Türkiye Electricity Review 2023

The Türkiye Electricity Review 2023 by Ember analyzes Türkiye's power sector in 2022, highlighting a return to peak coal generation driven by expensive imports from Russia, the critical role of hydropower in mitigating gas supply crises from Iran, and the gap between ambitious solar capacity targets and current installation barriers.

• Coal power generation in Türkiye rebounded to 113.6 TWh in 2022, a 10% year-on-year increase that slightly exceeded the previous peak of 113.2 TWh in 2018. This recovery was primarily driven by imported coal, aided by a relaxation of the market price cap and the commissioning of the 1.3 GW Hunutlu coal power plant.
• Türkiye's reliance on imported coal has grown significantly, with its share of total power generation rising from 7% in 2010 to 20% in 2022. In 2022, plants using imported coal generated 25% more electricity than those using domestic coal, and imported coal generation reached 63.2 TWh.
• The cost of coal imports for power reached a record $5.3 billion USD in 2022. Russia became the primary supplier of thermal coal, with imports from Russia doubling to 11.3 million tonnes in 2022, representing 44% of total coal imports.
• Hydropower provided critical flexibility during a ten-day gas supply cutoff from Iran in January 2022. During the first four days of the crisis, hydro daily generation more than doubled (+110 GWh) while daily gas generation was nearly halved (-130 GWh), preventing power shortages initially.
• Wind and solar combined for 15.5% of total generation in 2022, up from 13.5% the previous year. Wind power reached an 11% share, outperforming G20 nations such as France (8.2%) and Italy (7.1%), while solar reached a 4.7% share.
• Türkiye's long-term energy plan targets a fivefold increase in solar capacity to nearly 53 GW by 2035, up from 9.4 GW in 2022. However, current annual installations of approximately 1.2 GW are insufficient to meet the projected needs of 2.8 GW to 4 GW per year.

APA

Ember (2023). Türkiye Electricity Review 2023. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/turkiye-electricity-review-2023

Chicago

Ember. Türkiye Electricity Review 2023. 2023. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/turkiye-electricity-review-2023.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2023trkiye, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Türkiye Electricity Review 2023}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/turkiye-electricity-review-2023}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }