In 2023, Türkiye’s total installed solar capacity exceeded 12 GW, surpassing wind for the first time. This figure includes both the 2 GW of new solar power plants commissioned in 2023 (bringing the total installed solar capacity to 11.7 GW) and those installed as a secondary source at hybrid power plants.
Türkiye paid a total of $3.7 billion USD for imported coal for electricity generation in 2023. Türkiye added 2 GW of solar power capacity in 2023, increasing solar’s share of total electricity generation from 4.9% in 2022 to 5.7% in 2023.
Türkiye can utilise its rooftop solar potential to catch up with installation rates in EU countries and get on track to meet its clean energy targets. Rooftops in Türkiye have a technical potential of 120 GW and can meet 45% of the country’s total electricity demand.
Rooftops in Türkiye have a technical potential of 120 GW and can meet 45% of the country’s total electricity demand. As of the end of 2023, Türkiye had an installed wind power capacity of 11.8 GW, while the NEP’s 2035 forecast for wind power plants is 30 GW. Regarding Türkiye’s 150 GW of wind potential, the target seems to be falling behind.
The international research group led by Professor Martin Green from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has published Version 65 of the “ solar cell efficiency tables ” in Progress in Photovoltaics. The scientists said they have added 17 new results to the new tables since June.
The continent’s largest solar array, the 1.35 GW Kalyon Karapinar PV power plant, is also found there. This did not happen by accident. It’s a pivotal time for solar in Türkiye. In the first two months of 2024, the country added 1.1 GW of new generation capacity, equivalent to around half of its PV installation total for 2023.