It is among the duties of EMRA to make arrangements different from other distribution regions in distribution regions where the rate of technical and non-technical losses are above the country average, and to re-determine the target loss-leakage rates by taking into account the realizations of the previous year and including the following implementation periods. Accordingly, EMRA made a regulation on this issue and issued the Regulation on Measures for Reducing Losses in the Distribution System. This Regulation entered into force in 2015.
Technical and non-technical loss refers to the technical losses that occur in the distribution facility elements during the transmission of electrical energy over the distribution network and non-technical losses arising from other reasons, calculated based on the difference between the energy entering the distribution system and the energy from the system based on invoice accrual.
High-loss companies are those whose technical and non-technical loss ratio in 2014 was above the country-weighted average of the distribution sector in 2014. The continuation of this status of companies that have gained the status of high-loss company is possible if the technical and non-technical loss ratio of the previous year is above the country weighted average of the distribution sector for the same year. Otherwise, the high-loss company status will be lost forever. High loss company status will cease for all companies on 31/12/2025.
Efficiency coefficients calculated until 31/12/2020 are not applied to companies with high losses. After this date, 50% of the efficiency coefficient is applied to companies with high losses.
In order to reduce the loss rates, among the meters that are not included in the Automatic Meter Reading System (AMRS), those deemed mandatory by companies with high losses to be included in the AMRS are added to the AMRS, provided that they are included in the investment plan of the relevant company, and AMRS investments are taken into account in tariff calculations.
In provinces and districts that are within the distribution regions of high-loss companies and whose technical and non-technical loss rate is over 30% compared to the previous year's realizations, a different location can be determined by the relevant distribution company for the installation of electricity meters within the scope of the fight against loss and leakage from the place defined in the legislation or within the scope of the meter investments, a control meter measuring the total consumption of more than one customer can be installed by the relevant distribution company within the scope of the meter investments, except for the customer meters within the scope of the fight against loss and leakage. The interventions to be made between the point where the meter is placed and the user's connection point are under the responsibility of the distribution company.
Within the scope of the transmission system usage agreements signed between the high-loss company and TEİAŞ, if the electrical energy is taken from the connection point of high loss companies above the maximum energy intake capacity, no penalty will be imposed.
In high-loss companies; In the places of use where electricity is consumed seasonally for agricultural irrigation purposes and which are certified by the relevant institution that cannot be controlled for leakage due to security, official institution writings and records where agricultural products cannot be produced without using electricity, users determined on the basis of technological applications and automation system data, illegal electricity detection report without the requirement of detection editable. It should be written in the said report that the on-site determination was not made due to security reasons. Invoices issued based on these minutes are sent to the users together with the leak detection report and the documents based on the report.
Objections to leak detection reports are finalized by the Company within 15 working days. Minutes that are not finalized within this period are deemed to have been canceled.