Greenpeace has continued its anti-nuclear power plant campaign in the southern province of Mersin by installing solar energy panels on a mid-size mosque to show that renewable energy methods, if used properly, are enough to meet Turkey’s energy demands. | |
| The international NGO’s Turkey branch organized a public event to launch the installation of solar energy panels on a mosque in the town of Büyükeceli, neighboring Mersin’s Akkuyu district, where Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is currently being constructed. Following the ceremony, locals were offered fresh orange juice from a fruit juicer powered with solar energy. The demonstration came about with technical support from the Solar Energy Industrialists Association (GENSED) and was also attended by Greenpeace activists who are currently facing trial for organizing and participating in demonstrations that went on for 10 days in Ankara a few months ago. Greenpeace Mediterranean Project Coordinator Alidost Numan said renewable energy methods are sufficient for Turkey and are also beneficial for its labor market because solar energy production creates eight times more employment than nuclear energy. “If the government opts for subsidizing photovoltaic solar systems, which would have the same power production capacity instead of building this nuclear power plant here, 120,000 new, clean and ‘qualified’ jobs would be created,” he said. | |
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