Politics clouds Turkey’s gas-to-power ambitions

By Abhishek Kumar 22 July 2016 15:12 GMT
Turkey’s political situation following the failed coup is expected to adversely affect the country’s long-term gas-to-power ambitions. (PA) Turkey’s political situation following the failed coup is expected to adversely affect the country’s long-term gas-to-power ambitions. (PA)

Market impact:
Bearish on gas and LNG prices

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan survived an attempted military coup on 15 July, but the state of emergency that followed is expected to adversely affect foreign investment in Turkey. The country’s plan to expand its power capacity was already ambitious, and its success is even less likely now.