Turkey
EBRD invests USD 100 million in renewable arm of Turkey’s IC Holding
09 May 2019 - The EBRD is investing USD 100 million in a stake of Ictas Surdurulebilir Enerji Yatirimlari,...
LM Wind Power hiring 300 as part of Bergama blade plant expansion
03 May 2019 - Wind turbine blade designer and manufacturer LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has...
Turkey preparing to join global leaders in energy storage
29 April 2019 - The Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has announced a Draft Regulation on Electricity Storage...
Dobrila the griffon vulture flies back to Serbia on Turkish Airlines
15 April 2019 - Dobrila the griffon vulture from the Uvac Nature Reserve, found exhausted and cold near the...
Turkey: No energy consumption taxation for self-generators
09 April 2019 - The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that self-generators should not pay energy consumption tax to...
Akfen commissions first of four wind farms slated for completion in 2019
20 March 2019 - Akfen Renewable Energy, the renewables arm of Turkey’s Akfen Holding, has put into operation the...
Turkey adds 457 MW of installed wind energy capacity in 2018
18 February 2019 - A total of USD 650 million was invested in Turkey’s wind energy sector to add...
Tender cancellation affirms view of near-term Turkey renewables slowdown – Fitch Solutions
08 February 2019 - This article is a reprint of content originally published on fitchsolutions.com on January 17, 2019....
Turkey cancels solar tendering, applications to compete for 1 GW of wind due by March 7
17 January 2019 - Turkey has canceled tendering for a total of 1 GW of solar capacity, and is...
Turkish chemicals firm gets EUR 15 million loan from EBRD to contribute to greener tire production
09 November 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending EUR 15 million to Turkish...
Tendering for 4 wind farms launched, ceiling price set at USD 0.055/kWh
08 November 2018 - Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has launched tendering for the construction of four wind...
Exergy to supply first-ever Made-in-Turkey generator for 10 MWe geothermal power plant
05 November 2018 - Exergy, a subsidiary of Italy’s Maccaferri Industrial Group, has attained the Turkish Certification for local...
Istanbul’s deposit system lets you pay transit fare with recyclables
30 October 2018 - As cities around the world start deploying deposit systems, Istanbul, with a population of nearly...
Akfen secures USD 363 million in lending for USD 530 million renewables project
11 October 2018 - Akfen Renewable Energy, the renewables arm of Turkey’s Akfen Holding, has secured a total of...
Turkey to launch 1 GW solar tender in January, include storage at one site – ministry
04 October 2018 - Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced that a 1 GW solar tender...
Izmir secures EUR 80 million loan for EUR 250 million investment in low-carbon metro
14 September 2018 - Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city with a population of close to 4.2 million, has secured a...