EBRD calls for consultant on waste management law in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued an invitation for the engagement of a consultancy firm to help Turkey develop and streamline its laws on waste. The EBRD said the consultancy firm should develop End-of-Waste (EoW) criteria and streamline the secondary raw material concept in Turkish waste legislation. Interested consultancy firms have […]
IBC SOLAR Turkey has commissioned a 5.9 MWp PV project in Gaziantep
IBC SOLAR Turkey has completed a 5.9 MWp solar power plant which will produce about 11 million kWh of power per year. The plant was built by the Turkish subsidiary of the German IBC SOLAR in the province of Gaziantep in the central region of the country. The plant will prevent the release of some […]
Turkey opens tender for 1 GW in wind power over 15 years
Invitation for bids for the installation and operation of wind power capacity of 1 GW was placed by Turkey under the Renewable Energy Resources Area (YEKA) scheme. The project that covers seven regions is worth USD 1.2 billion (EUR 1.12 billion), the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said in the document published in the […]
The biggest solar power plant in Turkey to be built by Turkish – South Korean consortium
Solar power plant of 1 GW will be installed in Karapınar Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA). The tender bid was won by Kalyon-Hanwha group consortium, offering the lowest price of EUR 0,0699 per kWh. Total value of this project is USD 1.3 billion. There were 4 consortiums competing in the tender bid for a solar […]
Upsolar to supply Turkish Hilvan solar plant with PV modules
International company Upsolar won a contract to supply Hilvan solar plant in Turkey with PV panels. The plant will have 23.6 MW installed power and will annually make enough energy to meet the needs of 17,500 households in the region, said Upsolar in a press release. Construction on the Hilvan Enerji plant will begin within […]
GGF funds energy efficiency measures in Turkey with EUR 15 million
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has agreed to lend EUR 15 million to Turkey’s Garanti Leasing to foster investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy equipment by Turkish micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Energy efficiency measures financed with the GGF loan are expected to achieve annual primary energy savings of approximately 61.000 MWh […]
EBRD opens tender for measuring CO2 emissions in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) opened a tender worth EUR 68.200, exclusive of VAT, for a project to measure carbon dioxide emissions from geothermal areas in Turkey. The main objective is to measure and quantify diffuse CO2 emissions through soil from selected, currently unexploited areas. At least three field measurements will be […]
Turkey to reach 1% solar power share by year’s end
Turkey aims to reach 2,000 megawatts (MW) in installed solar capacities during 2017, according to the head of the country’s renewable energy authority. Turkey has only recently entered the solar power market “game”, said Özgür Can, the general manager of the General Directorate of Renewable Energy (YEGM). “However it is an important and attractive market, […]