According to Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2021 report, wind and solar power generated almost 1 in 10 of the world’s electricity in 2020. It is also stated that Turkey’s production in the field of renewable energy has exceeded the production of coal 4 times in the last 7 years, while the energy generated by wind and sun increased significantly last year from 4% to 12%.
Independent climate and energy think tank Ember reported on its 2021 assessments of global electricity and last year’s results. According to the report, wind and solar energy production in the
Turkey’s wind blows hard
Turkey, which has consistently increased the benefit it has obtained from renewable energy since 2015, has especially taken the wind behind it in this area. As a result of Turkey’s investments in renewable energy, which has obtained approximately 67% of its electricity from fossil fuels until 7 years ago, this rate has decreased by 15%. Stating that wind energy has a large share in the success of Turkey, which meets almost half of its electricity from renewable energy in 2020, Ali Aydın states that the wind meets only about 9% of the electricity needed by the country and this rate will rise to higher points in the coming years. Expressing that the quality and technology-based service understanding in the sector plays a dominant role in the contribution of wind energy to the country’s energy, Aydın said that the maintenance, repair and service services provided by Ülke Energy are very easy among G20 countries in order to protect the high efficiency of a wind turbine in an average life of 25 years. He also underlines that it is at a level of quality that can be peeled off.
Turkey Outstrips the USA and China
Coal-fired electricity generation, which has experienced the biggest decline globally since 1990, decreased by approximately 4% in 2020. Among the reasons for this decline are the rise of wind and solar energy, the Paris Climate Agreement and economic reasons. While the combined market share of wind and solar energy has increased by 4.8% in the last 5 years and meets approximately 10% of electricity generation, it is seen that Turkey has exceeded the world average in this area. It is pointed out that Turkey, which has left behind countries such as China and the USA, which are the homeland of wind and solar energies last year, has an important place in the renewable energy arena, and that there are critical points for our country, which is among the top 5 G20 countries, to continue this steady rise. Stating that minimizing bureaucratic processes especially regarding investments and pursuing policies based on renewable energy will lead to future gains of Turkey, Aydın states that projects such as YEKDEM that provide significant support to investors and producers will provide serious assistance to our country’s energy, future and economy.