Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said on Monday that his country will increase energy supplies to Syria to contribute to establishing stability in it and in the region.
Bayraktar’s statement came in his speech while evaluating Turkey’s energy policy and its goals during the 15th session of the General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi between January 12 and 18.
He pointed to the need to follow accurate policies in global energy and the need for more creative solutions in policies related to the business model and the financial world.
Bayraktar explained that Turkey seeks to increase and triple its connections with neighboring markets in the field of energy.
He added: “In terms of our geographical location, we are currently supplying our neighbor Iraq with energy, and we will work to increase our energy supplies to Syria in order to ensure stability in the region and in this country.”
On Friday, Bayraktar stated during a television interview that Turkey supplies Syria with 210 megawatts of electricity daily from 7 different points.
He said: “We aim to increase the 210 megawatts I mentioned to 300 megawatts next February.”
In terms of energy, the Turkish minister pointed out in his speech that his country has reached 32 gigawatts of renewable energy production through diligent work over the past 15-20 years.
He stressed that all the energy used in homes in Turkey is derived from solar and wind energy.
He stated that his country’s goal is to increase the production capacity in the fields of solar and wind energy from 32 gigawatts to 120 gigawatts by 2035.
He added: “We will work to quadruple our capacity to produce renewable energy. To achieve this, we need an investment of about $80 billion.”
He continued: “We need a more robust and powerful network that we call the green network, and to achieve this goal, there is a need to invest about $28 billion over the next decade.”
