The Turkish government said recently it plans to slash the percentage of the country's electricity generated by natural gas from 50% to 30% by 2035, in part by restricting investment in gas-fired generation and promoting coal. The announcement from Energy Minister Taner Yildiz came after freezing weather put too much strain on gas supplies, triggering brief electricity blackouts in six cities in mid-January, and the government has followed it up by signing more than $3 billion worth of deals with Chinese, South Korean and Turkish companies to build coal-fired power plants.
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