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petroleum consumption in Turkey was nearly 23.5 million tons and
only 3.9 million tons of the demand has been met by the country's
resources. Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), is the main
producer of petroleum in Turkey.
Demand for hard coal has increased in
recent years and reached about 9.6 million tons in 1994. New
technology is needed in the Zonguldak basin to meet the requirements
of the country. Hard coal has been produced by the state-owned
enterprise, Turkish Hard Coal Authority (TTK), which produced 2.8
million tons of anthracite in 1993. Remaining demand was met by
imports.
The other state-owned enterprise,
Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI), increased lignite coal production in
1994 to more than 43.3 million tons. The private sector produced
about 12 million tons of lignite in 1994. Since Turkey has met 40%
of its energy requirements from thermal power plants, it is
necessary to increase the production capacity of lignite.
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