The protection of water resources before they reach the limit of consumption, their efficient use and proper management has become our responsibility, not our choice.. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the commissioning of the Ilis hydroelectric power plant, the Anatolian Agency reported.
“Water means life in our civilization. Energy is another indispensable source of life today. Therefore, this project provides our country with very important chances and opportunities, “he said of the facility. It has a water storage capacity of about 11 billion cubic meters and will generate 1,200 megawatts of electricity, providing Turkey with annual financial benefits of 3 billion pounds.
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Erdogan said that despite the increase in the world’s population from 3 to 8 billion in the last 60 years, the amount of precipitation has not changed. For this reason, he said, climate-related disasters such as droughts, floods and forest fires would be more common.
The Turkish president expressed confidence that in the future, the struggle will be for water resources.
Battles for water resources and food production are imminent in a similar way as in the past for oil, he predicts.
