This IOA can enable real-time monitoring of energy consumption to improve energy and resource efficiency through smart meters using IoT technology.

This IOA can increase resource utilization by installing smarter energy management infrastructure.

This IOA can lower energy use by enabling customers to make informed decisions through data collection.

Reduced GHG emissions through reduced energy consumption

External risk given that the 5G and communications infrastructure sector is heavily affected by multiple factors.

External risk given that the 5G and communications infrastructure sector is heavily affected by multiple factors.

Execution risk given a transition to smart infrastructure might disrupt current services.

This IOA will utilize IoT technology and smart meters to enable the real-time monitoring of energy consumption to improve energy and resource efficiency levels.

Turkey's plans to build local 5G capacity can facilitate the spread of smart meter infrastructure through enhanced machine-to-machine communication technology.

Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK) will carry out the necessary studies for the use of new generation domestic and national 5G and beyond communication technologies in the country.

(11th Development Plan): The 11th Development Plan states that “R&D and production activities of domestic electronic communication network and infrastructure components including 5G and higher technologies will be encouraged”.

Other incentives: Small and Medium Industry Development Organization (KOSGEB) also support smart digital technologies with up to 300 thousand TRY in grants and 350 thousand TRY in concessional loans. (16)

Financial incentives: Communications Technology Cluster (HTK) and TÜBİTAK jointly run and support the “Uçtan Uça Yerli” and National 5G Communication Network Projects so as to develop the necessary network infrastructure and design for 5G.

Fiscal incentives: The Ministry of Industry and Technology declared it would institute necessary support mechanisms to expand the 5G infrastructure in Turkey.

(Regulation): For smart meters, Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority is the regulatory body for energy in Turkey (including smart electricity meters).

(Regulation): The main piece of legislation that regulates this area is the Energy Markets Law. Since 2013, this law has been amended to give the ownership of electricity metering systems to electricity distribution companies. (15)

(Regulation): The Regulation on Stabilizing and Mediating Electricity Markets published on 14.04.2009 by the Official Gazette #27200 further defines the legal metering methodology, which should be hourly and defines other methods for circumstances where hourly metering is not possible. (15)

Another law that directly governs this area is the Regulation on the Appropriate Methods and Principles for Determining the Measures of Smart and Automatic Meter Reading Systems published on 10/04/2011 in the Official Gazette #27901 and amended on 1/12/2012 through the Offical Gazette #28484. (15)

(Regulation): Municipalities are heavily involved as partners in the smart-metering area. Information Technologies and Communications Institute regulates 5G infrastructure.

Firms like Baylan Water Meters, Luna Smart Meters, Manas and national telecom companies like Türk Telekom, Turkcell and Vodafone.

Ministry of Industry and Technology, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Municipalities, Water and Sewage Treatment Organizations such as Bursa Directorate of Water and Sewage.

World Bank, EBRD, EU through IPA funding.