As the investigation into the country's massive power outage on Tuesday continues, Yıldız ruled out electricity scarcity as a factor. "We have no clear data yet. It is still being investigated," Yıldız underscored, answering questions posed by the Anadolu Agency on Friday morning. He ruled out scarcity as a factor and confirmed that, on the contrary, Turkey has an abundance of power.

An unprecedented power outage hit the country on Tuesday, including the biggest province Istanbul and the capital Ankara that left almost the entire nation without power, disrupting transportation and daily life. A group of some 60 experts and engineers are currently investigating the extraordinary incident, Yıldız said.

The minister also ridiculed the conspiracy theories suggesting the government planned the blackout to manipulate the public on the need for a nuclear power facility. He said Justice and Development Party (AK Party) rule has been transparent on the nuclear program and has no need to play tricks.

On Wednesday, the Parliament ratified an international agreement with Japan on the construction of Turkey's first nuclear plant in the Black Sea Region's province of Sinop.