Turkey
IFC assisting in waste sector, sustainable cities
28 June 2016 - A roundtable brought together international and local waste management companies, the nation’s metropolitan municipalities and the Ministry...
Turkey nearing 6 GW in wind energy
14 June 2016 - National potential for power generation from wind turbines is more than double its current installed...
Statkraft divesting largest hydro project outside Norway
13 June 2016 - The Çetin power plant in Turkey, which saw construction works suspended in February, is up...
Hydropower plants with 376 MW in total to be privatized
07 June 2016 - Turkey will sell five hydropower units in Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş and Tokat in the central part...
Toshiba to supply geothermal plant with flash turbine
05 June 2016 - Zorlu Energy – Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ, independent power producer and member of Zorlu Energy...
Turkey to return incentives for power plants on coal
16 May 2016 - The government of Turkey is set to reintroduce incentives and environmental exemptions for coal-fired power plants, Hürriyet...
IFC supports green bond to mobilize private funds
13 May 2016 - International Finance Corporation, member of the World Bank Group, said it invested USD 50 million...
City of Gaziantep unveils climate change action plan
01 May 2016 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is supporting the southeastern Turkish...
Armed conflict makes Statkraft write off hydro project
10 February 2016 - As fights between government forces and the rebels intensified in southeastern Turkey, Statkraft stated in...
Statkraft opens its second hydropower plant in Turkey
26 August 2015 - The Kargı Kızılırmak hydropower plant became fully operational and increased the capacity of Norway’s Statkraft...
Soma wind farm adds third section, grows to 240 MW
09 July 2015 - EDF Énergies nouvelles announced the commissioning of the third section of the Soma wind farm...
German–Turkish partnership launches wind power plants
08 July 2015 - Borusan EnBW’s two aeolic parks in the provinces of Mersin and Çanakkale began operations, while...
EBRD co-finances country’s largest geothermal plant
29 June 2015 - Güriş Holding subsidiary’s Efeler geothermal project put its fourth, 22.5 MW binary cycle unit into...
Istanbul to expand its Odayeri waste-to-energy plant
28 June 2015 - Turkey’s most populated city will fund the capacity extension of Odayeri, the country’s largest waste-fuelled...
An overview of the Turkish photovoltaic market
25 June 2015 - By Qendresa Rugova, Burg Capital GmBH, Vienna esa.rugova@burgcapital.com Driven by steady economic growth, the Turkish...
Petkim wind farm shall be complete next year
02 June 2015 - The wind power plant for Turkey’s Petkim petrochemical complex, in which the State Oil Company...