Turkish Enerjisa and German Enercon Thursday won the bid to build Turkey’s second Renewable Energy Resources Zones (YEKA) wind farms. The farms will be built in four different locations in western Turkey – Bal?kesir, Çanakkale, Ayd?n and Mu?la. They will have an installed capacity of 250 megawatts (MW) each and a combined installed capacity of … Continue reading Enerjisa, Enercon secure 1,000 MW wind power bidding
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Turkey poised to conclude 1,000 MW wind energy tenders
Turkey is holding its second round of tenders for wind power plants under its Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) system, the pro-government Daily Sabah newspaper reported on Monday. Bids in the tenders were evaluated on April 18, and the results will be announced on May 30. The four power plants will be located in the … Continue reading Turkey poised to conclude 1,000 MW wind energy tenders
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Wind energy in Turkey: Goldwind wind turbines for a wind farm
On January 22, 2019, Goldwind completed the installation of the first GW140-3.4 MW wind turbine for AKSU RES wind power project in Kayseri, Turkey. Upon completion, this project will be Goldwind’s first overseas project under commercial operation using 3S wind turbines, which makes it a model for the rest overseas markets of the company. This … Continue reading Wind energy in Turkey: Goldwind wind turbines for a wind farm
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Turkey’s wind energy sector grows 7.24 percent in 2018
Sector increases total installed wind power capacity to 7.36 gigawatts in 2018. Turkey invested $650 million to wind energy sector and added 457 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity in 2018, Turkish Wind Energy Association (TUREB) data showed on Tuesday. According to Turkish Wind Energy Statistics Report 2019, Turkey’s total installed wind capacity reached to 7,369 … Continue reading Turkey’s wind energy sector grows 7.24 percent in 2018
Continue readingTurkey’s wind energy capacity to reach 8 GW in 2019
Turkish wind power capacity is expected to reach 8 gigawatts with an addition of 600 megawatts (MW) in 2019, Turkish Wind Energy Association (TUREB) head said on Friday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in an interview, TUREB President Mustafa Serdar Ataseven said Turkey’s wind energy installed capacity was boosted last year despite the financial difficulties that … Continue reading Turkey’s wind energy capacity to reach 8 GW in 2019
Continue readingGetting wind energy in Turkey back on track
The ongoing Turkish financial and economic crisis has negatively impacted Turkey’s previously flourishing domestic wind energy market. The Turkish lira has fallen in value and this has curtailed the growth of Turkish wind energy. Dickson told participants that getting Turkey’s wind energy market back on track will require several steps. It is crucial, as soon as … Continue reading Getting wind energy in Turkey back on track
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Turkey opens tender for four wind power plants
Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources opened a tender to build four wind energy plants with a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts, a statement on the country’s Official Gazette showed on Wednesday. The tender will begin with a ceiling price of $0.055 per kilowatt hour, the statement showed, adding the government would purchase energy … Continue reading Turkey opens tender for four wind power plants
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Leveraging Europe’s offshore wind energy expertise in Turkey
On 12 July, 3E organised a workshop in Istanbul entitled “Leveraging the EU offshore wind expertise in Turkey”, with the support of the Turkish Wind Energy Association and WindEurope. Turkey recently kick-started its offshore wind power market by launching a tender for building a capacity of 1,200 MW. The ceiling for support is established at … Continue reading Leveraging Europe’s offshore wind energy expertise in Turkey
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Turkey sets application deadline for offshore wind farm
The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources will accept applications for a 1,200-megawatt (MW) offshore wind plant which will be the biggest in the world and the first of its kind in the country till Oct. 23. According to Thursday’s announcement in the Official Gazette, the Renewable Energy General Directorate of the Ministry will … Continue reading Turkey sets application deadline for offshore wind farm
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TPI and ENERCON Sign Long-Term Wind Blade Supply Agreement in Turkey
TPI Composites, Inc., (TPI) (Nasdaq:TPIC), the only independent manufacturer of composite wind blades with a global manufacturing footprint, announced today that it has signed a multiyear supply agreement with ENERCON GmbH to provide blades from two manufacturing lines for the new EP3 platform turbines for wind markets including Europe and Turkey. The 60-meter class blades … Continue reading TPI and ENERCON Sign Long-Term Wind Blade Supply Agreement in Turkey
Continue readingNordex Group with three new contracts in Turkey
The Nordex Group is experiencing a made-to-measure end to the first quarter of 2018. It has now been awarded three contracts for a total of 47 multi-megawatt turbines in Turkey from important existing customers. These entail N131/3600 and N131/3900 turbines, while the combined installed capacity of the three projects comes to 178.8 megawatts. In addition … Continue reading Nordex Group with three new contracts in Turkey
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GE Renewable Energy and Fina Enerji to drive renewable energy development in Turkey
GE Renewable Energy [NYSE: GE] and Fina Enerji today signed an agreement to work on potential eight wind projects in Turkey providing up to 410 MW of power by December 31st, 2020. With the previous agreement signed in 2017 for K?z?lcaterzi Wind Project, Fina Enerji is expected to add up to 425 MW to their … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy and Fina Enerji to drive renewable energy development in Turkey
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Turkey plans world’s biggest offshore wind farm
Turkey is planning to develop the world’s biggest offshore wind plant, the country’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak has announced. The scheme was proposed during the Forum of Energy and Mines conference on February 22. Albayrak gave no details of the project, other than to say that his ministry was currently working … Continue reading Turkey plans world’s biggest offshore wind farm
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Siemens Gamesa signs an agreement to supply up to 1 GW in Turkey
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed an agreement securing the right to implement up to 1 GW in Turkey. The company is part of the consortium, which also includes the local infrastructure company Kalyon Enerji and the Turkish investor Turkerler Holding, which was awarded capacity in the country’s first wind auction, held in August. Under … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa signs an agreement to supply up to 1 GW in Turkey
Continue readingTurkey plans to hold new big tenders for wind energy
The work has begun on new tenders for 1,000-megawatt (MW) wind and solar power plants, Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak has said. Albayrak said the government planned to finalize these tenders by this summer at a sector meeting on Feb. 22. “We will probably announce the details of the tender this spring … We want … Continue reading Turkey plans to hold new big tenders for wind energy
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LM Wind Power starts delivery of wind turbine blades from Turkish facility
LM Wind Power, a supplier of rotor blades to the wind industry, has started delivering its first blades from its new factory in Bergama, Turkey. The first blades left the Bergama factory in December 2017 and traveled 100km by road to the Izmir-Alsancak Port. In total, the Bergama team will ship 99 blades to their … Continue reading LM Wind Power starts delivery of wind turbine blades from Turkish facility
Continue readingTurkey licenses 2.11 GW of new capacity
Turkey has licensed 66 new onshore wind projects, totalling 2.11 GW of capacity, following three days of grid access tenders in late December. Potential developers were invited by Turkey’s grid operator TEIAS to bid for grid access slots of specific capacity in 38 of the country’s 81 provinces. Bids were submitted based on the level … Continue reading Turkey licenses 2.11 GW of new capacity
Continue readingPNE WIND wins 71MW capacity in Turkey’s wind energy auction
PNE WIND has won a tender for the construction of 71.4MW wind farm in Turkey. At the end of December 2017, the “Köseler” wind farm project (71.4 MW) was awarded a contract in the 260 MW tender for the Canakkale region in western Turkey. In total, projects with approx. 5,000 MW participated in the tender. … Continue reading PNE WIND wins 71MW capacity in Turkey’s wind energy auction
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Turkey’s Agaoglu to invest $260M in wind energy
Company signs agreement with German energy company Nordex for wind turbines of new wind power plant with 125 megawatts of installed capacity. Turkey’s Agaoglu Group plans to invest more than one billion Turkish liras ($260 million) in renewable energy in 2018, its chairman said. Agaoglu and German Nordex Energy (GmbH) signed an agreement on Monday … Continue reading Turkey’s Agaoglu to invest $260M in wind energy
Continue reading2,130 MW wind power plants to be established in 32 locations across Turkey
The first round of wind power tenders to establish wind power plants across Turkey, which was closely monitored by Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak, was completed yesterday. On the first day of tenders, which will run through Dec. 29, bids for 430 megawatts (MW) of wind power were collected for eight regions, while … Continue reading 2,130 MW wind power plants to be established in 32 locations across Turkey
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