Türkiye’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) has reduced grid fees by 68% for approximately 800 first-generation unlicensed solar power plants that have completed their ten-year feed-in tariff (FIT) support period.
Under the new regulation, the grid fee has been lowered from TRY 2.081/kWh to TRY 0.656/kWh (about $0.014/kWh). The measure applies to solar facilities commissioned before 2019 and is intended to ease financial pressure on plant operators following the expiration of government-backed purchase guarantees.
According to state-run Anadolu Agency, the affected facilities have a combined capacity of around 500 MW to 550 MW. Industry stakeholders say the high grid fees had forced some plants to suspend operations when electricity market prices fell below distribution costs.
Unlicensed solar installations, typically developed for self-consumption projects of up to 5 MW, dominate Türkiye’s solar market. Data from transmission system operator TE?AS show that unlicensed projects account for more than 22 GW of the country’s nearly 25 GW of installed solar capacity.
The fee reduction is expected to support continued operation of aging solar assets, improve investor economics, and help maintain renewable energy generation across the country.
