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Since 1980, Turkey has considered using biomass for energy and heating, and in the 2010s included a biomass component in its target of achieving 20% renewable energy by 2023. [1] The economic biomass potential of Turkey is 32 million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe)/year. [2] Total biomass production is estimated to reach 52.5 Mtoe by 2030. [3] An ...
Turkey’s sunny climate possesses a high solar energy potential, specifically in the South Eastern Anatolia and Mediterranean regions. [3] Solar power is a growing part of renewable energy in the country, with 19 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels [4]: section 4.2.1 generating 6% of the country's electricity. [5]: 13 Solar thermal is also important.
Renewable energy reduces health costs in Turkey. Geothermal power in Turkey is used mainly for heating, and solar water heating is also widespread. However, burning wood for home heating (classified as "traditional biomass" within academic reports) has been causing indoor air pollution throughout history, [100] and still poses such problems. [101]
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey signed an offshore oil and natural gas cooperation deal with Somalia on Thursday, the Turkish Energy Ministry said, further strengthening bilateral ties after agreeing a ...
Wind power generates about 10% of Turkey's electricity, mainly in the west in the Aegean and Marmara regions, and is gradually becoming a larger share of renewable energy in the country. As of 2024, Turkey has 12 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbines. The Energy Ministry plans to have almost 30 GW by 2035, including 5 GW offshore. [1]
In 2015 it was licensed, despite environmental protests, [8] and Shanghai Electric Power said it would be China's largest ever direct investment in Turkey. [9] In April 2019 a Belt and Road Initiative deal was signed to build the 1320 MW power station [3] and construction started in September. [1] It is also part of Turkey's Middle Corridor. [10]
Primary energy supply in Turkey (2014–2020) [27] Turkey meets a quarter of its energy demand from national resources. [28] The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), a think tank, says that in the 2010s, fossil fuel imports were probably the largest structural vulnerability of the country's economy: [29] they cost $41 billion in 2019 representing about a fifth of Turkey's ...
In 2021, hydropower was the cheapest source of electricity in Turkey, [5] but the IEA expects only a small increase in hydropower by 2026, partly due to the competitive prices of wind and solar. [16]: 62, 63 Some academics, such as those at the Shura Energy Transition Center, say that there is limited potential for more hydropower. [17]