Hydropower in Turkey for a clean and sustainable energy future

05/04/08

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Hydropower in Turkey for a clean and sustainable energy future

Abstract: Over the last two decades, global electricity production has more than doubled and electricity demand is rising rapidly around the world as economic development spreads to emerging economies. Not only has electricity demand increased significantly, it is the fastest growing end-use of energy. Therefore, technical, economic and environmental benefits of hydroelectric power make it an important contributor to the future world energy mix, particularly in the developing countries. This paper deals with policies to meet increasing energy and electricity demand for sustainable energy development in Turkey. Turkey has a total gross hydropower potential of 433 GWh/year, but only 125 GWh/year of the total hydroelectric potential of Turkey can be economically used. By the commissioning of new hydropower plants, which are under construction, 36% of the economically usable potential of the country would be tapped. Turkey's total economically usable small hydropower potential is 3.75 GWh/year.

Keywords: Hydropower; Renewable energy; Sustainable development; Large dams
Article Outline
1. Introduction
2. The role of hydropower in sustainable development
3. An overview of Turkey
4. Water resources management in Turkey
5. Energy utilization in Turkey
5.1. Energy resources
5.2. Development of electrical energy
6. Hydropower development in Turkey
6.1. Historical review
6.2. Hydropower potential
6.3. Current situation
6.4. Future aspects
6.5. Developments in Turkish energy sector policies
6.6. The importance of hydropower
7. Future energy and emissions projections
8. Conclusions

by Ibrahim Yüksel; Department of Construction, Technical Education Faculty, Sakarya University, 54187 Sakarya, Turkey

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews via Elsevier Science Direct www.ScienceDirect.com
Volume 12, Issue 6; August, 2008; Pages 1622-1640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2007.01.024

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