Wind power is expected to account for 20,000MW of the country’s planned 120,000MW total installed capacity by 2023.
Turkey and its vastly underused wind potential present lucrative opportunities for energy companies looking for long-term growth, according to the President of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), Mustafa Serdar Ataseven.
“Turkey’s wind energy potential is 25-30 percent higher than that of Europe,” he said, adding that 2013 was a good year in terms of capacity increases and new investments. In total, 700MW of capacity joined the grid last year and installed capacity from wind power has reached 3,000MW, with a further 1,000MW of capacity under construction. “Wind farms with a combined capacity of 800-1000 MW will join the grid in 2014, taking the total to a level between 3800-4000 MW,” he said.
The country’s installed capacity of 62,000MW as of the end of 2013 is expected to reach 120,000MW in 2023, a third of which will be generated from renewable sources.
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