Turkey's premier said the country's economy was dynamic and growing: "Turkey's demand for energy is almost three times more than the world average. Turkey comes second after China in the growth in accessibility to energy in the country."
The Turkish prime minister said the country would expand its solar and wind-energy capacities plus quickly complete projects such as the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline which will run through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey before connecting to Europe.
Yıldırım also added that a third nuclear project was on Turkey's agenda.He described Monday's Istanbul congress as "the Olympics" for energy talks: "It is going to offer important opportunities for the energy sector. Important bilateral energy agreements will be signed here."