As of 2019, the installed capacity of Turkey is around 91.3 GWe, from all resources (Source: TEIAS data). Approximately 45.8 GWe corresponding to 50.1% of the installed capacity is based on fossil fuels (natural gas, lignite, domestic-imported coal, other petroleum products).
On the other hand, most primary energy resources used in both electricity generation and other sectors belong to imported energy resources. As of 2018, 51.2% of all the electricity consumed in Turkey is generated by imported fossil sources such as natural gas, coal, and LNG (source: TMMOB).
In terms of total energy supply, dependency on foreign sources (raw petroleum, natural gas, coal and similar) reaches even higher values: 75.7% import resources, 24.3% domestic resources (2017 data).
Regarding the carbon dioxide emissions in the context of the fight against climate change, Turkey’s total carbon dioxide emission increased from 277.3 million tons in 2008 to 390.2 million tons in 2018, showing a 41% increase in a decade. However, the increase rate of carbon dioxide emissions was 11% at a global scale (source: BP Stats Review). This situation is a direct result of fossil-based energy generation practices in Turkey.
Concerning financial results and implications, the largest share of the total energy raw material imports belonged to the natural gas and raw petroleum (53.3% corresponding to 23 Billion USD cost) in the year 2018 with a total energy resource import amount of 45 billion USD for the same year. Examination of the general economic conjuncture in the recent years, the imports of the primary energy resources do not fall under 20% of the total imports with increases that can reach up to 50s% at times.