In its search for new ways to meet the surging demand for energy, Turkey has focused on oil, gas and even nuclear power, overlooking one of its most plentiful resources: coal. In an effort to reconfigure its energy portfolio and become more energy independent, Ankara is restructuring its electricity sector, and coal figures to play an...
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Articles & Analysis | Revisiting old territory: A renewed interest in using coal to fire power plants from The Report: Turkey 2013
Articles & Analysis | Pipelines in the sky: Plenty of plans, but so far little action from The Report: Turkey 2013
While Turkey’s vital role as a hydrocarbons transit corridor will one day be a reality, which pipeline projects get off the ground remains to be seen. Of all the contenders competing to take gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz II reservoir via Turkey, only the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and Nabucco West remain. The Shah Deniz Consortium plans to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Alexander Medvedev, Director-General, Gazprom Export from The Report: Turkey 2013
What is the current status of purchasing agreements and negotiations between Gazprom and private sector gas importers in Turkey?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Hasan Köktaş, President, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) from The Report: Turkey 2013
What can energy regulators do to improve licensing procedures and dissuade speculation?
Articles & Analysis | Keeping up with demand: The government seeks new sources of energy at home and abroad from The Report: Turkey 2013
When Trabzonspor, a premier-league football club on Turkey’s Black Sea coast, needed to raise revenue, it did not sign on more corporate sponsorship or look to boost merchandising sales. Instead, it decided to build a hydroelectric plant. The six-time champion in August 2012 won a licence to build a 28-MW power station in the mountains above the...
Articles & Analysis | Going green: A look at the alternative energy options from The Report: Turkey 2013
A sun-kissed, wind-swept land criss-crossed by hundreds of rivers, Turkey is one of Europe’s most attractive sites for renewable power development. To date, red tape and underdevelopment of resources have clouded the investment landscape, but the government’s ambitious renewable energy targets may help jumpstart investor interest. Turkey is...