Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will complete the privatisation of 17 thermal and 28 hydro power plants this year, state-run Anatolia agency reported. The government is selling state-run power plants and distribution grids, as well as natural-gas networks, to lure more private-sector investment to the country's energy business.
Turkey needs to boost capacity or demand could threaten to outstrip supply as the $700 billion economy rapidly expands.