Turkey has to double-up its energy capacity in the next ten years; and in order just to realize this goal it has to invest USD130 billions. This potential is enhancing the appetites of both domestic and foreign investors alike. For this reason, numerous groups have been investing billions of dollars in the energy sector. But, more importantly, these groups are engaged in a cut-throat competition in order get a fair share from the pie. In the next five years, Türkerler Holding and Sabancı Holding will invest €5,5 billions, and Doğan Holding USD68 billions, in the energy sector. Nurol, Anadolu Group, Borusan, and Sanko are also among the companies and groups planning to invest billions of dollars in the field.
Doğan Holding: already has the license for two HEPP projects. When completed, these projects will generate a total power of 630 megawatts. Doğan Holding’s target is to be able to secure a minimum of 5% of the market’s share in the sector.
Sabancı Holding: 2,555 megawatts of additional, which is at the construction stage, new capacity has been added to the already existing 455 megawatts capacity at Enerjisa, a company of Sabancı Holding dealing with energy. Enerjisa also has the licenses for 10 hydro-electrical, one natural gas, 1 coal, and 2 wind farm power plants.
Nurol Holding: is interested in power production and distribution. At the present time, the company continues its USD140 milions investment in a HEPP with a capacity of 60 megawatts. 60% of the HEPP has been completed.
The total power of the electrical system that is in operation is at 42,000 megawatts level. However, the multitude of works carried out in the field is a testimony to the efforts to double-up in the next ten years the capacity that is incapable of meeting the current demand. Another research conducted by Deloitte Turkey draws the attentions to the investment cost in the field. Based on the findings of the research, Turkey has no choice but to invest a total of USD 130 billions in energy until 2020. These figures by Deloitte are also confirmed by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. . The Ministry has announced that at least an investment of USD125 billions in the power production is needed until 2020. The government does not intend by any means to realize all of this on its own. Therefore, in the process of the liberalization of the energy market, the target is to create a 25,000 megawatt capacity in the new term run the private sector.