GW-Scale PV Power Plant Online In Turkey
Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant With 1.35 GW Installed Capacity In Turkey Inaugurated
Europe gets its largest solar power plant with 1.35 GW capacity in Turkey’s Karapinar region after Kalyon Enerji’s Karapinar Solar Plant was officially inaugurated recently in a ceremony attended by the country’s President Tayyip Erdoğan.
Cross Continent Green Hydrogen Joint Venture
10 GW Renewable Energy For Green Hydrogen & Ammonia In Europe & Latin America By 2030
UK based clean energy impact investor PASH Global along with Turkey based ERIH Holdings will develop 10 GW of renewable energy generation capacity including solar to power 5 GW green hydrogen and ammonia projects that the duo plans to establish acros.
Schletter Expanding Manufacturing Footprint
German Mounting Systems Maker Schletter To Open New Factory In Turkey With 1 GW Annual Capacity
Germany headquartered solar mounting systems producer Schletter Group is building 1 GW manufacturing factory in Turkey’s Dilovasi near Istanbul, scheduled for commercial operations in April 2023 to produce racking systems for ground mounted PV power plants initially.
Turkey To Use Forest Areas For Solar PV Installations
Licensed Solar PV Power Plants May Come Up In Unproductive Forest Areas In Turkey; Government Announces In Official Gazette
The Turkish government has announced via the country’s national gazette that it will allow solar power plants to be installed on unproductive forest land, but these facilities need to be only licensed projects.
Hive Energy’s $4 Billion Solar & Storage Plans For Turkey
Backed By British Chamber Of Commerce, Hive Energy Proposes To Develop 4 GW Solar & Storage Capacity In Turkey
British renewable energy company Hive Energy is seeking approval from the Turkish Market Regulatory Authority to approve its plans to develop 4 GW solar and energy storage projects in 30 locations across Turkey, in cooperation with local companies Çuhadar Energy and Viva Energy.
China’s Talesun Solar Mulling Turkish Solar Manufacturing
Talesun Solar & MEM Group Announce Plans To Establish 1 GW Solar Module Production Line In Turkey In 2023; TOPCon To Follow In 2024
Chinese solar module manufacturer Talesun Solar has entered a framework agreement with MEM Group to jointly build a solar module production line with an annual capacity of 1 GW in Turkey by Q2/2023 and add a TOPCOn line in 2024.
US Thin-Film Solar Manufacturer Secures Kordsa As Investor
Toledo Solar To Expand US Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity To Europe & Central Asia After Turkey’s Kordsa Joined
Turkish advanced material manufacturer Kordsa has invested in US solar module maker Toledo Solar Inc (TSI) and acquired rights to open Toledo Solar fabs across Europe and Central Asia, starting with Turkey and Central Europe, building GWs of thin film solar capacity.
$100 Million Financing For Renewables in Turkey
EBRD Financing To Enable Turkish Renewable Energy Group To Deploy 203 MW Renewable Energy Capacity
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a loan of up to $100 million to support Turkish energy company Adnan Polat Enerji Yatirimi AS (APEY) deploy 150 MW solar power and 53 MW wind energy capacity in Turkey.
Abu Dhabi’s IHC Invests In Turkey’s Kalyon Enerji
International Energy Holding Acquires 50% Stake In Kalyon Enerji For AED 1.8 Billion
Abu Dhabi based business conglomerate International Holding Company PJSC (IHC) has forayed into the Turkish market with the acquisition of 50% stake in Kalyon Enerji, a deal that includes 1 GW AC solar plant capacity due to be completed in 2023.
Turkey Facilitates Solar For Irrigation Systems
Turkish Environment Ministry Exempts Permitting Requirement For Solar Projects in Irrigation
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change in Türkiye (previously Turkey) has done away with the need to procure building and occupancy permits for solar energy systems to be installed for agricultural irrigation systems, but conditions apply.
Turkey Concludes 1 GW YEKA GES-4 Solar Auction
Turkey Awards 700 MW Solar PV Capacity to 12 Projects Under YEKA GES-4 Auction
Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has concluded the 1 GW Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları (YEKA) YEKA GES-4 solar power auction round, awarding 700 MW capacity to 12 projects with the lowest bid coming in at TRY 0.49 per kWh.
Wind & Solar Save Turkey $7 Billion In 12 Months
Ember: If Gas Prices Remain High, Wind & Solar Power Can Help Turkey Save $700 Million/Month
Even as Turkey battles high fossil fuel prices like the rest of Europe, wind and solar power generation helped the country to dramatically lower its fossil fuel imports, saving it $7 billion in the last 12 months, according to an analysis by energy and climate think tank Ember.
Convert Turkish Open-Cast Coal Mines To Solar
Turkey Could Host 13 GW+ Solar On Open-Pit Coal Mines, Currently Supporting 10.5 GW Coal Capacity
Turkey can accommodate 13,189 MW of solar power capacity if it decides to repurpose open-pit coal mines that presently supply coal to coal power plants with a total capacity of 10,495 MW, according to a report by Solar3GW commissioned by Europe Beyon.
Turkey Installed 1.14 GW Solar In 2021
Cumulative Installed Capacity Of Turkey Exceeds 7.8 GW: TEIAS
In the year 2021, Turkey installed 1.148 GW of new solar PV capacity, according to the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS), with the addition of 156.6 MW in the months of November 2021 and December 2021.
Turkey Launches 1.5 GW Solar Tender
YEKA GES-5 Auction Round Looking For 1.5 GW Solar Power Capacity
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in Turkey has launched the 5th auction round under the country’s Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları (YEKA) program, dubbed as YEKA SPP-5, or YEKA GES-5, with plan to award 1.5 GW solar power capacity.
Turkey Close To 50 GW RE Capacity By 2030
GlobalData Sees Turkey’s Renewable Energy Capacity To Increase To Over 49 GW By 2030, Easily Reaching Targeted 15 GW PV Capacity By 2026, A Year Ahead Of Targeted 2027
Market research firm GlobalData expects total non-hydro renewable energy capacity in Turkey to grow to 49.13 GW in 2030, growing from 19.07 GW in 2020, in its latest report Turkey Power Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2021—Market Trends, Regulations and Competitive Landscape.
UNDP To Train Syrians & Turks For Renewable Energy
Syrian Refugees & Turkish Hosts To Gain Certification In Solar & Wind Power Sectors Through Renewable Energy Laboratories Set Up By UNDP & Turkish Ministry Of National Education In Turkey With Korean Support
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has set up 5 new renewable energy laboratories in Turkey where it plans to train 100s of Syrian refugees and Turkish denizens in skills related to jobs in the solar and wind energy sector of the country.
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