Turkey plans to invest a total of $9.3 billion (TL 66.56 billion) in electricity distribution during the upcoming five-year period

Ukraine's electricity grid needs the construction of new nuclear power units, Yuriy Boyko, the country's deputy energy minister said last week.

Turkey is a strategic European Union ally that helps the bloc's security and stability and provides diversification of energy resources,

Russia and Turkey signed an intergovernmental agreement in May 2010 for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on the southern coast of Turkey in Mersin province,

Like the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipeline projects, TurkStream was designed to enable Russian gas to reach European markets without having to flow through Ukraine.

Poland currently produces most of its electricity from coal and is the only EU member state that has not joined the commitment to achieve climate neutrality by 2050,

The main priority for the government is the construction of medium-sized and large hydropower plants because they will provide sustainable energy during the energy transition period, she noted.

In a statement, Gazprom said its sales last month to the Far Abroad (Europe plus Turkey, minus the countries of the former Soviet Union) were 45.4% -- or 6.1 Bcm -- higher year on year.

During his introductory remarks, Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, Poland's undersecretary of state for climate and environment, said the country had identified "a crucial role" for nuclear energy in its future energy mix.

Natural gas consumption countrywide increased both due to the rapidly falling temperatures and a rise in household gas consumption with time spent at home increased due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and lockdowns.

Gas from Russia is transmitted by the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline and further across Turkey.

bp and its partners have started commercial gas deliveries to southeast Europe from the Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea via the new Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) pipeline system.

In October 2020, the country imported 3.24 bcm of natural gas via pipelines, while 795 million cubic meters (mcm) was purchased as liquefied natural gas (LNG), EPDK's data showed. This marked an increase in pipeline gas imports of 36.2% and 2.5% in LNG imports.

Hydropower accounts for 31% of Turkey’s installed capacity, with 28.5 GW, and covered 29% of the power mix in 2019.

The $40 billion Southern Gas Corridor comprises the 16 Bcm/year BP-operated Shah Deniz 2 field offshore Azerbaijan, the expanded South Caucasus Pipeline via Georgia, the TANAP pipeline in Turkey and the 10 Bcm/year TAP link to Italy.