Abstract
It is considerably difficult to achieve sustainable development nowadays because non-renewable energy sources are rapidly running out of reserves due to extensive consumption . For sustainable development, serious social and environmental policies should be constituted and implemented in harmony to reduce the minimum economic and social costs of development. From this point of view, energy sources are the main axis of these policies especially in the countries with limited reserves or dependent on foreign reserves in terms of high cost imposed on the country’s economy and also the damage to the environment. High population growth, migration waves, energy-intensive new investments, technological improvements, and excessive energy consumption habits increase the energy consumption. Countries are in constant search to avoid the negative effects that may arise in economic and social life due to future energy crisis. Therefore, countries have contemporarily inclined to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and water. In this study, the current established capacity of solar, hydraulic, biomass, wind and geothermal energy in Diyarbakir has been studied. It is aimed to introduce the potential and economic dimension of renewable energy sources, especially solar energy in Diyarbakir. Data in regional, national and international scale have been obtained and evaluated with its economic dimension.
Highlights
All the countries, which are willing to provide sustainable development, have been in serious quest for years to reduce the economic, social and environmental cost of development
As the need for energy use, which is an indispensable part of development, is increasing directly proportional to development, it has been required to incline to 100 % domestic renewable energy sources instead of conventional fuels that cause great economic and environmental cost and foreign dependency
Solar Energy It is understood that Diyarbakır is rich in terms of solar energy when considering the average insolation periods and global radiation values shown in the Solar Energy Potential Atlas (GEPA) published by the General Directorate of Renewable Energy [7]
Summary
It is considerably difficult to achieve sustainable development nowadays because non-renewable energy sources are rapidly running out of reserves due to extensive consumption. Serious social and environmental policies should be constituted and implemented in harmony to reduce the minimum economic and social costs of development. From this point of view, energy sources are the main axis of these policies especially in the countries with limited reserves or dependent on foreign reserves in terms of high cost imposed on the country’s economy and the damage to the environment. Countries have contemporarily inclined to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and water. It is aimed to introduce the potential and economic dimension of renewable energy sources, especially solar energy in Diyarbakır.
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