Installed power in electricity will be increased by 24 percent

Within the framework of Turkey's Eleventh Development Plan covering the period of 2019-2023, the installed power in electricity, which was 88 thousand 551 megawatts in 2018, will be increased to 109 thousand 474 megawatts by 2023. Turkey's demand for electrical energy, which was 303.3 terawatt hours last year, is expected to reach 375.8 terawatt hours in 2023. According to the plan, which aims to reduce the share of natural gas in electricity generation from 29.85 percent to 20.7 percent in 2018, the share of renewable resources in electricity generation will be increased from 32.5 percent in 2018 to 38.8 percent in 2023. Electricity generation from domestic sources, which was 150 terawatt hours last year, will also be increased to 219.5 terawatt hours by 2023 under the Eleventh Development Plan. Under the plan, the installed capacity in electricity, which was 88 thousand 551 megawatts in 2018, will be increased to 109 thousand 474 megawatts by 2023. In order to meet the increasing demand in energy, a competitive investment environment will be developed and the continuity of a financially strong, stable, transparent, predictable, consumer protected and sustainable energy market will be taken into consideration. During this period, the rehabilitation of state-run power plants will be completed. In addition, the rehabilitation of Afşin-B Thermal Power Plant, Keban Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP) and Karakaya and Hirfanlı HEPPs will be carried out. In the period when nuclear power plants (NPP) will be included in the electric power generation portfolio, the construction of the first unit of Akkuyu NPP will be completed in 2023 and electricity production will begin. In addition, work will continue on the installation of two more NPPs. Thanks to technology transfer in NPPs, measures will be taken to reduce foreign dependence on nuclear technology. Nuclear Technical Support Joint Stock Company will be put into operation to provide services such as technical support, analysis, consultancy, audit, training and certification that the Nuclear Regulatory Authority will need. SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY WILL CONTINUE Within the framework of the Development Plan, electricity generation from renewable energy sources will be increased and necessary planning and investments will be made to ensure the safe integration of renewable energy production into the grid. Thanks to models similar to Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA), renewable resources will be used more intensively in the production of electrical energy. The integration of renewable energy generation facilities into the grid and related technical assistance projects will be implemented. In order to eliminate the constraints created by the increasing renewable energy on the grid, energy storage systems, including pumped storage HEPPs, will be installed. Buildings that are more efficient and produce their own energy will be expanded. Energy efficiency incentive supports will be made in existing buildings. In addition, a National Green Building Certification System will be established in this context and unlicensed solar and wind power plant applications will be expanded to meet their own electricity needs. "Energy Efficiency Project" will also be implemented in public buildings. STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN ELECTRICITY According to the plan, which includes the roadmap drawn up to 2023, electricity networks and systems will be further strengthened and made flexible. Within this framework, smart grid applications will be expanded. Regional adequacy will be tried to be ensured in electricity supply, and electricity transmission infrastructure investments will continue to be implemented in a way that will take into account the security of the system and the supply-demand situations of the regions. The rate of technical and non-technical losses in electricity will be reduced. In this context, awareness-raising, incentive and sanction practices will be established to reduce non-technical loss, the use of systems such as smart meters and remote reading will be expanded and inspections will be increased. International electricity interconnection capacity will be increased and cross-border trade opportunities will be developed. The "Van Back to Back System" and connection lines that will allow electricity trade between Turkey and Iran will be put into practice. In addition, the Tortum-Georgia power transmission line project will be completed. The capacity of the technical infrastructure and market infrastructure necessary to increase foreign trade in electricity will be increased. With the effective use of the geostrategic position of our country, which is located between the producer and consumer regions in energy, activities will be carried out to become an energy trade center and to develop the electricity and natural gas trade platforms within EPİAŞ with new market products.