Conergy launches solar joint venture
Hamburg-based downstream solar specialist Conergy announced the establishment of a company called RKT Conergy, co-owned with the CO Group from Turkey, aimed at expanding in that country’s market. The joint venture will be led by Heinz-Peter Tienken, Conergy’s Vice President responsible for global engineering and service, and Utku Korkmaz, managing director of RKT, CO’s project […]
Slovenia plans to build Morača hydro plant with Turkey
President of Slovenia Borut Pahor said possibilities for expansion of cooperation with Turkey exist, namely in constructing the Morača hydroelectric power plant in Montenegro, RTV Slovenija said. At his official visit to Slovenia, the president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed with his counterpart and emphasized that cooperation could grow stronger mainly in the fields […]
EU eyes creation of energy partnership with Turkey
The European Commission (EC) said it intends to establish an energy policy partnership with Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported. A stronger and more united EU can engage more constructively with its partners, to their mutual benefit, EC’s statement said. The body announced the Energy Union Package in Brussels on February 25, which calls for greater coordination […]
First Solar secures interconnection rights for three PV plants in Turkey
Arizona-based First Solar Inc. has been awarded interconnection rights for three planned utility-scale solar photovoltaic plants in southern Turkey. The rights were issued following a competitive tender that was administered by the Turkish Electricity Transmission Co. (TEIAŞ) as part of the country’s Renewable Energy Resources Support Mechanism (YEKDEM) program, Solar Industry Magazine said. Subject to […]
Belectric lands first solar tenders in Turkey
German system integrator Belectric’s Turkish joint venture has secured its first tenders in the country after gaining approval for two large-scale ground-mounted solar projects from Turkish Electricity Transmission Co. (TEIAŞ), Pv-tech.org reported. Belectric Kuloğlu has successfully tendered for projects which will have a combined AC connection capacity of 32.4 MW – 14 percent of the […]
EBRD supports Turkey’s shift to renewable energy
Turkey has taken an important step towards reaching its 2023 renewable energy targets thanks to support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), reads the press release of EBRD. In a move to grow the share of renewables in the country’s energy mix, increase security of energy supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, […]
