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Turkey’s installed electricity generation capacity ​reached​ 95.9 GW at end-November from 91.3 GWh at end-2019.
Turkey is ​expected​ to add another 1,500MW to its solar power capacity in 2021 after only 672MW in 2020 due to pandemic.
Authorities will receive bids for 1,000 MW of mini Renewable Energy Resources Zone (YEKA) tenders between March 8 and March 12.
Turkey’s electricity consumption rose by 0.14% in 2020 from 2019 to stand at 291bn KWh, as economic activity slowed mostly due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Electricity generation stood at around 292bn kWh last year, rising slightly from the previous year’s 291bn kWh.
Some $7bn was ​spent​ in Turkey in 2020 to add 4,800 MW to the country’s power capacity​. Hydropower plants accounted for 52% of the additional volume.
“The Energy Ministry’s strategic plans for the 2019-2023 period foresee Turkey creating 2,100 MW of additional capacity this year, which will require some $2.5bn in investments,” said Elif Dusmez Tez from Deloitte Turkey.
Turkey ​has​ 5,610MW annual production capacity in manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) panels​.
Electricity g​ rids​ in Turkey.
Turkey: Installed Capacity as of August
Turkey: Installed Capacity as of end-2020
Plants
MW
Share
Plants
MW
Share
Total
8,934
93,023
100%
Total
9,402
95,891
100%
Natural Gas
333
25,618
28%
Natural Gas
343
25,673
27%
Dam
128
21,877
24%
Dam
133
22,925
24%
Lignit
47
10,097
11%
Lignit
47
10,120
11%
Import Coal
15
8,967
10%
Import Coal
15
8,987
9%
Wind
283
8,013
9%
Wind
332
8,832
9%
Hydro
561
7,902
8%
Hydro
577
8,059
8%
Solar
7,221
6,295
7%
Solar
7,518
6,667
7%
Geothermal
54
1,515
2%
Geothermal
60
1,613
2%
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