Turkey
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...
Tekno Group opens largest solar power plant in Turkey
04 May 2016 - Tekno Ray Solar, with its Italian partner Enerray, opened Turkey’s largest photovoltaic facility, which in the...
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...
Juwi from Germany hired for 18.6 MW in solar projects
14 April 2016 - Koyuncu Group selected Juwi Group to develop 18 of its unlicenced projects in Turkey. After...
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...
Schletter completes 5 MW solar park in Niğde
01 October 2015 - The construction works for a solar farm have been finished after 45 days of installation,...
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...
Phoenix Solar gets contract for 6.9 MW solar array
18 August 2015 - German photovoltaic system integrator Phoenix Solar AG said it would build a solar array of...
Nordex gets contracts for 64.2 MW in string of deals
22 July 2015 - Three contracts for the installation of N117/2400 and the N117/3000 turbines in Turkey, totalling 64.2...
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...