The Ministry of Industry and Technology has announced the details of the ‘Competitive Industry through Green Transformation’ programme. Under the programme, which aims to support investments involving green transformation practices, VAT exemption, customs duty exemption, tax reduction, employer social security premium support, employee social security premium support, interest or profit share support, and machinery and equipment support are provided.

The Ministry of Industry and Technology‘s General Directorate of Strategic Research and Productivity has shared the details of the ‘Competitive Industry through Green Transformation’ programme, launched to support investments involving green transformation practices that will increase resource efficiency and reduce carbon emissions at manufacturing facilities. Under the programme, in which support is allocated according to investment amounts, investments benefiting from the Priority Investments Incentive System may not be less than TRY 12 million, and investments benefiting from the Strategic Move Programme may not be less than TRY 50 million. Within this scope, VAT exemption, customs duty exemption, tax reduction, employer social security premium support, employee social security premium support, interest or profit share support, and machinery and equipment support will be provided.

In the programme, for which applications are made online via yesildonusum.sanayi.gov.tr, the conditions set out in the call announcement must be met:

SMEs and large enterprises may apply.
Only capital companies established in Türkiye and operating in the manufacturing industry may apply.
A green transformation leader is selected and a green transformation team is formed to take part in the implementation and monitoring of the roadmap report.
The investor selects performance indicators for the green transformation practices to be implemented, measures the current situation and sets the project targets.
The application must include a roadmap report covering the company’s green transformation plans for a period of at least 5 years.
Facilities whose roadmap reports are approved are granted the title of green transformation centre for the duration of the roadmap’s implementation.
All work and procedures relating to the issuance of the investment incentive certificate are carried out by the General Directorate of Incentive Implementation and Foreign Investment.

For the project to be deemed successful, at least 75% achievement must be attained in each of the targets selected by the investor.

Performance indicators