Juwi from Germany hired for 18.6 MW in solar projects

Koyuncu Group selected Juwi Group to develop 18 of its unlicenced projects in Turkey. After having installed a 7.4 MW solar power plant last year in the city of Denizli, about 200 kilometers northwest of Antalya, in the country’s southwest, the company is now about to construct 18 DC solar parks with a total installed […]

Nordex obtains turbine orders for more than 40 MW

In the first quarter of 2016, Nordex SE was selected for three projects with a total of more than 40 MW in Turkey. These projects, for 18 turbines altogether, are located in different regions of the country and cover wind classes IEC 1 to 3. The largest of the projects is the Karacabey wind farm […]

Armed conflict makes Statkraft write off hydro project

As fights between government forces and the rebels intensified in southeastern Turkey, Statkraft stated in its quarterly results it decided to suspend most of the construction works for the Çetin hydropower plants on the Botan river. The two facilities planned for total capacity of 517 MW are the Norwegian company’s biggest project outside the home […]

Renewables February 10, 2016

Phoenix Solar, partner win 4.9 MW project

German solar system integrator Phoenix Solar AG said it will build four solar power plants with a total capacity of 4.9 MW in Turkey in partnership with Asunim Yenilenebilir Enerji Teknolojileri, SeeNews reported. The companies have been jointly awarded the contract by a Turkish governmental enterprise. The solar arrays, which will use Jinko polycrystalline solar […]

Renewables January 20, 2016

London airport buys solar panels made in Turkey

Southend Airport, located east of the capital of the United Kingdom, is installing solar energy panels from Turkey, the company leading the project announced, as reported by Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal. Over 9,500 high-efficiency solar panels were produced in Istanbul, where Chinese company CSUN established the country’s largest solar panel factory in 2013, with 350 […]

Renewables January 20, 2016