Türkiye surpasses 2025 solar target as capacity doubles in 2.5 years

Türkiye has rapidly expanded its solar energy capacity, doubling it in 2.5 years and surpassing its 2025 target ahead of schedule. While solar growth is accelerating, wind energy installations have slowed, though ambitious new 2035 targets and a significant pipeline of storage-integrated projects suggest potential for further transition.

• Türkiye's solar energy capacity grew from 9.7 GW in July 2022 to 19.6 GW by the end of 2024, surpassing the 18 GW target set for 2025 in the National Energy Plan (NEP) by August 2024.
• The growth in solar capacity was primarily driven by unlicensed plants intended for self-consumption, which accounted for 90% of new installations over the last four years.
• Combined electricity generation from solar and wind energy prevented $15 billion in natural gas imports over the past two years. Solar energy alone contributed 52 TWh of electricity (6% of the total supply), avoiding $5.4 billion in gas imports during that period.
• Türkiye has a significant pipeline of 33 GW in pre-licensed storage-integrated solar and wind projects, which far exceeds the official 2030 target of 2.1 GW and the 2035 target of 7.5 GW.
• Wind energy growth has slowed, with capacity increasing by only 6.5% (+770 MW) in 2024, reaching 12.5 GW and missing the 13.3 GW target for that year.
• The Long-Term Climate Change Strategy (LTS) introduced at COP29 significantly increased 2035 targets: solar capacity is now targeted at 77 GW (up from 53 GW in the NEP) and wind capacity is projected to reach 43 GW.
• Türkiye's current Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2030 does not include absolute emission reductions and is not aligned with the updated 2035 goals or the rapid growth in solar and storage.

APA

Gümüş, B. S. (2025). Türkiye surpasses 2025 solar target as capacity doubles in 2.5 years. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/01/EN-Report_-Turkiye-surpasses-2025-solar-target-as-capacity-doubled.pdf

Chicago

Gümüş, Bahadır Sercan. Türkiye surpasses 2025 solar target as capacity doubles in 2.5 years. Ember, 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/01/EN-Report_-Turkiye-surpasses-2025-solar-target-as-capacity-doubled.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gm2025trkiye, author = {Gümüş, Bahadır Sercan}, title = {{Türkiye surpasses 2025 solar target as capacity doubles in 2.5 years}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/01/EN-Report_-Turkiye-surpasses-2025-solar-target-as-capacity-doubled.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }