In this context, the Climate Change Action Plan defines goals to reduce total loss in transmission and distribution grids to 8% in our country which is above the OECD average, improve energy efficiency in all sectors and increase the share of renewable energy in electricity generation. The Energy Efficiency Strategy sets the strategic goals for the sector under the title “improve efficiency in electricity generation, transmission and distribution; reduce energy losses and emissions harmful to environment.”. Under the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, 10 actions are defined to improve the sustainability of the energy sector and accelerate the transformation into an energy-efficient sector in line with the strategic goals set in various policy papers.

The Energy Efficiency Strategy aims to reduce energy densities at rates not to be less than 10% to be set by sectoral cooperation in each subsector of the industry. To achieve such objective, various actions are defined such as promoting investments to improve energy efficiency and identifying savings potentials and measures that can be taken for energy efficiency in industrial subsectors. Under this Action Plan, 7 actions are defined to improve energy efficiency in the industry and technology sector in line with the strategic goals described above.

The Energy Efficiency Strategy defines actions to “introduce maximum energy requirements for buildings and limits for maximum emissions” and “impose administrative sanctions on those which emit carbon dioxide at quantities above the legally defined limits” under the strategic goal “reduce building energy demand and carbon emissions; scale up sustainable, environment-friendly buildings that use renewable energy resources.” The paper also defines actions to “require sustainability in building licensing” and “scale up on-site generation for mass housing” under the strategic goal “transform at least one fourth of the building stock in 2010 to sustainable buildings by 2023.” The Regulation on Energy Performance for Buildings requires that new buildings have at least C class Energy Performance Certificates. While the existing buildings must have energy performance certificates, the requirement for energy performance certificates in transactions of sales and lease of buildings was deferred to 2020. Work is underway to commission energy efficiency audits and realise the identified potential in the framework of the Regulation on Improving Efficiency in Energy Resources and Energy Use. Under this Action Plan, 12 actions are defined to improve energy efficiency in the buildings and services sector in line with the strategic goals described above.

Under this Action Plan, which holistically treats, analyses and proposes solutions on the issue of energy efficiency in the transport sector which obviously occupies a significant place in the policies and strategies of our country, 9 actions are defined for the transport sector to ensure sustainability and promote energy efficiency.

Goal: Establish a “National Energy Efficiency Financing Mechanism” to give financial support in implementing energy efficiency investments. It is expected to impose energy efficiency obligations on energy (electricity, natural gas, petroleum) distribution and/or retail companies and the obligated parties will implement energy efficiency measures. Where they are short of fulfilling their obligations, they will make contributions proportional to their shortfall in order to provide funds to the national energy efficiency financing mechanism. • Other national and international funds (national budget, funds from international financing institutions etc.) will be allowed in the mechanism. • The necessary legislative framework will be developed to establish the mechanism after detailed descriptions of needs, practice and management. • Funds pooled annually in the financing mechanism will be disbursed to the supports included in the plan. • Energy efficiency practices will be monitored by the controlling unit which will be established under the scope of the mechanism, ensuring sectoral monitoring.