Türkiye is forced to grow in wind energy

Türkiye is forced to grow in wind energy

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Türkiye is forced to grow in wind energy





Türkiye is forced to grow in wind energy



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A new report published by the EMBER Turkey wind energy only in 2024 6.5 percent enlarged 770 MW pointed out that it can increase. The slowdown of Turkey’s growth rate in wind energy last year reveals that new strategic steps are needed in the sector.

Did not target in the wind

According to the report, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (EFF) Strategic Plan could not reach the targeted 13.3 GW installed power for 2024, and the capacity increase was limited to only 6.5 percent. Wind energy installed power in 2024 Stayed at 12.5 GW level.




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Although renewable energy welding areas (YEKA) tenders continued to offer significant potential in wind energy, only 301 MW of the capacity of 2.9 GW has been commissioned to date. With the arrangements made at the end of 2024, the investor in YEKA projects aims to increase the interest in the project.

The aim of the wind capacity target in the National Energy Plan (UEP) prepared by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, and the new GW capacity of only 1 GW can be commissioned every year by 18 GW and 2030. However, the long -term climate change strategy (LTS) published during COP29 increased the target by 45 percent compared to UEP Wind installed power will reach 43 GW in 2035 predicted. This target is between 2030 and 2035 5 GW wind every year It means commissioning the capacity. In other words, there are big differences between the current situation and targets.

The “super permit” period in leave processes




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With the new regulations called “super permission ,, the aim of the implementation of wind energy projects is aimed to accelerate. Steps such as execution of environmental permits simultaneously with other permits, shortening technical examination times and accelerating expropriation processes will be implemented especially in 2025.

However, Türkiye aims to reach the wind energy capacity of 5 GW until 2035. In this context, technical measurement and preliminary feasibility studies were initiated in four different regions on the coast of Aegean and Marmara in 2023. It is estimated that Turkey’s total wind potential over sea is 75 GW. In addition, storage wind power plants, which are allocated to 18 GW capacity by 2030, can give a new momentum to the wind energy sector. The implementation of these projects may ensure that the past annual installation rates are re -captured and even overcome.