Turkey
Turkish oil company Tüpraş to produce sustainable aviation fuel
16 September 2025 - Oil refiner Tüpraş is working on a technology for biofuel from algae and yeasts, using solar energy. It has partners from Greece, Serbia and other countries.
Turkey launches solar, wind power auctions with November deadlines
09 September 2025 - Turkey issued a public call for renewable energy auctions for 2 GW in total, including the first floating PV plant in the YEKA mechanism
Enerjisa Enerji to rebuild grid, install solar in earthquake-hit region in Turkey
21 August 2025 - Enerjisa Enerji will rebuild and upgrade the power distribution grid and install solar power plants to supply corporate customers.
University in Antalya signs deal for 50.4 MW solar power plant
19 August 2025 - Akdeniz University in Antalya established a partnership with Kopuz Group, which will build and operate a solar power plant of 50.4 MW in peak capacity
CW Enerji to tap on subsidies in Turkey for solar panel factory project
04 August 2025 - CW Enerji earmarked USD 520 million for the expansion of its solar panel manufacturing capacity in Antalya to 5 GW per year
Turkish renewables firm to drill for geothermal lithium
26 July 2025 - Margün Energy intends to search for lithium in geothermal water in western Turkey, where it took over a 12 MW geothermal power plant
China-based Astronergy to build solar cell factory in western Turkey
23 July 2025 - Astronergy allocated USD 700 million for its second solar module factory in Turkey. In the first phase, it would make wafers and cells.
IHA: Turkey’s 2024 hydropower additions highest in Europe again
03 July 2025 - The world's hydroelectric capacity increased 1.7% last year to 1.44 TW, the International Hydropower Association said in its annual report
YEO’s Defic Globe buys projects for 219 MW in Romania amid rebranding
03 July 2025 - Defic Globe, controlled by YEO, acquired 15 project firms developing plans for power plants and battery storage in Romania
Turkey selects first hydropower reservoir for YEKA floating solar power auction
01 July 2025 - The reservoir of the Demirköprü hydropower plant is the first proposed area for Turkey's planned floating solar power auction
Fortis Energy gets green light in Albania for 62 MW solar power project
27 June 2025 - Fortis Energy received approval from the Albanian government for the construction of a 62 MW solar power plant in the country's southeast
Wind power investments in Turkey surge as major plants inaugurated in May
03 June 2025 - Investments in wind power in Turkey are expected to surpass USD 1.5 billion this year, translating to 1.5 GW of new capacity
Turkey to manufacture green hydrogen, nuclear, CCS equipment
25 April 2025 - The 2030 strategy paved the way for industrial facilities in Turkey for nuclear energy, green hydrogen, battery storage and CCS
GWEC: Record wind power capacity was installed globally in 2024
23 April 2025 - New wind turbine installations reached an all-time high 117 GW last year, just above the 2023 level, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) found
Turkey aims to become major lithium producer with its geothermal wells
21 April 2025 - Existing geothermal wells alone can enable Turkey to become one of the world's major producers of lithium, JESDER's chief Ufuk Şentürk said
Solar park of 46.6 MW integrated with Turkey’s fifth-largest wind farm
16 April 2025 - Geycek, the newest hybrid power plant in Turkey, consists of wind turbines of 168 MW and a solar park with 46.6 MW in capacity