Turkey
EBRD sets EUR 100 million for Vakıfbank to on-lend
27 July 2016 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it approved EUR 50 million or its...
No immediate impact of coup on solar power sector
18 July 2016 - Western analysts are concerned the fallout from the failed military coup of July 15 will...
LM Wind Power breaks ground for wind turbine blade plant
14 July 2016 - A facility in Bergama Organized Industrial Zone (BOSBI), set to start production by the middle...
State supports 234 renewable projects in 2015
07 July 2016 - Financial backing under the Renewable Energy Resources Support Mechanism (Yekdem) in Turkey was more than 2.5 times bigger than...
Government in Ankara boosts transmission, distribution
05 July 2016 - More than TRY 5.6 billion (EUR 1.66 billion) was invested in the electricity transmission and...
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...
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...
Trina to send solar modules of 40 MW to Tegnatia
06 April 2016 - Trina Solar signed an agreement to supply 40 MW of solar modules to Tegnatia, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor