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Small hydropower potential in Turkey<br />
Potential<br />
Generation Generation<br />
Capacity<br />
(GWh/year) (Percentage)<br />
(MW)<br />
Gross theoretical 50 000 100 16 500<br />
Technical feasible 30 000 60 10 000<br />
Economically feasible 20 000 40 6 500<br />
Economically feasible potential that has been developed 664 3.3 175<br />
Remaining economically feasible potential 19 336 96.7 6 325<br />
Remaining economically feasible potential taking into account<br />
environmental constraints (e.g. rivers exempted from<br />
~19 300 96.7 6 325<br />
damming)<br />
Source: Balat 7<br />
With regard to local small hydropower capacities,<br />
there are local consulting and engineering companies<br />
which provide multi-disciplinary engineering services,<br />
locally and internationally. Increasing demand for<br />
power-generating turbines and other equipment will<br />
benefit the industrial sector and reduce import<br />
demand.<br />
Renewable energy policy<br />
With the publishing of Renewable Energy Law No.<br />
5346 in May 2005, the Turkish Government has<br />
assured to buy electricity from legal entities with a<br />
feed-in tariff of 5.5 euro cents/kWh for 10 years.<br />
Besides, 85 per cent discount is applied for forest and<br />
land acquisition to build small hydropower plants.<br />
Furthermore, law No. 5784 published in July 2008 was<br />
expected to attract entrepreneurs to invest in miniand<br />
micro-hydropower plants. After the emergence of<br />
this law, the status of legal entity is no longer a prerequisite<br />
for applying a licence to generate electricity<br />
from renewable energy, if the plant capacity does not<br />
exceed 500 kW. Also, the Government guarantees the<br />
purchase of the excess electricity. 6<br />
Legislation on small hydropower<br />
In Turkey, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)<br />
reports were not required for hydropower plants with<br />
installed capacity below 50 MW before 17 July 2008.<br />
However, a regulation on the same date stated that<br />
hydropower plants having an installed capacity<br />
between 0.5 MW and 25 MW are required to<br />
undertake an EIA. 6<br />
Barriers to small hydropower development<br />
Renewable Energy Law No. 5346 applies to small<br />
hydropower or hydropower production facilities<br />
having a reservoir area less than 15 km 2 and makes no<br />
limitation regarding installed capacity. This makes the<br />
interest of private sector move towards large<br />
hydropower system for the potentially higher profits. 6<br />
Note<br />
i. Based upon Dursun, B. and Gokcol, C. (2011). The<br />
role of hydropower and contribution of small<br />
hydropower plants for sustainable development in<br />
Turkey. Renewable Energy, 36, 1227-1235.<br />
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