Energy Efficiency Support of KOSGEB
KOSGEB has already prepared the secondary legislation concerning the energy efficiency support program in SMEs including trainings, audits and consultancy services to be offered to SMEs. Pre-audits surveys / detailed audits, consultancy services for energy efficiency improvement projects aiming to increase energy efficiency and energy management training services are offered by the energy accredited energy efficiency companies are subsidized under “Energy Efficiency Supports” issued by a Regulation published in Official Gazette on 18 October 2008. Conditions for beneficiaries have also been improved through an amendment issued on 15 June 2010.
With the amendment dated 15 June 2010; the annual energy consumption amount (the average of three years), which is one of the preconditions of benefiting from the support, has been decreased from 500 TEP to 200 TEP.
During the Support Program, the upper limit for Energy Efficiency Support is 30.000 (thirty thousand) TL. The cost of the preliminary survey could be supported up to 2000 TL, detailed survey up to 20.000 TL, and Consultancy Support offered to Projects Aiming to Increase the Energy Efficiency can be supported up to 5000 TL. As for the support ratios; for Zones 1 and 2, the support ratio is 50% whereas for Zones 3 and 4, it is 60%.
Depending on TEP range, support mechanism is as follows:
Upper Limits for Support on Preliminary Surveys are stated below as per the relevant TEP:
| TEP Range |
Support Upper Limit (TL) |
| For 200-500 TEP |
1.500 |
| For 501 TEP and above |
2.000 |
Upper Limits for Support on Detailed Surveys are stated below as per the relevant TEP range:
| TEP Range |
Support Upper Limit (TL) |
| For 200-500 TEP |
15.000 |
| For 501 TEP and above |
20.000 |
The Upper Limit for Consultancy Support offered to Energy Efficiency Projects (VAP) is shown below:
| TEP Range |
Support Upper Limit (TL) |
| For 200-500 TEP |
3.000 |
| For 501 TEP and above |
5.000 |
The Upper Limit for Energy Manager Training Support is shown below:
| TEP Range |
Support Upper Limit (TL) |
| For 200 TEP and above |
3.000 |
In addition to Energy Efficiency Supports, SMEs are also supported in terms of energy efficiency and renewable energy resources through SME Project Support Program, Cooperating-Leaguing Support Program (which enables the SMEs to be engaged in joint purchasing, production and marketing activities) and R&D Innovation and Industrial Application Support Program.
KOSGEB and Energy Efficiency Projects
KOSGEB also cooperates with international organizations such as UNDP, UNIDO and the France Development Agency. Within the framework of cooperation with UNDP and UNIDO; “Project on Improving Energy Efficiency in Industry Turkey” supported by United Nations Global Environmental Fund is carried out.
KOSGEB, Directorate General for Renewable Energy, TTGV and Turkish Standards Institute (as the national stakeholders) together with UNIDO and UNDP (as the international stakeholders) carry out a project of five years with an overall budget of 36 Million USD.
The project aims to promote the use of energy-efficient technologies and implementation of measures for saving energy among industrial enterprises, through enhancing their capacity with a view to increase energy efficiency in Turkish industry. The Project has been launched in February 2011.
