Akkuyu NPP Project Based on the BOO Approach: Turkey

The total primary energy supply, in Turkey, amounted to 109 Mtoe in 2010, out of which energy generation using national natural resources amounted to 32.5 Mtoe. This demonstrates that at least 70% of Turkey's energy supply depended on the importation of energy resources. The growth rate of electric energy consumption in Turkey has been about 7.5% per year between the years 1980 and 2009. As of September 2012, the total installed capacity of Turkey increased to 55,380 MW. In 2010, about 60% of their primary energy was generated from conventional sources. This consisted of 31% electricity generation from coal and 32% from natural gas. In 2011, 45% of Turkey's electricity was generated from gas, 27% from coal and 23% from hydro power. As a result of all these factors, nuclear energy has become an attractive source of energy for Turkey