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Energy demand in Turkey is increasing, and transition to energy efficiency is becoming inevitable for all sectors. By investing in energy efficiency, it is possible to meet Turkey’s future energy demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that causes climate change. This may also be a potential driving force for Turkish economic growth.
Accounting for 47.2% of net electricity consumption in Turkey and mostly using inefficient motors, the Turkish manufacturing industry is expected to enjoy considerable decrease in electricity consumption if the market is transformed by using energy-efficient motors. In this context, the “Programme for Transition to Energy-Efficient Electric Motors in Industry” in line with the Energy Efficiency Law, Energy Strategy Plan and Tenth Development Plan set important objectives; and various activities were started with the initiative of Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology.
As a step of the said transition, TEVMOT Project aims to achieve a “market transformation” in Turkey through replacing old, inefficient electric motors at SMEs with new, energy-efficient motors. This means taking the first step for the transition by replacing the AC motors currently used in industry with energy-efficient motors that will contribute 8.5 billion TL to the Turkish economy and ensure sustainability.
Scheduled to end in June 2022, TEVMOT Project rolled out various technical work and activities to make a market transformation in electric motors. Experts from the Ministry, technical experts of the project, project partners and a broad range of national and international stakeholders continue to make significant contributions in the phases of design, implementation and evaluation of such actions.