Renewable Energy Development in Türkiye

[Eşbah]

 

[hyperman]

Its good, but it needs to be higher, considering Vietnam is at 20 and India at 60. China of course is on a different planet than the rest of the world.

 

[Eşbah]

Turkey, which generated 45.3% of its electricity from natural gas in 2005, reduced that share to 12.2% in the first 9 months of 2026.

This decline was driven not only by hydropower, which rose to 29.8% in a rainy year, but also by wind and solar, which barely existed in 2015 but now account for 24.4% of generation.

When Akkuyu's first unit comes online, its share could be around 2.5%.
Over this period, Turkey's electricity generation more than doubled.
The first goal is to phase out imported coal.

 

[hyperman]

Turkey, which generated 45.3% of its electricity from natural gas in 2005, reduced that share to 12.2% in the first 9 months of 2026.

This decline was driven not only by hydropower, which rose to 29.8% in a rainy year, but also by wind and solar, which barely existed in 2015 but now account for 24.4% of generation.

When Akkuyu's first unit comes online, its share could be around 2.5%.
Over this period, Turkey's electricity generation more than doubled.
The first goal is to phase out imported coal.

The bulk of the demand can be met by wind and solar, but there will still be a need for powerplants for grid stabilization, atleast until mass scale batteries are viable.

 

[Eşbah]

Chinese usually bail out of deals with Turkey in the last minute...

 

[冖_冖]

Türkiye and China sign preliminary $15bn solar and wind deal at COP31

Türkiye wants to sharply expand solar and wind power by 2040 and is seeking foreign investment to fund the work.

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Türkiye wants to sharply expand solar and wind power by 2040 and is seeking foreign investment to fund the work.​

Türkiye signed a preliminary agreement with China on Thursday (12 November) aimed at attracting around $15 billion (€13.5bn) in investment in solar and wind projects, its energy minister said.

The agreement was signed at the COP31 UN climate summit in Antalya. It covers plans for solar and wind farms with a combined generating capacity of seven gigawatts, alongside energy storage and improvements to the electricity grid.

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the cooperation would also involve sharing technology to support the production of wind-turbine equipment in Türkiye.

The announcement gave no timetable for the projects or details of how they would be financed.