By Oguzhan Ozsoy and Bahattin Gonultas
Source: developing8.org
Turkey aims to upscale renewables by
30 percent by 2023 with the second fastest rise in demand for energy in
the world after China
Turkey looks to renewable energy as an
alternative source to relieve its dependency on foreign energy and
fossil fuel resources such as oil, gas and coal, according to experts.
Turkey
is second in the world after China in terms of its rising energy
demand, and consequently the country aims to upscale renewables by 30
percent by 2023.
Turkey
generated 45 percent of its electricity from natural gas, 25 percent
from coal, 25 percent from hydro-power and 3 percent produced by wind
power plants in 2013.
Turkey
consumed 245.5 billion kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity in 2013 and
Turkey’s total electricity consumption for 2014 is estimated to be 256
billion kilowatt-hour (kWh), an increase of 4.1 percent compared to last
year, according to the Turkish Electricity Production Company (TEIAS).
Turkey meets half of its electricity needs from fossil fuels - 32 percent from coal and 23 percent from natural gas.
According to the study from the country's Energy Ministry, Turkey's electricity demand will reach 620 billion kilowatt per hour.
Turkey
will generate 15 percent of its electricity from hydropower, 12 percent
from wind and geothermal power, 11 percent from nuclear energy, 5
percent from solar power and 2 percent from others by 2030, according to
the ministry.
Solar
Energy Industrialists Association (GENSED) Professor Sener Oktik, said
"Clean energy is the guarantee of our future energy needs and our
environment," and he claimed that solar power will expand into the
world’s biggest source of energy before the next century.
"Solar
power will dominate, making up almost 37 percent of all energy
supplies, with oil providing 10 percent, wind power 8 percent and
natural gas 7 percent by 2100," said Oktik.
He
also said the photovoltaics sector, which is a method of generating
power by converting solar radiation into direct electricity current
using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, is rapidly
emerging in the Asia pacific region.
Turkish
Wind Energy Association (TUREB) President Mustafa Serdar Ataseven said,
"If Turkey increases the number of wind power plants, this could be
reflected in lower energy costs for citizens because we use our own
local resources, with no payment required for the energy sources and no
gas emissions from wind power."
"Turkey
has energy sources that are environmentally friendly. We need to work
together to use these resources very effectively," Ataseven said.
Ataseven
stated that energy imports to Turkey are very expensive. "Imports make
the country dependent on foreign sources. We need to produce our energy
locally without damaging our environment," he added.
Turkey's wind energy has a 3,000 megawatt (MW) production capacity and will reach 4,000 MW levels by the end of the year.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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