Turkey
Turkey’s new energy storage regulation to spur unseen investment boom
30 November 2022 - EMRA Chair Mustafa Yılmaz said applications came in for storage in combination with renewables with a stunning 67.3 GW in total capacity
Turkey completes world’s fifth-highest arch dam with hydropower plant
28 November 2022 - The Çoruh river is now filling the reservoir at the 558 MW Yusufeli hydropower plant and arch dam, the world's fifth-highest of its kind
Turkey needs EUR 9.6 billion annually to achieve climate goals
18 November 2022 - Turkey will need around USD 10 billion of investments a year, to raise the capacity in solar, wind and storage to achieve net zero by 2050
Turkish court blocks geothermal projects near Izmir to protect water sources
14 November 2022 - Locals and environmentalists in the Seferihisar area near Izmir were relieved to hear that a court scrapped permits for geothermal drilling
Investments of USD 1 billion in 2023 expected in Turkey’s wind sector
07 November 2022 - Chairman of TWEA İbrahim Erden estimated that the country would add almost 1 GW in wind power capacity next year
Turkey’s chief regulator expects investments of up to USD 25 billion in energy storage
03 November 2022 - EMRA Chairman Mustafa Yılmaz said upcoming regulations would result in up to USD 25 billion in investments in energy storage
Enerjisa puts 65 MW wind farm in Kayseri into operation
25 October 2022 - Turkish renewables investor Enerjisa Üretim put into operation the wind power plant Erciyes in Kayseri with an installed capacity of 65 MW
Ember: Turkey can halve dependence on imported fossil fuels in power generation by 2030
05 October 2022 - Ember prepared a study to summarize various electricity transition pathways towards 2030 under the guidance of recently conducted modeling studies
Turkish company Adnan Polat secures financing for 203 MW in solar, wind projects
06 September 2022 - Adnan Polat, the owner of Turkey's largest wind power plant, intends to add 53 MW in wind power and 150 MW in solar capacity
Turkey breaks record in solar, wind power output in July
01 September 2022 - Turkey's solar power plants generated a total of 2.07 billion kWh and wind power plants 4.2 billion kWh in July
Erdogan inaugurates 34 hydropower plants
12 August 2022 - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated 34 recently hydropower plants with an estimated annual output of 2.3 TWh in total
IHC buys 50% of Kalyon’s renewable energy branch including 1 GW solar park
12 August 2022 - IHC) from Abu Dhabi will pay USD 490 million to take over 50% of Kalyon Energy and participate in new solar and wind power projects
Turkey accounts for one third of world’s geothermal greenhouses
05 August 2022 - The surface of greenhouses heated with geothermal energy in Turkey grew 400% since 2002, says Mücahit Kıvrak from the Balıkesir University
Turkey eases rules for installing solar panels for irrigation
01 August 2022 - Rooftop solar panels and small PV systems for irrigation can now be built in Turkey without construction licenses and occupancy permits
Turkey’s defense industry developing first fully domestic wind turbines
27 June 2022 - Turkey's main defense contractor Aselsan joined hands with EÜAŞ with the aim to install the first wind turbines fully made in Turkey in 2024
Domestic share of wind turbine production in Turkey reaches 72%
20 June 2022 - Turkey has boosted its share of local production of wind turbines to 72% and the government has the ambition to attract more investment