Status of hybrid solar plants in Türkiye

Türkiye's hybrid solar capacity reached 1.4 GW by May 2025, despite a larger volume of granted licenses. The report highlights that hybrid solar systems significantly improve transmission line efficiency, particularly when paired with run-of-river hydroelectric and wind plants, increasing electricity delivery to the grid by an average of 14% in 2024.

• Türkiye's installed hybrid solar capacity reached 1.4 GW in May 2025. While 3.5 GW of production licenses have been granted primarily for solar projects, only 41% of that licensed capacity is currently operational.
• Regulatory changes were necessary to stimulate hybrid investment. Initial regulations from March 2020 resulted in only 100 MW of capacity in two years. Growth accelerated after a March 2022 decision to allocate 1.3 GW and a September 2022 regulatory change that removed a 15% capacity restriction on hybrid additions to main plants.
• Solar power is highly complementary to run-of-river hydroelectric plants in Türkiye due to opposing seasonal generation peaks. Data from 2024 shows a negative correlation of -0.13 between the two, which strengthens to -0.19 during May and August.
• The integration of hybrid solar increased the electricity delivered to the grid by an average of 14% across 25 monitored wind and hydroelectric plants in 2024. This raised the average connection capacity factor by 5 percentage points to 32%, with the highest summer contribution seen in wind plants during July at 10 percentage points.

APA

Ember (2025). Status of hybrid solar plants in Türkiye. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/status-of-hybrid-solar-plants-in-turkiye/

Chicago

Ember. Status of hybrid solar plants in Türkiye. 2025. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/status-of-hybrid-solar-plants-in-turkiye/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Ember |title=Status of hybrid solar plants in Türkiye |date=18 June 2025 |url=https://ember-energy.org/chapter/status-of-hybrid-solar-plants-in-turkiye/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{ember2025status, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Status of hybrid solar plants in Türkiye}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://ember-energy.org/chapter/status-of-hybrid-solar-plants-in-turkiye/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }