RENEWABLE ENERGY, cilt.146, ss.519-529, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
Sustainable energy decision making requires the comparison of energy generation technologies
regarding a wide range of economic, technical, environmental, and socio-economic criteria. This study
aims to rank the main seven electricity generation technologies for Turkey according to their performance
scores. These energy generation technologies are natural gas, coal, hydropower with dam, run-ofriver
type hydropower, onshore wind, geothermal and solar PV. The sustainability scores are calculated
via twelve indicators classified into abovementioned four criteria groups. Multi-criteria decision analysis
methodology is employed with a weighted sum multi-attribute utility approach for five different
sensitivity cases. The results reveal that the hydroelectric technology with dam is the best option for
most of the sensitivity cases. We hope this study gives a scientific and objective standpoint to decisionmaker
authorities in Turkey for planning sustainable electricity generation policies.