Electricity sector in Turkey

Each year about 300 TWh of electricity is used in Turkey, which is almost a fifth of the amount of primary energy in Turkey. As the electricity sector in Turkey burns much local and imported coal the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey is the country's coal-fired power stations, many of which are subsidized. Imports of gas, mostly for power stations in Turkey, is the main import cost for the economy of Turkey. However solar power in Turkey and wind power in Turkey are being increased and balanced by the country's existing hydropower.

Sources of electricity generated in Turkey in 2018

History
Historic transformer in Bursa
See also: tr:Türkiye'de elektriğin tarihi

Generating from 1914 Silahtarağa Power Station in Istanbul was the first in the Ottoman Empire, apart from a small hydroelectric power station built in 1902 outside Tarsus in Anatolia. There was a one-day national blackout in 2015.

Consumption

Just over 300 TWh was used in 2019,[1] with demand peaking at 52 GWe in August.[2]

Efficient use

In the five years from 2019 Turkey plans to invest US$11 billion in energy efficiency.[3] Also a target of 80% smart meters by 2035 has been set.[4]

Demand Forecasts

Electricity's share of final energy demand was about a fifth in 2018 but is expected to increase.[5] In October 2018 the government forecast electricity demand of 317 TWh for 2019.[6] However 2018 demand turned out to be 303 TWh, (from an installed capacity of 89GW)[7] an increase of less than 1% on 2017.[8] So that 2019 forecast would be a 5% increase with the economy predicted for recession, and in the past several demand forecasts have been overestimates.

One 2018 academic forecast was that by 2021 demand will be between 322 and 345 TWh.[9]

As of April 2019 the Energy Ministry was predicting demand of 357 TWh by 2023.[1]

As of 2019 the ministry forecast for 2030 demand was 500 TWh[10] and another forecast predicts between 440 and 550 TWh.[11]

However as of 2019, there is about one third[12] surplus generating capacity.[13]

Electrification

At least one charger per 50 parking spaces in public areas and shopping malls is required.[14] Production by electric vehicle companies, such as TOGG, may not be enough to avoid the risk to the economy of Turkey of high oil import bills in the mid-2020s.[15]

Generation
Greenway Solar power tower in Mersin

37% of electricity was generated from coal, 30% natural gas, 20% hydropower, 7% wind, 3% solar, and 2.5% geothermal in 2018.[1] Installed capacity was 90GW in 2019.[16] As well as the state owned Electricity Generation Company (EUAŞ) there are many private companies.

Trade

In 2019 about 150TWh was traded on the day ahead spot market, about half of the 300 TWh generated, at an average rate of 260 lira for each megawatt hour.[17]

Transmission

TEİAŞ is the transmission system operator.[18] According to a 2018 study by Sabancı University 20% of Turkey's electricity could be generated from wind and solar by 2026 with no extra transmission costs, and 30% with a minor increase in grid investment.[19] Mobile 10MW batteries may be useful in future for reducing temporary transmission congestion between regions, or larger ones for frequency regulation.[20]

Distribution

Electric power distribution is done by the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation and regional monopolies.[21][22] Increasing Turkey's proportion of electric cars in use to 10% by 2030 would have many benefits.[23]

Standards

Schuko plugs and sockets are the standard, at 220 V and 50 Hz.[24] For public charging of electric vehicles the European standard Combined Charging System is used but there are also some CHAdeMO chargers.[25] As of 2020 there are no Tesla superchargers.

Resilience

Although the nationwide blackout in 2015 was not caused by a natural disaster, the installation of more local solar power with batteries and microgrids in vulnerable places might help vital buildings such as hospitals retain power after the next earthquake in Turkey. Cost–benefit analysis of such systems should take into account any benefits of resilience and also the cost of installing an islandable system.[26][27]

Policy and regulation

Governments is aiming for half of electricity to be from renewable energy in Turkey by 2023,[28] with capacity targets of 34 GW for hydropower, 20 GW for wind, 5 GW for solar PV, 1 GW for biomass, and 1 GW for geothermal. The authors of a report from Shura Energy Transition Center at Sabancı University have suggested that longer-term plans and targets would also be useful, together with a higher target for solar, policy on distributed generation, and market design to incentivize grid flexibility.[29] The objectives are developing local manufacturing capacity, technology transfer, and creating a competitive domestic market for low-cost renewable energy.[30] For wind and solar tenders there is a high domestic content requirement, and imported solar modules are taxed. As of 2019 the costs and benefits of attempting to enhance local manufacturing capacity are still uncertain, especially for solar.[28] Developing regulation to specify the role of aggregators in providing flexibility and including energy storage systems and demand side management within ancillary services has been suggested.[31]

Subsidies

Coal in Turkey is heavily subsidized. The current feed-in tariff system for renewables expires in 2020.[29]

Environmental impact
Mosque in Old Halfeti partially submerged by the Birecik Dam on the River Euphrates

The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey is the country's coal-fired power stations, many of which are subsidized. The older coal-fired power stations also cause local air pollution in Turkey.

Economics and finance
See also: Coal in Turkey § Subsidies

As elsewhere new renewables are auctioned. As of 2018 if all currently economic renewable projects were developed, the added electricity generation would be sufficient to reduce Turkey's natural gas imports by 20%.[32][33]

The wholesale market is operated by Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST)[34] and wholesale prices are controlled by EUAŞ, the state electricity generation company.[35] In January 2019 EDPK published estimates of power plant financing.[36]

Prices to end consumers are regulated by the government and will likely be increased in late 2019.[37]

Ownership of generators

As of 2019 about 15% of power was generated by the public sector.[12] During the 2010s power companies borrowed heavily in dollars, but economic growth was overestimated and they overbuilt generating capacity:[12] by September 2019 they had bank debts of $34 billion but revenues had declined in dollar terms due to the fall in the lira and 7% of debts were nonperforming.[28][38][12] In 2020 Turkish companies in general still owe much foreign currency[39] and debt may be restructured and plants may change ownership.[40]

International Trade

About half the electricity used in 2019 was generated from local resources.[41] Although the grid is synchronised with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and linked across most land borders, only about 1% of electricity is imported or exported.[42]


Future

In April 2019 Shanghai Electric Power, a subsidiary of China's State Power Investment Corporation, signed a Belt and Road Initiative deal to build the 1320 MW Hunutlu power station,[43] which would burn coal imported to Adana Province through Iskenderun Bay.[44] The project finance includes a 15-year $1.381 billion loan from China Development Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.[43] However the project is being opposed by several environmental organisations.[45] As of 2020 there is an oversupply of generating capacity and the drop in demand may create financial problems for power plant operators.[46]

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