Turkey
Smart grids to create 10,000 jobs
15 August 2016 - Turkey’s 21 electricity distribution companies, which were privatized by the end of 2013, have begun...
Exergy adding 200 MW in geothermal in Turkey
12 August 2016 - The Turkish subsidiary of Exergy SpA, Italian manufacturer in the geothermal sector, aims to add...
Two utilities choose First Solar’s modules of 160 MW
11 August 2016 - Zorlu Energy – Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ and Başarıarge Enerji Teknolojileri AŞ of Turkey have...
EBRD funds clean technology in Tüpraş, Şişecam
05 August 2016 - A long-term loan agreement of EUR 42 million was signed by the European Bank for...
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...