Renewable energy blocked $132 billion worth of natural gas
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Demircan stated that significant reforms have been carried out in the electricity and energy sector in Turkey in the last 20 years, adding that investments in renewable energy have increased so far. 132 billion dollars worth of natural gas imports were prevented and 890 million tons of carbon emissions were reduced, he said.
Stating that Turkey is an importer country in energy, Demircan said that last year, approximately 60 billion dollarsThis year, approximately 50 billion dollars He stated that an energy import was made.
“Nuclear energy is important for carbon zero”
Demircan said that resource diversification is at the forefront of Turkey’s energy strategy. “We need to include mainly renewable, domestic resources. Nuclear energy is a carbon-zero type of energy that we see as the cleanest energy source. For this reason, we are trying to increase our nuclear capacities. Our commissioning process for Unit 1 in Akkuyu continues. “Our negotiations regarding the 2nd and 3rd projects in Sinop and Kıyıköy continue.” he said.
Demircan pointed out the importance of integrating nuclear energy into the system and said that nuclear energy will be included in Turkey’s energy system in the future. base load power plants He stated that he would serve as
70 GW new capacity allocated
Demircan, through the private sector in Turkey wind and solar energy of their investments 31 GWStating that it has been increased to 70 GWHe said that approximately 50,000 investment capacity was allocated at the associate or partial license stage.
This is about 34 GW of RES and SPP projects with storage Demircan pointed out that “24 GW are unlicensed projects for self-consumption, and the rest are licensed projects. Hopefully, we will hold solar and wind YEKA tenders in January and February. In addition, we will significantly complete a law amendment study to shorten the permit processes and currently have approximately Reducing permit processes from 48 months to 24 months We have completed our preparations for this. “While doing all this, large capacity needs to be integrated into the system and the system and infrastructure must be changed accordingly.” he said.
Investment will be made in transmission lines
Demircan, as of today, approximately 75 thousand kilometers that there is a transmission line, in the future Increasing up to 90 thousand kilometers He said that work for the project is ongoing.
Demircan stated that approximately 28 billion dollars of investment will be used in transmission line investments in a 10-year period. “We want to support the system with new lines and improve cooperation with neighboring countries by increasing our interconnection capacity. We also plan to increase the storage ability of the system.” he said.
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