Turkey’s total installed electricity capacity reached 126,944 megawatts by the end of August, with renewable energy sources accounting for 62.9% of that capacity, according to Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry. Domestic sources made up 72.1% of total installed capacity over the same period.
Solar power capacity rose to 27,914 megawatts, representing 22% of total installed capacity, while wind energy capacity reached 15,434 megawatts, or 12.2% of the total. Combined, solar and wind capacity climbed to 43,348 megawatts, accounting for 34.2% of Turkey’s total installed power.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said in a post on the social media platform NSosyal that Turkey continues to strengthen its energy infrastructure.
“While 62.9% of this capacity comes from renewable sources, we’ve reached a combined installed capacity of 43,348 megawatts in solar and wind. Solar’s share of our installed capacity has risen to 22%,” Bayraktar wrote. “We will keep growing the share of our clean, domestic and renewable sources a little more each day. By accelerating our investment in renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, we will strengthen our energy supply security and move forward confidently toward our 2053 Net Zero Emissions target. During the COP31 process, we will strongly present Turkey’s vision and concrete goals in this area. We will continue working toward a fully energy-independent Turkey.”
