Factsheet: Biofuel Quota

Biofuel Quota

Key Information

Country/Region:

Europe (non EU)›TURKEY (TÜRKİYE)

Description:

Turkish Energy Regulatory Agency (EMRA) announced in September 2011 that biofuel blending will be mandatory starting from 2013 and 2014 for bioethanol (2%) and biodiesel (1%) respectively. The blending ratio will be increased to 3 percent for bioethanol in 2014 and stepwise to 3% for biodiesel by 2016.

Goal/Aim:

Increase the amount of biofuels in transport

Type (and subtype) :

Regulatory (binding) instruments›Substitution Obligation

Sector/Topic targeted:

Status:

In force

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Biofuel blending mandates

Links:

http://avestia.com/NewTech2015_Proceedings/files/papers/ICEPR162.pdf

Responsible Authority:

Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Agency (EMRA)

Contact of Responsible Authority:

Completed by:

VITO

Completed on:

September, 2015

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

crops (cereals, sugar beet, oilseeds vegetables, plants/flowers, potatoes, fruits,...)

Product type targeted:

Biofuels (transport)

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2013

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