Electricity generation: A case study in Turkey

Large-scale electricity generation provides versatile energy of the highest quality. Today, fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas are the pr imary sources of this energy However, these fossil energy sources are limit ed and using fossil energy sources has the undesirable effect of releasing emissions that burden the environment and alter the climate. Therefore, gov ernments and companies all over the world should find new and renewable ene rgy sources. On the other hand over the past two decades, power station con struction programs in the developing countries accounted for nearly 30% of total public investment. In a large number of these countries, shortages of electricity have become a critical constraint to economic growth. In Turke y, from 1980 to 1995, the amount of electricity generated increased about f ourfold front 23,275 Gwh to 86,247 Gwh, and annual growth rates were in the double digits. This is a good development, but not enough for Turkey.