Turkey Targets 2025-End For New Renewable Energy Tenders

Turkey will launch its 2nd round of renewable energy tenders in November and December 2025 to allocate 1.15 GW of wind and 850 MW of solar PV capacity, announced the country’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar. 

For solar energy, the 850 MW will be distributed across 9 tenders with project sizes ranging from 40 MW to 260 MW. These facilities will be located in the provinces of Elazig, Kahramanmaras, Erzurum, Bolu, Eskisehir, Mardin, and Van. 

For wind energy, a tender will be launched for 6 projects ranging from 110 MW to 500 MW capacity, to be located in the provinces of Sivas, Balikesir, Aydin, Denizli, and Kutahya.  

Prices will be capped at €0.055/kWh across both technologies; however, the tender will also set floor prices of €0.0325/kWh for solar energy and €0.0350/kWh for wind energy.  

This 2 GW capacity will be tendered under the country’s flagship Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları (YEKA), or Renewable Energy Resources Zones, program, under which it awarded 800 MW solar and 1.2 GW wind earlier this year (see Turkey Awards 800 MW Solar Capacity In Latest YEKA Auction).  

The minister also announced plans to tender floating solar power plants following the country’s amendment of its Coastal Law to allow renewable projects to be built on water bodies, including seas, reservoirs, artificial lakes, and natural lakes. The inaugural floating solar auction with 35 MW installed capacity is planned to be tendered for the Demirköprü hydropower reservoir in Manisa.

At the end of May 2025, Turkey’s total installed solar capacity stood at 22.5 GW. This comprised 1.4 GW of hybrid solar projects, according to global energy think tank Ember, which sees scope for the country to install 8 GW of hybrid solar capacity (see Ember: Turkey Can Unlock 8 GW Solar With Hybrid Plants).