Turkey
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...
Akfen to build 4 new wind farms, 9 PV plants with EBRD’s backing of up to USD 102 million
12 September 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financing package of up...
IBC Solar commissions new PV plant, as lira crisis rattles solar market, but is also seen as opportunity
22 August 2018 - The Turkish subsidiary of German photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy storage company IBC Solar AG...
EBRD seeks geothermal, offshore wind consultants for Turkey
15 August 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invited technical and financial proposals from...
QNB Finans Leasing gets EUR 25 million loan from EBRD to finance energy efficiency investments
30 July 2018 - QNB Finans Finansal Kiralama A.S., a leasing subsidiary of Turkey’s QNB Finansbank, has received a...