Force Majeure Decision From EMRA
As per the Energy Markets Regulatory Authority (“EMRA”) decision no. 9276 published on the Official Gazette on 4 April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has been deemed as “force majeure” within the scope of Article 35 of the Electricity Market License Regulation and Article 19 of the Unlicensed Electricity Generation in the Electricity Market Regulation. The decision has entered into force on the date of publication. You may reach the original text here.
A. A one-time 3 month extension has been granted ex officio to natural or legal persons in regards to the time sensitive obligations listed below, that has expired or soon to be expired on 10.03.2020 or thereafter:
- Preliminary license periods, and the duration of the pre-construction and construction periods or the obligation postponement periods within the scope of the Provisional Article 15 of the Electricity Market License Regulation,
- Periods regarding the postponement of obligations set out within the scope of amendments on preliminary licenses or generation licenses,
- Periods regarding obligations related to merger and division processes,
- Periods regarding obligations related to issuence of generation licenses as the continuation of a pre-exist license,
- Periods given in regards to the procurement of necessary information and documents for the preliminary license or license application process,
B. A one-time 3 month extension has been granted ex officio to natural or legal persons for deadlines that has expired or soon to be expired on 10.03.2020 or thereafter regarding the execution of a production facility connection agreement within the scope of the Unlicensed Generation in the Electricity Market Regulation.
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