Friday, 06/02/2026 | 21:23 GMT+7
Rıza Köroğlu, director of Istanbul-based Total Energy Efficiency, told the Anadolu Agency (AA) that if Turkey reached the level of Germany - the world's leading energy efficient nation - the country could save $39 billion (TL 87.15 billion) on its $65 billion annual energy spend.
Köroğlu's comments come after recent statements from two ministers about the need to adopt and support energy efficiency policies. "Germany spends 1 kilowatt of electricity for the same work that Turkey spends 2.5 kilowatts of electricity on. If Turkey manages to reach Germany's level, Turkey could save up to 60 percent of its spending," he said.
Germany is in first place when it comes to energy efficiency due to a 20 percent reduction target in primary energy consumption by 2020 compared with 2008, according to a report published by the Washington-based American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The report lists the first 16 countries with the highest energy efficiency numbers.
Germany came first
globally because of its mandatory codes requiring both residential and
commercial buildings to reduce energy consumption as well as tax reduction and
loan regulations, the report said. Italy is in second place with the help of
its efficiency. The European Union as a whole came in third while China and
France both tied for fourth. Britain and Japan made the top five.
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