Turkey
Forty firms competing for five wind farm projects at Turkish auction
27 January 2025 - Applicants oversubscribed the upcoming auction for CfDs for wind power plants in predetermined areas in Turkey by 18 times
Kontrolmatik commissions floating solar power plant near Ankara
20 January 2025 - Kontrolmatik launched production at a floating solar power plant of 1 MW in peak capacity on the Bayındır lake in Ankara province
Projects in Turkey for wind power with storage pass important milestones
16 January 2025 - Polat and Kontrolmatik advanced major projects for wind farms with storage as Turkey expects massive deployment of such hybrid solutions
Enercon to supply turbines to İş Enerji, Polat Enerji for 2.5 GW of wind farms
28 November 2024 - German firm Enercon forged an alliance with Turkey-based İş Enerji and Polat Enerji at the German-Turkish Energy Forum in Berlin
Turkey’s offshore wind power potential by 2040 estimated at 7 GW
12 November 2024 - The World Bank Group and Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources outlined the 2040 scenarios for the potential for the country's first offshore wind farms
Turkish-Chinese joint venture to build two PV plants in Romania
11 November 2024 - YEO Technology and Chinese company Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) earmarked EUR 65.8 million for two solar power plants in Romania
Turkey kicks off auction procedure for six YEKA solar power zones
05 November 2024 - Companies will bid for six photovoltaic projects in Turkey at predetermined locations. Their total planned capacity is 800 MW
Turkey issues auction call for wind farm projects of 1.2 GW in total
28 October 2024 - Under the REZ WPP-2024 – YEKA RES-2024 auction round, companies will bid for five wind farm projects in Turkey
Turkey plans 89 GW of new solar, wind power by 2035
26 October 2024 - The Government of Turkey aims to almost quadruple wind and solar power capacity to 120 GW by 2035, according to the new roadmap
Green for Growth Fund invests in Türkiye İş Bankası’s green bond issue
11 October 2024 - The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) signed a deal for its second direct investment in Türkiye İş Bankası in Turkey
Bayraktar: Turkey aims to reach 100 GW in wind, solar capacity by 2035
20 September 2024 - Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said Turkey has a 100 GW target for 2035 for total wind and PV capacity
Limak commissions part of Turkey’s second-largest solar power plant
10 September 2024 - Limak Renewable Energy has begun to generate electricity from 60 MW out of its Erzin-1 solar power plant of 140 MW in peak capacity
Cengiz Holding seeking investment opportunities in Balkans
20 August 2024 - Cengiz Energy aims to boost the share of renewables in its portfolio to 80%. The Balkans are part of the Turkish company's expansion plans.
Turkish steelmakers invest massively in solar power to decarbonize
19 August 2024 - Two Turkish steelmakers are decarbonizing their facilities with solar power, which will exempt them from carbon border taxes
Turkish solar panel manufacturers expanding their capacity
09 August 2024 - Solar panel producers Kalyon Energy and Smart Solar Technologies are major players in Turkey's expansion in the sector, competing even with China
Fortis Energy secures preliminary grid permits for three wind projects in Serbia
08 August 2024 - Wind measurements for wind park sites and preliminary wind resource assessments are underway, Fortis Energy said