The Energy Security of Turkey: Problems and Proposals

Abstract

Energy security is defined that the provision of reasonably priced, reliable and environmentally friendly energy. According to the International Energy Agency's 2014 report, the world energy demand is estimated to increase by 1.1% annually and 37% in total by 2040. In 2013, Turkey's energy demand was 120.3 TEP. 73.5% of energy demand was imported. The largest portion of the demand (31.3%), almost all (98%) are covered by imported natural gas. Oil's share in imports is 93%. In coal, the share of imports is increasing rapidly. In Turkey, the distribution of installed power by sources as of the end of July 2017; 33.6 percent of hydraulic energy, 28.1 percent of natural gas, 21.5 percent of coal, 7.7 percent of wind, 1.1 percent of geothermal and 7.4 percent of other resources. In this study, Turkey's energy security has been examined with the latest data.

Keywords

• Energy security,Energy demand problems and proposals

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