understanding the licensing process for large scale solar projects

UNDERSTANDING THE LICENSING PROCESS FOR LARGE SCALE SOLAR PROJECTSJULIAN HORNDEVELOPMENT MANAGER, SOUTHERN EUROPE RES MEDITERRANEE

20 SEPTEMBER 2011

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INTRODUCTION TO RES

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RES GROUP PORTFOLIORES GROUP PORTFOLIO

Wind:• 5,000 MW developed and built• 750 MW ownership in operating projects

170 MW developed in Turkey• 170 MW developed in Turkey

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SOLAR LICENSING PROCESSSOLAR LICENSING PROCESS

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Solar radiation > 1650 kwh/m2Solar radiation 1650 kwh/m2

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600 MW of identified grid capacity600 MW of identified grid capacity

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1-year of measurement 1 year of solary 1 year of solarmeasurement

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Energy law: key features

• Land owners have priority on their land

• Financial requirements for 10 MW: q– Bonds: TL 2.5 million – Share capital: TL 8.4 million– Application bond: ?Application bond: ?– Bid bond: ?

• Feed in Tariff• Feed in Tariff

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Timeline to first commercial solar plant

Solar Measurement

2012 2013 2014

Licensing

Land, Grid, Permits

Design

Lead time

Permits

Construction

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Lessons from wind grid Lessons from wind grid tender process

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Wind farm grid tender gresults so far (krs/kWh)

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Turkey Solar tariffs (€ cent/kWh)Turkey Solar tariffs (€ cent/kWh)

Local Manufacture premium:

Modules

Cells

Panel AssemblyInverter

Market priceBase

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Turkey Solar tariffs (€ cent/kWh)Turkey Solar tariffs (€ cent/kWh)

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Solar tariffs: Turkey vs Italy (€ cent/kWh)Solar tariffs: Turkey vs. Italy (€ cent/kWh)

Italy

Turkey

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Conclusions: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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17julian.horn@res-anatolia.com