Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (Turkish: Türkiye Elektrik İletim A. Ş., abbreviated TEİAŞ) is the
transmission system operator
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for
electricity in Turkey. It is a
government-owned corporation
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...
. It is planned for a minority stake to be sold to the private sector before the end of 2022.
History
In 2006, investigations were begun by
ENTSO-E
ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators, represents 39 electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) from 35 countries across Europe, thus extending beyond EU borders. ENTSO-E was established and given legal mandates by ...
, the European Network of Transmission System Operators, into the technical conditions for the interconnection of the national grid of Turkey to the continental European power system. A trial period of interconnection commenced on 18 September 2010, and after the signing of long term agreements, the interconnection with Europe became a permanent arrangement.
There was a
nationwide blackout in 2015.
Operations
According to a study by
Sabancı University
Sabancı University ( tr, Sabancı Üniversitesi), established in 1994, is a young foundation university located on a 1.26 million squaremeter campus which is about 40 km from Istanbul's city center. Its first students matriculated in 1999. ...
20% of Turkey's electricity could be generated from wind and solar by 2026 with no extra transmission costs, and 30% with a minor increase in grid investment.
Subsidies
TEİAŞ distributes extra payments to some
power stations in Turkey
The most important power stations in Turkey are listed here. Turkey generates about 300 TWh of electricity per year.
High Carbon Emissions
Coal
All operational coal-fired power stations over 50MW are listed below.
Five plants were shut down ...
: some
hydro
Hydro from Ancient Greek word ὕδωρ (húdōr), meaning ''water''.
Hydro may also refer to:
Energy technologies
* Water-derived power or energy:
** Hydropower, derived from water
** Hydroelectricity, in electrical form
* "Hydro", AC mains ...
is supported, but this "capacity mechanism" has been criticised as wasting money on too much capacity
by supporting some
coal fired power stations in Turkey.
See also
*
Electricity sector in Turkey
Turkey uses more electricity per person than the global average, but less than the European average, with demand peaking in summer due to air conditioning. Most electricity is generated from coal, gas and hydropower, with hydroelectricity from ...
*
Energy in Turkey
Energy consumption per person in Turkey is similar to the world average, and over 85 percent is from fossil fuels. From 1990 to 2017 annual primary energy supply tripled, but then remained constant to 2019. In 2019, Turkey's primary energy ...
References
External links
{{European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
Electric power transmission system operators in Turkey