Hybrid solar potential in Türkiye

The report finds that Türkiye has a baseline hybrid solar potential of 8 GW at existing wind and hydroelectric sites, which could increase to 25.6 GW under more optimistic economic conditions. Dammed hydroelectric plants offer the highest potential due to their location in high-solar regions like the Mediterranean and Eastern Anatolia. Implementing this capacity could significantly increase the share of renewables in the electricity mix and mitigate the impact of drought-induced hydroelectric generation losses.

• Under current economic conditions, the hybrid solar potential at privately owned wind and hydroelectric sites is 8 GW. If realized, this would bring Türkiye's total installed solar capacity above 30 GW, making solar the largest energy source by installed capacity in the country.
• Dammed hydroelectric power plants represent 46% (3.6 GW) of the total 8 GW hybrid solar potential. This is attributed to their concentration in the Mediterranean and Eastern Anatolia regions, where solar potential is high, whereas wind plants are more concentrated in the Marmara region where solar potential is relatively lower.
• Hybrid solar deployment could mitigate the volatility of hydroelectric power caused by drought. In 2021, a significant drop in water inflows into dams reduced the capacity factor of run-of-river hydro plants by 8.6 percentage points and dammed hydro plants by 10.6 percentage points.
• The hybrid solar potential is highly sensitive to economic parameters. While the baseline scenario (9% USD interest rate, 10-year payback, 68 USD/MWh price) yields 8 GW, a scenario with a 4% interest rate increases the potential to 25.6 GW, which would exceed Türkiye's current installed fossil gas capacity of 24.6 GW.

APA

Ember (2025). Hybrid solar potential in Türkiye. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/hybrid-solar-potential-in-turkiye/

Chicago

Ember. Hybrid solar potential in Türkiye. 2025. https://ember-energy.org/chapter/hybrid-solar-potential-in-turkiye/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2025hybrid, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Hybrid solar potential in Türkiye}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://ember-energy.org/chapter/hybrid-solar-potential-in-turkiye/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }