Turkey Electricity Review 2022

Turkey's coal generation declined for the third consecutive year in 2021 due to high import costs, but overall carbon intensity of power has not significantly improved in 30 years. While non-hydro renewables doubled since 2017 and wind and solar reached a record 13.6% share of generation in 2021, a drought-induced decline in hydropower was largely offset by an increase in gas generation, which rose from 23% to 33% year-over-year.

• Coal generation in Turkey decreased in 2021, marking the third consecutive annual decline, with an overall 8% drop between 2018 and 2021 driven by the high cost of importing hard coal.
• Wind and solar power reached a record 44.6 TWh in 2021, representing a 25% annual increase and a 13.6% share of total power generation, up from 11.7% in 2020.
• A decline in hydropower generation from 26% to 17% due to drought was compensated by gas power, which increased from 23% to 33% year-over-year in 2021, resulting in fossil fuels accounting for 65% of the mix.
• Turkey's carbon intensity of power has seen no significant improvement in at least 30 years; from 2004 to 2021, carbon intensity increased by 3%, while several European countries saw reductions ranging from 13% to 60%.

APA

Ember (2022). Turkey Electricity Review 2022. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/turkey-electricity-review-2022

Chicago

Ember. Turkey Electricity Review 2022. 2022. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/turkey-electricity-review-2022.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2022turkey, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Turkey Electricity Review 2022}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/turkey-electricity-review-2022}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }