Turkey
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...
Nordex obtains turbine orders for more than 40 MW
14 April 2016 - In the first quarter of 2016, Nordex SE was selected for three projects with a...
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
Siemens: Time to invest in Turkey’s less windy areas
14 March 2016 - The wind energy sector is still at its infancy stage in the world, despite its fast-paced growth, Hakan Yıldırım, Siemens' wind and renewables division lead, told Anadolu Agency
By 2035 smart grids to be financed with EUR 10 billion
22 February 2016 - Europe plans to invest EUR 400 billion in smart grids by 2050, while the estimate for Turkey is EUR 10 billion by 2035
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...