TURKEY LAUNCHED 351 ENERGY PLANTS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS...
In the last five years, Turkey launched 215 hydropower plants, 90 wind power plants and 46 geothermal power plants, according to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez. These plants, he said on Sunday, meet 30 percent of Turkey's aggregate electricity demand annually. Dönmez added that the construction of 216 hydropower plants was also planned in the coming period. He further noted that 180 wind power plants and 27 geothermal power plants are scheduled for construction in the coming period. Adding some 1,085 megawatts (MW) to its energy mix last year, Turkey has maintained its lead in Europe and moved up to fourth place globally in hydroelectric power capacity installation. The minister pointed out that Turkey's electricity consumption stood at 303.3 billion kilowatt hours (KW) in 2018, while in July 2019, hydropower plants had a production capacity of 28,424 MW, followed by wind power plants with 7,228 MW and geothermal plants with 1,336 MW. Last year, ...