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Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market Turkey Electricity Market

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Turkey has relatively good energy production potential. One estimate places the economically feasible hydroelectric potential at around 29,500 megawatts, which would allow annual production to reach roughly 100,000 gigawatt-hours in years with normal rainfall. Lignite is the second most important potential source of energy, with proven and probable deposits put around 6.4 billion tons. Turkey's proven and estimated petroleum stocks are equivalent to about three years' consumption. Proven reserves are estimated at about 16 million tons, and enhanced oil-recovery techniques may allow extraction of another 30 million tons. Proven reserves of natural gas total about 12.4 billion cubic meters, and reserves of hard coal about 1 billion tons. Turkey's geothermal resources are also considerable. Turkey also has abundant reserves of renewable energy, such as solar, wind.

Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity marketEnergy rising as Turkey’s investment star.  The gradually increasing liberalization of the energy market, the formation of established standards, the need for 4,000 megawatts of additional electricity every year, the expected privatization of public electricity facilities and the incentives for energy investments are all attractive factors that are making major companies
pour capital into this business. All in all, analysts are expecting that the energy market will be full steam ahead thanks to the tough competition that is arising in this atmosphere.



Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market Mobius seeks opportunities in Turkey

Equities are "undervalued" in the majority of markets, while the most "exciting" are the emerging markets because they are expected to grow fastest, Mobius was quoted as saying by the Zagreb-based newspaper.

The most attractive investments are in energy, mining and retail, Mobius said. Valuations are most appealing in Hungary, Turkey and Russia, Mobius said according to Poslovni.


Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market The private sector will be the only actor in electricity distribution by 2020

Speaking at a conference titled "Powering Turkey," Güler said the country may produce 90,000 megawatts in total if all the necessary investments are completed by the year 2020.

The increase in the number of private hydroelectric power plants in Turkey is derived from the "environment of trust" created by the government and new regulations aiming to ease private investment in the sector, he added.

Hasan Köktaş, the head of Turkey's Energy Market Regulation Agency, said their goal is to make the private sector the only actor in electricity distribution by 2020. Electricity demand increases 8 or 9 percent each year, he said, adding that the agency aims to use almost all the potential in hydroelectricity, geothermal and solar power areas by 2023 to compensate for the growing need.

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The Investments in energy and privatizations will continue during financial crisis

Turkey will attract investors with its lucrative energy sector during the ongoing global financial crisis. Emre Alcan, General Coordinator of ALCAN, a consulting firm rendering engineering and consultancy services to domestic and foreign companies willing to invest in energy sector, said "stated that mergers and acquisitions in Turkey reached a total of USD 6.6 billion, breaking a record with 19 transactions."

Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market Agaoglu eyes 1,000 MW energy plants in 3 years

Agaoglu Group will invest 1.2 billion euro in energy over the next three years and will establish plants producing 1,000 megawatts of energy, Murat Onuk, the chairman of Agaoglu Group's energy branch, said in a statement.


Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market Turkey's TPAO to explore oil with US Chevron in southeastern

TPAO and its partner Chevron started location activities for the Cudi-1 well to explore oil, the agency reported citing TPAO officials.

 

The preparations began for Cudi-1, which will be located 25 kilometers from Silopi town in Sirnak, the officials said, adding that once location activities were completed next month, a drilling team would start to work in the region.

 

Turkey is also holding talks with Chevron on conducting oil exploration in the Black Sea.



Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market Vestas signs contract for 33 MW in Turkey

The project is expected to be completed by early 2010.
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received an order for 11 units of its V90-3.0 MW wind turbine to be installed at the Mersin project in Turkey. The order has been placed by the Turkish company Akdeniz Elektrik Uretim, a subsidiary of the Agaoglu Group.

Ali Agaoglu, president of the Agaoglu Group, said: "The Agaoglu Group is interested in contributing to the development of the wind energy industry in Turkey and this 33MW project is the first phase of a larger future project."

The Vestas Turkey office was officially established in January 2008. The office handles sales, project management and service activities in the country. As per 31 December 2008, Vestas has installed 70 turbines in Turkey corresponding to a capacity of around 170 MW.



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RWE, Turcas Elektrik Uretim to build CCGT power plant in Turkey

800 MW gas-fired power station to be built near DenizliRWE Holding AS, RWE's Turkish subsidiary company, and the Turkish company Turcas Elektrik Uretim, a subsidiary of Turcas Petrol, have signed a joint venture agreement for the construction of an 800MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant near the city of Denizli, Turkey.

RWE said that it will own 70% in the joint venture company, which already holds pre-license rights for the power plant. Initially, the main task of the joint venture company is to continue the project development work and further advance the project.

A final investment decision is expected by the end of 2009 and construction of the CCGT power plant could start in early 2010.



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New actors to begin operations in Turkey's natural gas market

Enerco and Avrasya Gaz, two companies that obtained import license from Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), are set to start selling gas in Turkey. Four actors, in addition to the state-owned natural gas company Botas, will begin operating in Turkey's natural gas market on Wednesday, officials said.

After their contracts signed in 2007 to take over some distribution of imported natural gas in Turkey from the state-owned Botas, Enerco will sell 2.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas per annum for 14 years and Avrasya Gaz will sell 500 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas for 13 years. Shell and Bosphorus were the first two companies to get the greenlight from EMRA for natural gas sales in Turkey.

Meanwhile, Socar-Turcas, the owner of Turkey's petro-chemical company Petkim, has plans to bring 1 bcm of natural gas from Azerbaijan and Turkerler Group has applied to EMRA to import 10 bcm of gas from Iraq.

EMRA Chairman Hasan Koktas said the annual natural gas sales by these four companies will amount to USD 1.5 billion in 2009. "Private sector share is expected to account for a ten percent share in Turkey's natural gas consumption in 2009; however, this share will grow in the future," he said.


Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market EnerjiSA continues investing
 
 

EnerjiSA, a joint-venture between Turkey’s Sabanci Holding and Austria’s Verbund, continues to invest despite the global financial turbulence. EnerjiSA, getting ready to build a power plant with an installed power of 450 MW on its existing coal basin in the southern Anatolian province of Adana-Tufanbeyli, aims to double the capacity. To this end, the company is a suitor for acquiring the nearby coal basin owned by the General Directorate of Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI).


Turkey electricity, Turkey electric, electricity in Turkey, electricity prices Turkey, Turkey electricity market Hefty bank loans boost energy investments in Turkey


Many banks in Turkey have accelerated efforts to support energy investments domestically, with a considerable amount of loans already extended to energy projects.

With the steady growth of the economy, incentives offered by the government and an increasing demand from entrepreneurs, banks in Turkey have extended billions of dollars to energy companies within the last five years, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Emre Alcan, General Coordinator of ALCAN, said the Turkish energy sector continues to be the focus of domestic and foreign investors despite the global turmoil.

Experts from the energy market stated that loans granted to the energy sector are expected to amount to $130 billion in 2020. Government incentives and the support of banks have enabled companies to continuously introduce new projects, particularly in the development of renewable energy, which focuses on wind, solar and geothermal energy. It is expected that the energy sector will be less affected by the general negative trends felt in the ongoing global financial crisis.

Garanti Bankası has provided close to $1.5 billion in loans for energy projects in Turkey to date, and the bank expects a distribution of $500 million in loans to the industry.

Officials from İş Bankası said banks have increasingly granted loans for energy projects because of increasing market demand. Today, loans are mostly provided for hydroelectricity projects, while support for wind power endeavors is rising since Turkey has the highest potential for wind power in Europe. İş Bankası officials said the amount of loans they provided for energy projects reached $790 million for 21 projects in Turkey. "We expect this number to reach $1 billion with some new loan applications that are currently being evaluated," they noted.

Experts from the energy sector suggested that Turkey should make around $130 billion in energy investments from now until 2020, and they anticipate that banks in Turkey will continue their support for the projects.

Mert Güvenen from Yapı Kredi said they similarly have extended around $1.3 billion in loans for energy projects in Turkey, the majority of which were hydroelectricity projects, and they plan to give loans for some wind power projects shortly. He said Yapı Kredi gave priority to energy investments when extending loans and will continue to do so. In regard to the amount of new loans they expect to grant to energy projects, he said spending authorization depends on the developments in global markets.

Officials from Vakıfbank said since the beginning of 2009, the bank has extended $324 million in loans for 15 energy projects and that the bank had recently received 20 new loan requests for energy investments which will require $60-70 million this year. Stressing that capacity utilization rates and industrial production declined in Turkey due to the crisis, they said energy investments will be negatively effected in the middle and long term. Emphasizing that energy investments have been and will continue to be in the limelight, Turkish and international banks alike are interested in providing loans for such projects.

Ömer Baktır from Halkbank said the institution was currently evaluating loan requests for 21 energy projects worth 190 million euros, and the bank expects to grant loans to some of them in the near future. He stated that the banks will have an important role in financing energy projects in Turkey in the upcoming period and that they are determined to continue giving support to such projects.

Cem Mengi from Akbank said they had provided $2.1 billion in loans for 31 energy projects. He said a few energy giants from the US and Europe have recently entered the Turkish market, giving a boost to energy investments in the country. "Also some regulations made by the Energy Market Regulatory Agency [EPDK] have played a major role," he noted, adding that the bank gives priority to green projects.

The head of Denizbank's project finance department, Ceyda Çetin Erten, said the amount of loans they extended for energy projects has reached $400 million. She said they expect to extend as much capital as they can for such projects in Turkey, noting that they will help the country greatly minimize reliance on foreign energy sources.


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