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Development of hydropower energy in Turkey: The case of Çoruh river basin

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  • AkpInar, Adem
  • Kömürcü, Murat Ihsan
  • Kankal, Murat

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The main objective in doing the present study is to investigate the sustainable development of hydropower plants in the Çoruh river basin of Turkey, which is least problem river of Turkey in respect to international cooperation as compared with Turkey's other trans-boundary waters. Initial studies concerning the hydropower production potential in Çoruh basin had been carried out by Turkish authorities in the late 1960s. Total installed power capacity and annual average energy generation of 37 dams and run of river (without storage) hydropower plants developed at various project stages by The Electrical Power Resources Survey and Development Administration (EIE) in Çoruh basin are 3132.70Â MW and 10.55Â TWh/yr, respectively. Today, this generation value corresponds 6.45% of Turkey's energy consumption in 2006 while it meets 6.3% of total electricity energy production of Turkey which is equal to 167.9Â TWh/yr in 2006. Besides, this potential developed at various project stages in Çoruh basin will provide 24.1% of Turkey's hydroelectric energy generation being equal to 43.8Â TWh/yr in 2006.

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  • AkpInar, Adem & Kömürcü, Murat Ihsan & Kankal, Murat, 2011. "Development of hydropower energy in Turkey: The case of Çoruh river basin," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 15(2), pages 1201-1209, February.
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