Ceremony of the permanent synchronous operations of the Turkish power
system with the Continental Europe Synchronous
15 Apr 2015
Director Kopač welcomes today’s signature of
synchronisation agreement of Turkish power system with Continental Europe Synchronous
Area. Delivering a keynote speech at the signature ceremony of the long-term
agreement on the permanent synchronous operations of the Turkish power system
with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area between ENTSO-E and Turkish TSO
TEIAS in Brussels today, Director Kopač said:
“I sincerely welcome today’s signature. It is a great
success and the result of enormous efforts by all parties involved. The
commitment to address the complex technical, operational and legal challenges
is an excellent example of pan-European market integration. It is exactly this
pan-European dimension that is also crucial for the future Energy Union: recent
events have reminded us once again that it is impossible to imagine security of
supply and the development of a genuinely competitive energy market in the EU
without carefully involving its neighbours. I hope that further discussion
about the creation of the Energy Union will offer a chance to EU and Turkish
decision-makers to overcome the standstill in the energy chapter accession talks
and bring Turkey on board.”
“Turkey has proven to be a very active observer to the
Energy Community. I personally would welcome enhancing this cooperation further
– not only because the Turkish power market could play a significant role in
boosting the liquidity of South East Europe’s electricity sector; but also the
Turkish power market structure already shows promising liberalisation elements.
Turkey could reap significant benefits from a fully fledged membership in the
Energy Community. The Energy Community has already proven to be an efficient
instrument for aligning the legal framework of the EU with its neighbours.”