Turkey selects first hydropower reservoir for YEKA floating solar power auction
01 July 2025 - The reservoir of the Demirköprü hydropower plant is the first proposed area for Turkey's planned floating solar power auction
Wind power investments in Turkey surge as major plants inaugurated in May
03 June 2025 - Investments in wind power in Turkey are expected to surpass USD 1.5 billion this year, translating to 1.5 GW of new capacity
Eksim Energy completes part of Turkey’s second-largest PV park
11 March 2025 - The first phase, 45 MW, of the Şanlıurfa Viranşehir solar park in southeastern Turkey started commercial operation, Eksim Energy revealed
Turkey facilitates USD 500 million in solar power investments through auction round
05 February 2025 - The winners of PV projects in the latest auction round in Turkey must pay high contribution shares for a guaranteed price at the low end of the initial range
Turkey’s photovoltaic capacity doubles since July 2022, to 19.6 GW
28 January 2025 - Turkey's 2025 solar power target of 19 GW was exceeded one and a half years earlier, Ember said in a new report
Enerjisa wins biggest two wind power projects in Turkey’s auction
28 January 2025 - The winners of all five YEKA wind power zones got a 20-year guaranteed price of just USD 35 per MWh. Enerjisa was awarded 750 MW.
Turkey’s offshore wind power potential by 2040 estimated at 7 GW
12 November 2024 - The World Bank Group and Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources outlined the 2040 scenarios for the potential for the country's first offshore wind farms
Turkey kicks off auction procedure for six YEKA solar power zones
05 November 2024 - Companies will bid for six photovoltaic projects in Turkey at predetermined locations. Their total planned capacity is 800 MW
Turkey issues auction call for wind farm projects of 1.2 GW in total
28 October 2024 - Under the REZ WPP-2024 – YEKA RES-2024 auction round, companies will bid for five wind farm projects in Turkey
Turkey plans 89 GW of new solar, wind power by 2035
26 October 2024 - The Government of Turkey aims to almost quadruple wind and solar power capacity to 120 GW by 2035, according to the new roadmap
Limak commissions part of Turkey’s second-largest solar power plant
10 September 2024 - Limak Renewable Energy has begun to generate electricity from 60 MW out of its Erzin-1 solar power plant of 140 MW in peak capacity
Turkey selects its first offshore wind power zones
09 August 2023 - Studies are underway for four maritime areas that Turkey intends to declare offshore wind power zones under the YEKA support mechanism