Turkey: Strong Regulatory Support by Government Helps Geothermal Energy Advance

Turkey Is Hottest Geothermal Market In World: EBRD (Anadolu Agency)

Natalia Khanjenkova, the EBRD managing
director for Turkey and Central Asia

Turkey is currently hottest geothermal market in the world, says the Managing Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Thanks to private sector investment in the geothermal sector, and with solid support from the government, Turkey is considered the hottest geothermal market in the world, according to Natalia Khanjenkova, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) managing director for Turkey and Central Asia on Monday.

Izmir is host to the International Geothermal Congress, IGC Turkey 2016, which is running from June 6-8. Speaking at the three-day geothermal congress at the SwissOtel Buyuk Efes Izmir, sponsored by Anadolu Agency, Khanjenkova discussed the geothermal sector’s development in Turkey.

“Turkey right now is a country we would say is the hottest geothermal market in the world. Perhaps it is not due to the temperature of the geothermal resources but it is attributed to the vibrancy of the private sector that we see in Turkey. This is combined with very strong regulatory support that has been put in place by the government,” she said.

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