Importance of hydropower for sustainable energy development in Turkey: Case of Çoruh River

Murat Kankal, Sinan Nacar and Ergun Uzlu

Energy & Environment, 2016, vol. 27, issue 8, 905-918

Abstract: This study investigates the sustainable development of hydropower in Turkey, focusing on development of Çoruh River. Çoruh Basin, which has magnificent dams, is one of the five largest basins in Turkey and represents 5.2% of the national gross hydropower potential (433 GWh/year). When all currently planned projects in Çoruh Basin are completed, the hydropower potential will reach 13,315 GWh/year, corresponding to 58.8% of the gross potential in Çoruh River and 5.12% of the annual electric energy production of Turkey in 2015.

Keywords: Çoruh Basin; hydropower energy; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0958305X16676401

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