Turkey opens integrated solar cell factory within USD 1.4 billion project
Kalyon and China’s CETC built a manufacturing complex in Ankara for all components for solar power panels. The factory worth USD 400 million will supply the products to the company’s 1 GW photovoltaic project in Karapınar in central Turkey. Total investment is planned to reach USD 1.4 billion. Production officially started at Kalyon Group’s facility […]
Turkey plans to conduct solar and wind tenders of 10 GW each
Turkey plans to hold 10 GW of solar and 10 GW of wind tenders in next 10 years as a part of Turkey’s Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA) project. Turkey’s goal is to increase its energy capacity and to focus on renewable sources, Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister announced earlier this week In […]
Energy efficiency Action plan to save Turkey USD 30 billion by 2033
The National Energy Efficiency Action plan will help Turkey save USD 30.2 billion in next 15 years. Both residential and industrial energy sectors will be subjects to energy efficiency refurbishment. The Turkish High Planning Council approved this plan in January.The plan has 55 actions planned to develop energy efficiency measures throughout various sectors in industry, construction, […]
Turkey started construction of its first solar module plant
Turkey has marked the end of this year by laying the groundwork for the Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA), the country’s first photovoltaic cell and solar module plant. It should decrease country’s dependency on external energy resources. Commercial operations are expected in the first half of 2019. The Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA) will have the capacity […]
Siemens-led consortium wins 1 GW wind project tender in Turkey
Consortium led by German Siemens has won the tender for 1 GW wind energy project in Turkey, the Turkish energy authorities announced. The consortium composed of Siemens and two Turkish companies, Turkerler and Kalyon, has been awarded the tender for the project worth USD 1.2 billion (EUR 1.12 billion). The consortium has offered the lowest […]
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 […]
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, […]
Cheaper electricity from Turkey for Turkish Cypriots seen in the future
The recent agreement between Turkey and Turkish part of Cyprus to supply electricity through an underwater cable has become a threat not only for political solution for the divided island, but also may endanger a progress Cyprus has made in the transition towards a sustainable energy sector. Media reports were expectedly biased over legality of […]
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