Chairman of the Parliamentary Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission Altunyaldız said, «Our work in the field of renewable energy and the distance we have covered set an example for the world.»
Altunyaldız, Chairman of the Parliamentary Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission, stated that the rate of actual electricity production from renewable energy sources has increased in Turkey, placing it in the 10th place in the world and 5th in Europe in wind energy.
In a statement to Anadolu Agency, Altunyaldız said that almost all of the installed power in Turkey comes from renewable energy sources.
Pointing out that Turkey has successfully implemented resource diversity in the field of energy, Altunyaldız stated that the green transformation process has come to the fore in the fight against global climate change.
Explaining that climate change, experienced with rapidly increasing disasters all over the world after the Covid-19 epidemic, reminds us that good relations with nature should be developed, Altunyaldız noted that the green transformation process came to the fore in the fight against global climate change.
Actual electricity generation from renewable energy sources is increasing
Emphasizing that the rate of actual electricity generation from renewable energy sources has increased, Altunyaldız said, “We have increased our geothermal energy capacity 100 times in just the last 10 years. We passed 10 thousand MW in the wind. We rank 10th in this field in the world and 5th in Europe. We rank 12th in the world and 5th in Europe with our installed capacity in renewable energy. Our work in the field of renewable energy and the distance we have covered set an example for the world.” used the expressions.
Almost all of the installed power commissioned is from renewable sources.
Pointing out that one of the keys to green transformation is the clean and sustainable generation of energy, Altunyaldız said:
The world is growing and developing with fossil fuels for a long time, but the new era will be a period in which the importance of renewable energy sources comes to the fore. In the light of our green development revolution vision expressed by our President, we continue our efforts to expand renewable energy sources in our country. Almost all of the installed power that we commissioned in 2020 consists of renewable resources. Likewise, we continued this successful performance in 2021 as well.