Turkey expands renewables capacity in gigawatts rather than megawatts
The Lower Kaleköy HPP, with an installed capacity of 500 MW, is the first hybrid power plant that combines hydro and solar in Turkey.
Coal pollution in Turkey brings annual health costs of up to EUR 10.9 billion
Air pollution from coal power plants in Turkey kills almost 5,000 people prematurely and leads to 3,000 preterm births every year
Record 4.8 GW of new plants in 2020 boosts Turkey’s renewables capacity to 49 GW
Half of the additional renewable energy capacity last year came from hydropower plants, while wind, solar, and biomass accounted for the rest.
CMS Turkey: Waste management in Turkey
Overview of waste management in Turkey summarizing the legislation and practice by Umut Korkmaz of CMS law office in Istanbul, Turkey.
Turkey to launch solar tenders for 1 GW within two months – energy minister
Turkey will launch 74 tendering procedures under the Renewable Energy Resource Zones (YEKA) in the next two months
Güriş installs 50 MW geothermal power plant in Turkey in record time
Güriş Holding installed and commissioned its EFE 8 geothermal power plant in only 38 days. The 50 MW unit will have an annual output of 400 GWh.
Sabancı Holding investing USD 450 million in wind farms in Turkey
Sabancı Holding aims to lift its power generation capacity to 4.15 GW by 2023 with wind power projects of 565 MW in the pipeline
Renewables make up 99.6% of new power capacity in Turkey this year
Hydroelectric units had a 66.6% share in the commissioned power capacity in Turkey in the first three quarters, compared to 99.6% for all renewables