S. Kucukali
Cankaya University, Department of Civil Engineering, Balgat, Turkey
K. Baris
Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
Download article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp110572454Published in: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden; 8-13 May; 2011; Linköping; Sweden
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 57:23, p. 2454-2461
Published: 2011-11-03
ISBN: 978-91-7393-070-3
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
This study aims to explore the availability and potential of renewable energy sources in Turkey and discuss the government policies and economic aspects. Turkey is a country which has the highest hydropower and wind energy potential among European countries. Current energy policy of Turkey primarily aims to maximize geothermal; wind and hydropower potential of the country in next 15 years. In Several incentives were developed for electricity generation from renewable energy sources by the publication of Law No. 5346 in 2005. The most important ones are: ease of land acquisition and feed-in-tariffs which promises purchasing of electricity generated by legal entities with a price of 5-5.5 €c/kWh. Since Turkey is a European Union (EU) candidate its laws and regulations must be compatible with EU. As the legislation in EU member states is investigated it is apparent that Law No. 5346 should be restructured. This should include: (i) redetermination of feed-in-tariff amount according to type and capacity of renewable energy source; (ii) taking installed capacity into account instead of reservoir area for hydroelectric power plants as renewable energy source; (iii) making detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report obligatory for renewable energy plants. The emphasis has been given on hydropower and wind energy. The renewable energy policy of Turkey has been compared with the advanced economies in Europe like Germany and Norway.
[1] EUAS; Electricity Generation Company of Turkey; http://www.euas.gov.tr ; accessed October 2010.
[2] IMF; World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund; (www.imf.org); accessed October 2010.
[3] Kucukali; S. and Baris; K.; Turkey’s short-term gross electricity demand forecast by fuzzy logic approach; Energy Policy; 38(5); 2010; 2438-2445.
doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.12.037.
[4] Mahadevan; R. and Asafu-Adjaye; J.; Energy consumption; economic growth and prices: A reassessment using panel VECM for developed and developing countries; Energy Policy; 35; 2007; 2481-2490.
doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.08.019.
[5] MENR; Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ; Policy and Legal View in Wind Energy; Workshop: Development of Wind Energy in Turkey; Ankara; Turkey; 2010.
[6] Hydropower & Dams World Atlas; Aqua-Media International; UK; 2006.
[7] Erdogdu; E.; On the wind energy in Turkey; Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy Revie ws; 13; 2009; 1361-1371.
[8] ECD-European Commission Directorate; 2009. EU Energy and Transport in Figures. Statistical Pocketbook 2009.
[9] WEC; World Energy Council; Survey of Energy Resources; 2007.
[10] MENR; Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources; Document on Electricity Energy Market and Supply Security Strategy; Ankara; Turkey; 2008.
[11] Kucukali; S. and Baris; K.; Assessment of small hydropower (SHP) development in Turkey: Laws; regulations and EU policy perspective; Energy Policy; 37; 2009; 3872-3879.
doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.023.
[12] Brekke; H. Design and performance of small hydro. Proc.; Hydro 2010 Conf.; Lisbon; Portugal; 2010.
[13] Tutus; A.; 2008. Hydropower Plants and Dams; Symposium on Today and Tomorrow of Energy Sector in Turkey and the World; METU; Ankara; Turkey.
