Electricity

The annual gross electricity consumption in 2023 decreased by 0.2% to 330.3 TWh, compared to the previous year. Electricity generation reached 326.3 TWh, decreasing by 0.6%. 

According to the results of the Türkiye National Energy Plan, electricity consumption is expected to be 380.2 TWh in 2025, 455.3 TWh in 2030, 510.5 TWh in 2035.

The shares of resources in electricity generation in 2023 were as follows: Coal: 36.3%, Natural gas: 21.4%, Hydropower: 19.6%, Wind: 10.4%, Solar: 5.7% from Geothermal: 3.4%, Other Sources: 3.2%.

By the end of August 2024, the installed capacity of Türkiye has reached 113,932 MW. 

 

As of the end of August 2024, the distribution of installed capacity by resources is as follows: 28.3% hydraulic, 21.7% natural gas, 19.2% coal, 10.8% wind, 16.2% solar, 1.5% geothermal and 2.4% other sources.

 

Additionally, as of the end of August 2024, number of electricity generation plants in our country has reached 31,241 (including unlicenced plants). The distribution of power plants by resources is as follows: 764 hydraulic, 69 coal, 365 wind, 63 geothermal, 342 natural gas, 29,163 solar and 475 other power plants.

Date of Update: 18 September 2024

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