Turkey has experienced rapidly and steadily growing demand in the energy sector. Import coal and natural gas (nearly all of which is also imported due to the negligible domestic gas production) fired power plants accounted for respectively 17.52 per cent and 32.16 per cent of the country's electricity generation (Electricity Market 2016 Development Report, Energy Market Regulatory Authority). Turkey has been trying to reduce this high level of dependency by promoting the use of indigenous sources such as lignite and renewable energy sources and nuclear energy.