Small hydropower development in Turkey: An overview of 2021

Authors : Alaeddin BOBAT

Pages : 75-85

Doi:10.58559/ijes.1195975

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Publication Date : 2023-03-24

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Hydropower plants with an installed capacity of less than 10 MW are widely considered as small hydropower insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SHP); in Turkey. There are currently 371 SHPs in operation as of 31 December 2021. Of these, 14 are operated by the DSI and 357 are operated by the private sector; and the installed capacity of the operating SHPs is 1.756,69 MW, their total generation potential is 6.643,44 GWh/year. Moreover, 12 SHPs are under construction. In addition, 625 SHP projects of 2.645,56 installed capacities and of 8.728,460 GWh/year generations potential were cancelled. Regionally, 34.50 % of SHPs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(128 SHP); is located in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. 20.75 % of them insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(77 SHP); is located in the Mediterranean Region; 16.71 % insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(62 SHP); in the Eastern Anatolia Region; 12.94 % insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(48 SHP); in the Central Anatolia Region; 8.09 % insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30 SHP); in the Marmara Region; 6.2% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23 SHP); in the Aegean Region and 0.08 % in the South-East Region. This article intends to discuss SHP’s in 2021 of Turkey as a whole and examine the place and importance of SHP’s in the sector.
Keywords : Hydropower, SHP, Development, Turkey