Gavin Maguire of Reuters reports that Turkey recorded its second straight annual increase in coal-fired electricity output. Turkish power producers favor cheap coal over other forms of electricity generation as the country grapples with one of the highest inflation rates in the world. Maguire writes:
Turkey is on track to surpass Germany as Europe’s largest coal-fired electricity generator in 2024 as high inflation causes power producers to cut purchases of expensive natural gas and boost the use of cheaper coal in electricity generation.
Turkey generated a record 117.6 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity from coal which yielded a record 118 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and related gases in 2023, data from environmental think tank Ember shows. […]
And if coal-fired generation in Germany remains flat, Turkey will likely emerge as Europe’s top coal-fired electricity producer this year – bringing new focus to southern Europe as a key frontier in ongoing energy transition efforts.
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