Energy4Evolution
FOCUS ON: TURKEY
Turkey’s ambitious vision for 2023, the centennial foundation of the Republic, envisages grandiose targets for the energy sector in Turkey.
TURKEY 2023 main Targets:
Raising the total installed power capacity to 120 GW
Increasing the share of renewables to 30 percent
Maximizing the use of hydropower
Increasing the installed capacity based on wind power to 20,000 MW
Installing power plants that will provide 600 MW of geothermal and 5,000 MW of solar energy
Extending the length of transmission lines to 60,717 km
Reaching a power distribution unit capacity of 158,460 MVA
Extending the use of smart grids
Raising the natural gas storage capacity to 5 billion m3
Establishing an energy stock exchange
Commissioning nuclear power plants (two operational nuclear power plants, with a third under construction)
Increasing the coal-fired installed capacity from the current level of 14.5 GW to 30 GW
Resources:
Turkey 2023
120GW
Raising the total installed power capacity to 120 GW
30% RENEWABLES
Increasing the share of renewables to 30 percent.
20 GW Wind
Increasing the installed capacity based on wind power to 20,000 MW
5GW Solar
5,000MW Solar Photovoltaic
61,000 km TRANSMISSION
Extending the length of transmission lines to 60,717 km