Evaluation of power plants in Turkey using Analytic Network Process (ANP)

Energy is one of the most important parameters of the development of societies. Low cost, clean and secure energy supply is a common issue for all countries. Every country spends commercial and political effort to avoid not having sufficient energy and to ensure an uninterrupted energy supply. This study attempts to determine the suitability of existing power plants in Turkey and the plants that are being considered for establishment in the near future. The alternatives which are being considered are natural gas, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, and coal/lignite energy plants as well as nuclear energy plants. By using the multi-criteria decision making technique of Analytic Network Process (ANP), a multi-criteria evaluations of six different energy plants were performed with respect to the major criteria such as technology and sustainability, economical suitability, life quality and socio-economic impacts.

► The study attempted to lay out the criteria based on which power plant investments are evaluated.
► In the energy industry in Turkey and in the world, it is considerably difficult to access data on energy.
► This study will provide significant support for people working in the energy area and related decision makers in Turkey.
► The study is also thought to provide benefit decision makers in the world energy industry.
► It can provide great benefit in ensuring the security of the energy to be produced from power plant investments.