15th Türkiye Energy Summit – “Minister Session”

Our Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar, graced the 15th Türkiye Energy Summit with his presence and answered questions from Mr. Sertaç Komsuoğlu, Chairman of the Energy Group Board of Directors.

The Minister explained the economic and social impacts of Gabar oil on regional development. He conveyed that LNG contracts aim to both diversify natural gas supply and increase its abundance in the market, and discussed the role of the SKTT application and subsidy mechanisms in the sector.

He stated that, in addition to the increase in renewable installed capacity, base load power plants are of strategic importance in terms of system security, and that demand growth in Turkey will become more visible with data centers, electric vehicles, air conditioning demand, and consumption trends. While evaluating Turkey’s nuclear development process, he stated that SMRs, along with high-capacity nuclear power plants, have a critical place in the future portfolio, and that strengthening the transmission infrastructure and investment planning are fundamental elements of this transformation. Emphasizing the necessity of implementing storage projects, the Minister drew attention to the importance of advancing the transformation in tandem with the investment climate and system architecture.