Turkey has formally announced a solar PV tender to award connections for 800 MW capacity
These will be spread out across 6 provinces in the form of 6 PV facilities
The base and ceiling prices are capped at $0.0325/kWh to $0.0550/kWh, respectively
The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has launched an 800 MW solar energy tender to select developers for 6 solar PV projects under its Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları or Renewable Energy Resources Zones (YEKA) auction process. The announcement has been published in the country’s Official Gazette.
These 6 solar PV projects will be located in 6 provinces where they will be allocated interconnection capacity. The 800 MW capacity is distributed as 385 MW in Karapınar, 200 MW in Karaman, 75 MW in Malatya, 60 MW in Van, and 40 MW each in Antalya, and Kütahya.
Bids can range between base and ceiling prices of $0.0325/kWh and $0.0550/kWh, respectively. Initially, the electricity generated will be sold in the free market for 60 months, post which it can be fed into the grid for 20 years.
Applications will be made on January 27, 2025. The ministry says it will announce the place and date of the YEKA GES-2024 competition on its website. Earlier the ministry had announced February 4, 2025, as the tender date while sharing its new Energy Strategy.
This follows the tender announced for wind energy projects with a combined 1.2 GW capacity last week. The base price for the wind energy tender is fixed at $0.0350/kWh and the ceiling price at $0.0550/kWh.
These YEKA tenders are part of Turkey’s plans to launch 2 GW of renewable energy tenders every year as it targets to achieve 120 GW solar and wind energy capacity by 2035, up from 30 GW it has in operation now (see Turkey Targets 120 GW Wind & Solar Power Capacity By 2035).