricity Market Measurement Systems Newsletter Articles
Draft Regulation on Electricity Market Measurement Systems

In the physical electricity trade, the metering of electricity plays a very important role in several respects such as (i) the metering of actual deliveries and receipts of electricity, (ii) estimation of the electricity generation and consumption in advance, (iii) determining the price payable by the parties for electricity supply...

Energy Law 30.09.2023
Source-Based Support Fee Mechanism and Its Effects on Existing Bilateral Agreements Newsletter Articles
Source-Based Support Fee Mechanism and Its Effects on Existing Bilateral Agreements

Turkish electricity market has been going through turbulent times particularly in 2022. Steep increases in commodity prices that are used in electricity generation have urged the policy makers to take measures for minimizing further price increases in the electricity market as well as for maintaining security of supply...

Energy Law 28.02.2023
Important Amendments to the Regulation Concerning Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market Newsletter Articles
Important Amendments to the Regulation Concerning Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market

The Regulation Concerning Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market (“Regulation”) has been amended by the amending regulation which was published in the Official Gazette numbered 31920 and dated 11.08.2022 (“Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation has introduced...

Energy Law 31.08.2022
Electric Vehicle Charging Network Operating License Newsletter Articles
Electric Vehicle Charging Network Operating License

In response to the rapid increase of use of electric vehicles, legislative and regulatory initiatives have been taken to create a legal framework for electric vehicle charging services. On 21.12.2021, Electricity Market Act numbered 6446 (“EMA”) was amended to introduce charging services...

Energy Law April 2022
The Sanction of a Contract Provision Being Deemed Unwritten in the Context of General Terms and Conditions Newsletter Articles
The Sanction of a Contract Provision Being Deemed Unwritten in the Context of General Terms and Conditions

The use of general terms and conditions is a commercial reality not only in consumer transactions but also in commercial transactions in certain industries such as automotive, banking, insurance, telecommunications and energy...

Law of Obligations January 2022
EFET General Agreement Concerning the Delivery and Acceptance of Electricity Newsletter Articles
The Expected Regulatory Changes as to Storage Activities in the Electricity Market Entered Into Force Legal Developments
The Expected Regulatory Changes as to Storage Activities in the Electricity Market Entered Into Force

Several changes have been made on Electricity Generation Regulation in the Electricity Market, the Regulation on Connection and System Usage in the Electricity Market, Electricity Market Balancing and Settlement Regulation, Regulation on Storage Activities in the Electricity Market, Electricity Grid...

Energy Law 21.11.2022
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market Has Been Published in the Official Gazette Legal Developments
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market Has Been Published in the Official Gazette

The Regulation (“Amending Regulation”) Amending the Regulation on Unlicensed Electricity Generation in Electricity Market ("Regulation") and Energy Market Regulatory Board’s decision dated 04.08.2022 numbered 11098 (“Decision”) have been published in the Official Gazette dated 11.08.2022 and...

Energy Law 12.08.2022

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