Under its YEKA GES-2026 program, Türkiye will launch 14 solar tenders and 7 wind tenders
Solar projects will be located across 9 provinces, while bidding will follow fixed ceiling and floor price mechanisms announced by the ministry
The ministry says winning developers will initially sell power on the free market before transitioning to long-term state PPAs
Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has unveiled plans to launch a total of 21 tenders for solar and wind energy capacity, including 14 for solar alone.
To be launched under the country’s flagship Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) in 2026 or YEKA GES-2026, the plan is to float 14 solar tenders for a combined 900 MW, and 7 wind energy tenders with 1.5 GW capacity.
Solar energy projects will be spread across Ankara, Batman, Denizli, Konya, Malatya, Mardin, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, and Kahramanmaraş.
For wind energy, the floor price is €0.035/kWh, while for solar, the initial ceiling price is capped at €0.055/kWh with a floor price of €0.0325/kWh, left unchanged from the previous round (see Turkey’s 650 MW Solar Tender Attracts 77 Applications).
“If the floor price is reached in all tenders, the contribution per megawatt will be increased starting at a price of 10,000 Euros,” explains the ministry.
Just like in the previous round, the upcoming round will also allow generators to sell electricity produced by solar power plants on the free market for 60 months. Wind energy generators will have 72 months to sell electricity on the free market. At the end of this period, the state will sign 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the companies.
The ministry says applications for solar and wind energy tenders will need to be submitted in person at the ministry’s headquarters on October 13, 2026. The tender location, date and timeline will be announced after the applications are evaluated.
Türkiye’s total installed renewable energy capacity stands at around 78 GW out of 125 GW total installed electricity capacity, according to the ministry. At the end of April 2026, solar made up 26.7 GW of the mix. The ministry expects solar to exceed hydropower to become the largest power source for the country by the end of this year (see Solar To Become Türkiye’s Largest Power Source By 2026-End).
Under the country’s YEKA scheme, Türkiye has auctioned 7.8 GW solar and wind capacity. To achieve its 120 GW combined solar and wind energy target by 2035, the country aims to auction at least 2 GW annually.
However, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says, “We will reach our target of 120,000 megawatts for solar and wind energy, where we have significant potential, in a shorter time than planned for 2035.”
