Türkiye renewables share
- Türkiye now produces roughly 22% of its electricity from wind and solar, similar to several European peers. - The generation mix shows solar concentrated in Konya and Şanlıurfa, hydro in the East and Southeast, and wind along the coasts. - The regional asymmetry matters for investment planning, grid upgrades, and where new renewable capacity is likely to be most economic (x.com).
Türkiye got 21.4% of its electricity from wind and solar in 2025, putting it in the same range as several European power markets. (enerji.gov.tr) The Energy Ministry says wind supplied 10.9% of generation in 2025 and solar 10.5%, for a combined 21.4% out of 362.9 terawatt-hours produced. Gross electricity consumption rose 2.1% to 360.9 terawatt-hours that year. (enerji.gov.tr) That was up from 18% in 2024, when Ember calculated that wind and solar had already overtaken electricity from domestic coal for the first full year. Ember said solar generation jumped 39% year on year in 2024, while wind growth slowed. (ember-energy.org) The map inside that shift is uneven. Ember’s province-level analysis found hydro concentrated mainly in eastern Türkiye, wind strongest in western coastal provinces such as İzmir and Aydın, and solar led by inland and southern provinces including Konya and Şanlıurfa. (ember-energy.org) In 2022, İzmir alone produced 17% of Türkiye’s wind generation, while Konya produced 20% of its solar generation, according to Ember. Aydın and İzmir were the top renewable-generating provinces that year, and Konya entered the national top ten with 4 terawatt-hours, 72% of it from solar. (ember-energy.org) That geography shapes the next buildout because power plants need wires as much as land and sun. Türkiye’s transmission operator, TEİAŞ, says the country had 76,777 kilometers of transmission lines and 816 high-voltage substations by March 2026. (teias.gov.tr) Grid access is already a bottleneck in policy debates. Ember’s 2025 review lists limited connection capacity among the main constraints on faster wind and solar additions and calls for freeing unused capacity, expanding interconnectors and using auctions more effectively. (ember-energy.org) Hybrid plants are one workaround because they add solar at an existing grid connection point instead of waiting for a new one. Ember said hybrid solar capacity had passed 1 gigawatt by early 2025, after a 2020 rule change opened the way for existing plants to add a second source. (ember-energy.org; ember-energy.org) The buildout target is much bigger than today’s system. Türkiye’s government has set a 2035 goal of 120 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity, up from 32 gigawatts in 2024, and Ember estimates that would push wind and solar to 49% of generation if delivered. (enerji.gov.tr; ember-energy.org) For now, the headline number is only part of the story. Türkiye’s renewable rise is happening province by province, with the cheapest next megawatt likely to depend on where the sun, wind and grid still line up. (ember-energy.org; teias.gov.tr)
