An analysis of Turkish electricity production for the future in light of 2012 and 2020 data

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 4, 1485 - 1510, 29.12.2025

Olcay Ölçen

https://doi.org/10.58559/ijes.1759569

Abstract

Electricity production is one of the significant problems in the global context, particularly in light of recent developments regarding the growth of renewable energy resources in both developed and developing countries. This paper mainly focuses on this issue in the Turkish sample. The percentage of carbon-based production, hydroelectric production and renewable resources is calculated, their relationship is argumented, and the price of industrial electric consumption is correlated with these variables in this paper. The research aims to realize a Monte Carlo Simulation with a Cholesky Decomposition (300 iterations and relatively small sample, n=9 years) to frame these relationships. Throughout the research, the current situation of electricity production will be examined, and future orientations and possibilities of development will be discussed. Thus, a research gap will be filled. According to the key findings, there are no important changes in energy production at this pace of the energy production methods and energy prices. On the other hand, the ratio of carbon-based electricity production is still high, and to increase the percentage of renewable energy production, the necessary amendments should be designed regarding capacity improvements, innovation and technology.

Keywords

Electricity production , Renewable electricity production , Industrial electrical prices

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