content tagged with hydroelectric power plants

Operating rights of 96 hydroelectric power plants transferred to the private sector

Operating rights of 96 hydroelectric power plants transferred to the private sector

Niğde MP Ömer Fethi Gürer submitted a written parliamentary question to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, requesting information about Turkey's energy needs and whether Turkey has the infrastructure to meet them.

25 September 2023

Locals in Maraş concerned over second hydroelectric power plant on Göksu Creek

Locals in Maraş concerned over second hydroelectric power plant on Göksu Creek

The southeastern city of Nurhak is in danger of drought due to hydroelectric power plants being constructed in the area.

28 December 2022

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

The Dersim Associations Federation (DEDEF) has announced that the legal proceedings against the planned construction of two dams in Munzur Valley have been finalized by the Council of State and the projects have been canceled.

25 January 2022

There are 246 active hydroelectric power plants in Turkey’s Black Sea region

There are 246 active hydroelectric power plants in Turkey’s Black Sea region

While Giresun is the province which has the highest hydroelectric power production potential with 32 percent, it is followed by Trabzon with 26 percent, by Rize with 18.8 percent and by Ordu with 13.3 percent.

Clean energy or betrayal?

AS THE CLIMATE AND WORLD CHANGE - 9

Clean energy or betrayal?

There are renewable energy investments all over Turkey. However, there is serious resistance to these investments. Is it renewable energy that the advocates of life are against, or is it the great destruction made in the name of renewable energy?

15 July 2021 Serkan Ocak

Council of State rejects objection of the firm that wants to have a power plant in Loç

Council of State rejects objection of the firm that wants to have a power plant in Loç

The Council of State has dismissed the case filed by OR-YA Energy company, which objected to the cancellation of the positive EIA report by the administrative court and requested the reversal of the cancellation and the stay of its execution.

16 July 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Human-made disasters in Turkey's Black Sea region

Human-made disasters in Turkey's Black Sea region

The increase in floods and landslides in recent years is caused by hydroelectric plants, roads and dams.

14 July 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Court Cancels Hydroelectric Plant Project in Küre Mountains National Park

Court Cancels Hydroelectric Plant Project in Küre Mountains National Park

People of Cide, Kastamonu have been in a legal struggle for more than a decade against the construction of a power plant in Loç Valley.

The Number of People Who Lost Their Lives in Trabzon Flood Increases to Eight

The Number of People Who Lost Their Lives in Trabzon Flood Increases to Eight

The number of people who have lost their lives in flood in Araklı, Trabzon has increased to eight. The search and rescue operations for two missing people are still continuing.

'This Disaster Would Not Happen Had Nature Not Been Touched'

FLOOD IN TRABZON

'This Disaster Would Not Happen Had Nature Not Been Touched'

Metallurgical engineer Cemalettin Küçük has evaluated the flood that happened near a hydroelectric water plant and claimed seven lives in the Black Sea province of Trabzon.

20 June 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Minister Pakdemirli: Hydroelectric Power Plant Has Fallen Victim to Flood

FLOOD IN TRABZON

Minister Pakdemirli: Hydroelectric Power Plant Has Fallen Victim to Flood

Seven people have lost their lives after a water pipe blasted in a hydroelectric power plant in Trabzon. “The hydroelectric power plant has fallen victim to the flood. In other words, it is a completely natural incident”, Minister Pakdemirli has commented.

Three Dead, Four Missing After Water Pipe Explosion at Hydroelectric Power Plant

Three Dead, Four Missing After Water Pipe Explosion at Hydroelectric Power Plant

A water pipe has exploded in a hydroelectric power plant in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, causing floods in the area.

100th Day of Thirst in Alakır

100th Day of Thirst in Alakır

Günal and Erkutlu who were left without water by an earth digger digging the land behind their home in Antalya, have been carrying water from 200 meters away for 100 days.

17 January 2018 Tansu Pişkin

State Council Blocks Hydroelectric Plant Construction in Küre Mountains

State Council Blocks Hydroelectric Plant Construction in Küre Mountains

State Council revoked environmental report of hydroelectric plant to be constructed in Devrekani Stream nourishing Küre Mountains National Park.

“20-30 People Died After the Dam”

“20-30 People Died After the Dam”

Following the death of 5 people in a dam reservoir in the southeastern province of Siirt, bianet contacted Cumhur Kılıççıoğlu, a local journalist, who claimed that at least 20 to 30 drowned since the dam reservoir was established.

25 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

Hydroelectric Plant Construction Granted Despite State Council Verdict

Hydroelectric Plant Construction Granted Despite State Council Verdict

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Board gave permission for preliminary license once again to the Konaktepe Dam and two hydroelectric plant projects planned on Munzur Valley National Park and already once annulled by Turkey’s State Council, deeming the projects devoid of public welfare around three years ago.

9 June 2014 Nilay Vardar

Hydroelectric Plant Regulator Bombed in Dersim

Hydroelectric Plant Regulator Bombed in Dersim

The control building of a hydroelectric power plant regulator has been bombed in the countryside of Dersim province.

"Do not Touch Salaçur!"

CAN UĞUR BİRYOL REPORTS

"Do not Touch Salaçur!"

After the heart of the Black Sea region could not be protected from power plants, now another section with special natural features is being turned into a molehill. Buldozers are running over Salaçur (Aksu) Valley in the Erzurum district of İspir.

5 November 2009 Can Uğur Biryol