1. UNDERSTANDING THE LICENSING PROCESS FOR
LARGE SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS
JULIAN HORN
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, SOUTHERN EUROPE
RES MEDITERRANEE
20 SEPTEMBER 2011
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2. INTRODUCTION TO RES
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3. RES GROUP PORTFOLIO
Wind:
• 5,000 MW developed and built
• 750 MW ownership in operating projects
• 170 MW developed in Turkey
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France, 5 MW
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5. SOLAR LICENSING PROCESS
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6. Solar radiation > 1650 kwh/m2
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7. 600 MW of identified grid capacity
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8. 1-year of measurement
y
1 year of solar
measurement
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9. Energy law: key features
• Land owners have priority on their land
• Financial requirements for 10 MW:
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– Bonds: TL 2.5 million
– Share capital: TL 8.4 million
– Application bond: ?
– Bid bond: ?
• Feed in Tariff
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10. Timeline to first commercial solar plant
2012 2013 2014
Solar Measurement
Licensing
Land, Grid,
Permits
Design
Lead time
Construction
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11. Lessons from wind grid
tender process
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12. Wind farm grid tender
g
results so far (krs/kWh)
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13. Turkey Solar tariffs (€ cent/kWh)
Local Manufacture premium:
Cells
Modules
Panel Assembly
Inverter
Base Market price
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14. Turkey Solar tariffs (€ cent/kWh)
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15. Solar tariffs: Turkey vs. Italy (€ cent/kWh)
vs
Italy
Turkey
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16. Conclusions:
• Licensing process is becoming well structured
• Investor interest in renewables in Turkey is
strong
• .... but is it strong enough to make solar work?
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17. julian.horn@res-anatolia.com 17