VAP Projects

WHAT ARE EFFICIENCY ENHANCING PROJECTS (VAP)?

It is a project prepared on the basis of components in accordance with the implementation procedures and principles prepared by the Ministry, which includes solutions on issues such as the use of energy efficient equipment and systems, insulation, rehabilitation and process regulation; prevention or minimization of unnecessary energy use, waste energy, energy losses and leaks, as well as waste energy recovery, cogeneration systems.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Except for legal entities holding licenses for electricity generation activities, enterprises operating under the chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of commerce or chamber of industry with a total annual energy consumption of 500 TOE or more and engaged in the production of all kinds of goods can apply for efficiency improvement project support.

HOW SHOULD APPLICATIONS BE RECEIVED?

Industrial enterprises wishing to benefit from productivity-enhancing project supports shall submit their project applications to the Ministry without being subject to any period of time, covering the details of the application, evaluation and implementation of the supports and prepared by the companies in accordance with the application procedures and principles.

HOW MANY PROJECTS IS THE VAP APPLICATION LIMITED TO?

Applications are limited to five projects. Projects of industrial enterprises that have been decided to be supported in previous application periods and whose implementation is still ongoing are included in this number. However, projects whose implementation has been notified in writing to the Ministry are not included in this number.

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT APPLICANT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES SHOULD HAVE?

• As of the application date, the industrial enterprise is registered in the ENVER portal and energy consumption values have been reported to the Ministry,
• Appointing someone with an energy manager certificate among the employees in the enterprise as an energy manager, (in cases where it is not possible to appoint among the employees, services can be obtained by contracting with companies).
• Having a certificate issued by conformity assessment bodies accredited by the Turkish Accreditation Agency according to the TS EN ISO 50001 Energy Management System Standard in force, which is the basis for certification, or by conformity assessment bodies accredited by institutions accepted by the Turkish Accreditation Agency, or submitting a document issued by the institution or organization to which the application for certification is made.

HOW ARE PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCING PROJECTS EVALUATED?

Projects are evaluated by a commission consisting of at least five people. The VAP evaluation commission examines the projects in the applications on a component basis according to the measurement data, assumptions, methods and calculations used and other criteria determined in the application procedures and principles.

HOW SHOULD THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT BE CALCULATED?

The calculation of the support amount to be applied is based on the invoice information approved by a certified public accountant and issued after the project start date. In case the realized project value (excluding VAT) is higher than the accepted project value, the support payment is made according to the calculations made over the project value that will not exceed the maximum ten percent incremental value of the accepted project value. The realized project value cannot exceed five million Turkish Liras excluding VAT under any circumstances.

As Adana Hacı Sabancı Organized Industrial Zone Regional Directorate Project Support Office Energy Management Unit, we continue to work on Efficiency Improvement Projects and increase our support to our industries with Efficiency Improvement Projects (VAP) in order to implement the measures determined by the energy audit study in industrial enterprises and to recover the energy saving potential.

As AOSB Project Support Office Energy Management Unit 'FULL SUPPORT, FULL SUPPORT' As in our slogan, we are always at your side with efficient energy.