Automotive Expotrs November 2022

Power distribution
companies invest
15 bln Turkish Liras
Electricity distribution companies
collectively invested 14.7 billion Turkish
Liras in 2021, up 57 percent from a
year ago, according to a report by the
Association of Electricity Distribution
System Operators (ELDER).
Investments made by 21 distribution
companies in power grids amounted to
11.45 billion liras, capturing the largest
share.
Distribution company Toroslar EDAŞ
increased its investment by 46.2 percent
to 1.49 billion liras, taking the lead among
all distributors. Başkent EDAŞ also boosted
investments by 41.5 percent compared
with 2020 to more than 1.35 billion liras,
followed by Dicle EDAŞ at around 1.35
billion liras.
The companies served 47.3 million
consumers, up from 46.08 million in 2020,
the report said.
Electricity consumption grew from 233.4
TWh (terawatt hours) in 2020 to 253
TWh last year. Industry consumed 111.6
TWh, rising from 99.7 TWh in 2020, while
residents’ consumption increased from
60.13 TWh to 61.34 TWh in 2021.
Some 13.35TWh of electricity was used
in agricultural irrigation last year, up from
10.81 TWh in 2020, and 5.40 TWh of
electricity was consumed for lighting.
The length of distribution lines increased to
1.36 million kilometers, while the number
of transformers rose from 499,736 to
508,880. Electricity distribution companies
directly employed more than 26,000
people, while the number of personnel at
sub-contractors was over 37,000.
Between July 2014 and July 2021,
distribution companies carried out 312
research and development projects.
Natural gas power plants’ share in total
licensed electricity generation grew from
23.6 percent in 2020 to 34 percent in 2021,
while hydropower plants accounted for
17.4 percent of power production, down
from the previous year’s 26.6 percent.
Wind power’s share increased from 8.4
percent to 9.7 percent.
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