Mixed Blessings Of The Latest Wind Power Tender

The share of renewable energy sources (including hydro) had increased from 43.3% to 44.7%, and the share of total wind installed capacity increased from 7.9% to 8.4% in 2018¹. Turkey's installed Wind Power Plants capacity is 6.9 GW². In 2018, 6.7% of the electricity generation was generated from Wind Power Plants³. Even though, we had been witnessed breathtaking developments in wind energy sector recent years, it is clear that we have a long way to go. Furthermore, keep in mind that renewable energy investments are crucial considering the vital role of it in reducing energy dependence, reducing carbon footprint and ensuring energy security supply.

Let's take a look to the recent developments in wind energy market of Turkey: After the first wind energy renewable energy source zones project (YEKA RES-1) tender for WEPPs in 2017, YEKA RES-2 tender for Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Aydın and Muğla connection regions with a capacity of 250 MWe was held on a few weeks ago.