Authors :
Dursun Yıldız
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10555794
Abstract :
Türkiye, the upper riparian country of the
Euphrates River Basin contributes 89 % to the flow of
the Euphrates River flow [23]. Especially in the Turkish
part of the Euphrates River Basin, it is estimated that
precipitation and snowfall in the basin will decrease by
30–40% by the end of the century [24].
Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams are located in
line with the Euphrates River and still generate about
12% of the total amount of hydroelectric energy of
Türkiye. Keban Dam is the most upstream dam among
them.The water released from the Keban Dam is used by
other dams to generate hydroelectric energy in a
synchronized manner.
All of these dams have started to generate energy
together since 1993. This study aims to investigate the
causes of decreasing annual energy generation from all
three dams between 1993 and 2022. In this study, we
have noticed that the total electricity generated from
these three dams has started to gradually decrease since
1998. In the last five years, it has been determined that
this energy has decreased by one-quarter compared to
the start of generation. In the study, the reasons for this
decrease were investigated, and the results obtained were
presented.
As a result, the total electricity generation from
Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams has gradually
decreased by 25% in the last 30 years compared to the
energy generation starting in the early 1990s. The
decrease in the hydroelectric energy will have economic
consequences in Türkiye as well as will affect the water
management and hydropolitics of the region. We
obtained that the decline in electrical energy generation
is in great correlation with the droughts in the region.
This shows that a decrease in rainfall and snowfall has
led to a decrease in the average annual flow of the
Euphrates River in the last 30 years.
This result is also compatible with the results of
many scientific studies on climate change effects in the
Euphrates and Tigris River Basin and analyses of the
average annual snowfall measurements in the Upper
Euphrates River basin. We hope that this study will be
beneficial to raising regional awareness about climate
change effects in regional hydropolitics as well as
climate change adaptation measures to be taken.
Keywords :
Climate Change,Euphrates River Basin, Hydroelectric Energy, Transboundary River,Water-Energy Nexus,Water Management.
Türkiye, the upper riparian country of the
Euphrates River Basin contributes 89 % to the flow of
the Euphrates River flow [23]. Especially in the Turkish
part of the Euphrates River Basin, it is estimated that
precipitation and snowfall in the basin will decrease by
30–40% by the end of the century [24].
Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams are located in
line with the Euphrates River and still generate about
12% of the total amount of hydroelectric energy of
Türkiye. Keban Dam is the most upstream dam among
them.The water released from the Keban Dam is used by
other dams to generate hydroelectric energy in a
synchronized manner.
All of these dams have started to generate energy
together since 1993. This study aims to investigate the
causes of decreasing annual energy generation from all
three dams between 1993 and 2022. In this study, we
have noticed that the total electricity generated from
these three dams has started to gradually decrease since
1998. In the last five years, it has been determined that
this energy has decreased by one-quarter compared to
the start of generation. In the study, the reasons for this
decrease were investigated, and the results obtained were
presented.
As a result, the total electricity generation from
Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams has gradually
decreased by 25% in the last 30 years compared to the
energy generation starting in the early 1990s. The
decrease in the hydroelectric energy will have economic
consequences in Türkiye as well as will affect the water
management and hydropolitics of the region. We
obtained that the decline in electrical energy generation
is in great correlation with the droughts in the region.
This shows that a decrease in rainfall and snowfall has
led to a decrease in the average annual flow of the
Euphrates River in the last 30 years.
This result is also compatible with the results of
many scientific studies on climate change effects in the
Euphrates and Tigris River Basin and analyses of the
average annual snowfall measurements in the Upper
Euphrates River basin. We hope that this study will be
beneficial to raising regional awareness about climate
change effects in regional hydropolitics as well as
climate change adaptation measures to be taken.
Keywords :
Climate Change,Euphrates River Basin, Hydroelectric Energy, Transboundary River,Water-Energy Nexus,Water Management.
