Energy Market Regulatory Authority President Mustafa Yilmaz stated that there are 4,498 electric vehicle charging points serving commercially, “124 companies have obtained licenses to establish charging stations throughout Turkiye.”
Mustafa Yilmaz, the head of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), evaluated the latest developments in the electric vehicle market.
Stating that the definition of “charging network operator” was included in the scope of the legislation for the first time in the world with the regulations made in the last year, Yilmaz said, “Therefore, both the legal infrastructure was created and the relevant legal entities were licensed. All electric vehicle owners have the opportunity to receive this service from the charging networks they will establish with stations to be established at many points such as parking lots, shopping malls, gas stations, by legal entities holding a charging network operator license.”
Yilmaz stated that real persons or companies to operate a charging station may also have the opportunity to operate a charging station by obtaining certificates from licensed companies.
Pointing out that with this method, certified charging station operators will get rid of many cost-increasing items such as software, call center and payment infrastructure. “The licensee companies will serve all electric vehicle models at the charging stations to be established in Turkiye and will determine the charging service price over the unit energy cost.”
Charging service points in Turkiye exceeded 4 thousand
Yilmaz said that with the regulations and investments made for electric vehicles, the points that provide commercial charging services will increase.
Emphasizing that Turkiye’s car Togg and all other electric vehicle users have taken the necessary steps to receive the highest quality service, Yilmaz said:
“Togg is the apple of our eye, our pride, but the interest of world automotive giants is also very important in terms of showing the development of the Turkish electric vehicle market. Tesla received its license to establish a charging network under its own name. Many major automotive brands will also exist in our market, either through partnerships or through distributors. A wide range of investors, including Turkiye’s largest holdings, from fuel distribution companies to automobile manufacturers, from electricity generation and supply companies to start-ups, took their place in the charging service market. These companies will provide new investments and employment opportunities. The interest shown in such a short time is really flattering. Of the electric vehicle charging points that provide charging services in Turkiye, 898 are fast charging and 3,600 are slow charging points. As of today, there are 4,498 charging points that provide charging services for commercial electric vehicles. 124 companies obtained licenses to set up charging stations across Turkiye. Our infrastructure is okay. Our electric vehicle market is ready for the Turkish century.”
EMRA’s mobile charging application was activated
Yilmaz stated that the “Free Access Platform-Charge@TR” mobile application is available to users and said:
“This application is an up-to-date and secure mobile support application where the places where charging service is provided to electric vehicles can be viewed on the basis of sockets and stations. With the Charge@TR application, all public charging stations of companies that have obtained a charging network operator license from EMRA can be viewed. With the navigation connection, the preferred station selection on the interactive map, the socket of the selected station and the reservation and availability information of each socket can be accessed. After the station selection, service details regarding payment methods on the basis of charging station, and after the socket selection, the current price and socket power information regarding the charging service are presented to the user. In addition, with the filtering feature in the application, the type and power of the charging stations belonging to the companies or the sockets belonging to the stations can be displayed. In addition to these, frequently asked questions, phone and message, suggestions or problem reporting and follow-up options for announcements are included in the application.”
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz