Hydropower Capacity of Turkey and Actual Investments

Abstract

Turkey’s energy consumption is continuously increasing with industry and the population growth. As production quantities can not afford consumption, it is a country that imports energy intensively. In energy production, hydraulic energy has a large share. Turkey hydroelectric potential covers the theoretical potential about 1% in the world and about 16% of European potential. At of the end of 2017, hydraulic power plants cover 35% of the total installed capacity. The fact that energy strategies makes hydraulic energy investments attractive every day because it is not dependent on the external conditions. As the environment friendly, renewable, productive and operating costs are low, it is leading the country’s energy policy. In this study, Turkey's potential hydroelectric capacity, installed capacity, the distribution of the plants by region and the actual investments are discussed.

Keywords

• Turkey,Hydraulic energy,Hydraulic power plants,Energy strategies

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