RER Support Mechanism refers to the support mechanism that includes the procedures and principles regarding the prices, periods, quantities and payments to be made to those who are engaged in generation activities based on renewable energy resources.
RERSM continues its duty on a calendar year basis. Production license holders who participate in RERSM for one calendar year cannot leave RERSM within the calendar year they are included in the application. In the case of privatization of the generation facility subject to RERSM owned by public institutions and organizations, the rights and obligations under RERSM regarding the said generation facility after privatization continue until the end of the relevant calendar year on behalf of the transferee legal entity, provided that the legal entity that took over the generation facility through privatization obtains a generation license. RERSM participants are paid RER for each billing period.
Person who can benefit from RERSM:
The legal entities holding the generation license regarding the generation facilities that have partially or completely entered into operation or will enter into operation until 31/12/2020, from the date of the first installed power entered into operation, can benefit from RERSM for 10 years from the date of first joining RERSM. However, as of 28/2/2019, legal entities whose installed power increase requests have been approved by EMRA and whose license changes have been made in this context cannot benefit from RERSM for this power increase.
Persons who are within the scope of the electricity exempted generation amount produced from renewable energy sources without a license, benefit from RERSM through the supply companies in charge for 10 years from the date the production facilities are fully or partially operated.
Application to RERSM
Legal entities holding a generation license based on renewable energy resources submit to EMRA the person or persons authorized to make a RERSM application until October 31, before applying for RERSM. In case of a change in the authorized person or persons, the authorization documents are d and given to EMRA. If these legal entities wish to register with RERSM in the next calendar year, they apply to EMRA until 31 October. This application is made electronically or by mobile signature, by the person or persons authorized by the applicant legal entity with the information and documents announced on the website of the EMRA.
The supplier companies in charge are obliged to purchase the surplus electricity supplied to the system by those who set up generation facilities based on renewable energy sources within the scope of unlicensed generation in their own region. RERSM registrations of the assigned supply companies are made ex officio during their license periods.
If these legal entities want to withdraw their applications, they have to notify this request to EMRA in writing until 31 October at the latest.
Objection to RERSM Registration Applications
The preliminary list of those accepted to RERSM is announced on EMRA's website within the first ten days of November. It is possible to object to the applications and/or information in the announced list. It can only be objected by third parties due to violation of personal rights, and the relevant production license holders can make a written objection within 5 days with the reasons for correcting the information subject to the announcement.
The final list of those who can benefit from RERSM is finalized until 30 November. The final list is announced on the EMRA website.
Obligations of RERSM Participants
Each RERSM participant sells the production realized in the facility under license to the free market and pays RERSM revenue in return for this sale.
Legal entities participating in RERSM who are prudent traders with license and unlicensed producers within the scope of exempted production amount are obliged to operate in accordance with the legislation and good faith principles as long as they are subject to RERSM.
In case the system security is endangered, the system operator is obliged to implement all kinds of measures deemed necessary by TEİAŞ.
Sanctions
In the applications made to EMRA, if it is determined that the applicant has provided misleading information and / or documents, sanctions will be imposed on the legal person holding the generation license within the framework of the provisions of Article 16 of the EML. The amounts paid by the legal person are invoiced by the Market Operator to the participant and the amount collected in this context is added to the income of RERSM.
The participant who is determined to benefit from RERSM although he does not meet the required conditions is calculated with the interest for each settlement period in which the participant is within the scope of RERSM retrospectively, and the participant is invoiced by the Market Operator and the amount collected is added to the income of RERSM.