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Solar to Become Turkey’s Largest Single Source of Installed Capacity

Speaking at the Turkish-German Energy Forum, Minister Bayraktar stated that Turkey will focus on three areas in the future: flexibility, digitalisation, and economic decarbonisation.

Noting that the main theme of this year’s forum is “Energy Security Partnership,” Bayraktar said: “In today’s world, we do not consider any one of these three to be sacrificed for the others. Because energy security is no longer a phenomenon that any country can build alone. In this challenging equation, Turkey’s priorities are very clear: strengthening energy security, reducing dependence on foreign energy, supporting economic growth, and achieving the 2053 net zero target.”

Bayraktar stated that renewables account for around 65% of Turkey’s total installed capacity, making Turkey the fifth largest renewable energy country in Europe and the eleventh largest in the world. He underlined that they are building a new energy architecture and continued:

“Hopefully by the end of this year, solar will become the largest single source in our installed capacity. We are not satisfied with that alone; we are committed to building a new energy architecture based on electrification that is more flexible, digital, and more resilient than ever. The cleanest, fastest, and cheapest energy is the energy we do not have to produce, import, or pay for. Within the scope of the 2030 Energy Efficiency Strategy Document and our Second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, we expect to invest over 20 billion dollars across all sectors from buildings to industry, and from transport to agriculture by 2030.”

Minister Bayraktar emphasised that Turkey aims to reduce energy consumption by 16% and prevent 100 million tons of emissions, having already achieved 7.6 billion dollars of investment in this direction over the past two years.