Progress in Exergy, Energy, and the Environment by Ibrahim Dincer Adnan Midilli & Haydar Kucuk

Author:Ibrahim Dincer, Adnan Midilli & Haydar Kucuk
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Background: Development of Turkish Electricity Sector

Turkey’s electricity demand has been growing very rapidly as a result of the rate of population growth, a rapid industrialization and economic development. It has increased from 47 TWh in 1990 to 195 TWh in 2012, with an annual average growth rate of 6.8 %. Only in the economic crisis years (2001 and 2009) the demand decreased. The installed capacity has increased from 16.3 GW in 1990 to about 57 GW in 2012 by a 5.8 % growth rate ([9]; Fig. 52.1). The electricity industry is a large, high-growth sector in the Turkish economy. The industry contributes significantly to the country’s GDP and is a US$12 billion industry at current end-user prices [10]. Despite the increasing demand, Turkey’s per capita gross consumption is still very low at the value of about 2,900 kWh when compared to the EU average of about 5,700 kWh.

Fig. 52.1Turkish electricity system development (1990–2011) [9]

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