DETERMINATION OF HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL IN SAKARYA IN TURKEY BY USING TREND ANALYSIS.

Hydroelectric energy has an important place in energy sector is generated from 26 main Basins in Turkey. Sakarya Basin is one of the most important water resource in Turkey. However, hydroelectric energy production by utilizing these rivers has not reached the desired level yet in the basin. The aim of this study is to provide that hydroelectric energy production can be increased at desired level in Sakarya Basin. Some parameters which are very important to determine hydropower potential, have been used in this study. Some of these parameters are water discharge, water drop (head of water) etc. These parameters have been observed and measured for selected streams in the Sakarya Basin. In this study, hydro energy potential has been determined in the Sakarya Basin by using trend analysis. Trend analysis has been carried out by using Mann Kendall Test, Spearman's Rho Test and Sen's Slope formulas and also "Trend Analysis for Windows" called Delphi 7.0 programming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]