Hydroelectricity Power In Turkey

Turkey is rapidly becoming a very important market player in its own territory with an ambitious targets in energy sector. As it is seen from 2023 projection of Turkish government, renewable energy resources will come into prominence with highly concentration on increasing productivity of hydroelectricity power plants. The main target for 2023 is providing 30% of total electricity demand from renewable energy sources. Currently 25% of total energy generation is met by hydropower. According to latest forecasts, between 22% and 27% of Turkish total energy demand is expected to be supplied by hydropower plants.

What are the pros and cons of hydropower ?

Pros

• From the economic perspective, hydroelectricity power plants requires lower operating and maintenance cost with long run life in comparison with other types of power generators.