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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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Outlook 2011. Chapter 13 Energy and Poverty. Paris.<br />

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3. Alboyaci, Bora, Bahtiyar Dursun, Cihan Gokcol and<br />

Erkan Sunan (2009). Importance of biomass energy as<br />

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4. Devlet Su Isleri, State Hydraulic Works (2004).<br />

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www.dsi.gov.tr. Accessed December 2012.<br />

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6. Baris, Kemal and Serhat Kucukali (2009).<br />

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8. Altınbilek, Dogan (2002). The role of dams in<br />

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No. 1, pp. 9-24.<br />

9. Altınbilek, Dogan and C. Cakmak (2001). The role of<br />

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10. Ozgobek, H. and S. Timucin (2002). Turkey’s<br />

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