Turkey
Renewable Energy Integration
 Description                                                      Development Challenge
 Purpose: To assist Turkey in meeting its increased               Turkey has considerable renewable energy potential.
 power demand by strengthening the transmission                   However, substantial public and private investment is needed
 system and facilitating large-scale renewable energy             to fully exploit this resource. Securing sufficient and reliable
 generation.
                                                                  energy to a growing economy in an environmentally
 Expected Results (include): Development of
                                                                  sustainable manner has been and remains the Turkish
 transmission infrastructure to facilitate faster
 development of Wind Power Plants (WPPs)                          government’s main energy policy concern. Turkey has
 component will develop three 380kV 500 MVA highly                ambitious plans for developing wind energy.
 digitalized sub-stations with associated grid
 connection structures for evacuation of wind power in
 the areas of Can, Izmir and Vize.                                Project Description
 IBRD Financing: $300 million                                     The project supports the construction of high voltage (HV)
                                                                  transmission lines and networks to meet rapidly increasing
                                                                  demand. The Project beneficiaries will be all users of
                                                                  electricity transmission system such as electricity generation,
                                                                  distribution, and retail companies; as well as all consumers of
                                                                  electricity in Turkey who will benefit from (i) greater availability
                                                                  of power, (ii) a more reliable electricity supply, and (iii)
                                                                  associated economic and employment opportunities. The
                                                                  project will also facilitate large-scale renewable (wind) energy
                                                                  generation and avoid Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from
                                                                  fossil fuel based power.

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For more information:
http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P144534/renewable-energy-integration?lang=en
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