Türkiye Elektrik Görünümü 2025

The 'Türkiye Elektrik Görünümü 2025' report by Ember analyzes Turkey's electricity production and consumption for 2024, highlighting a pivotal shift where wind and solar generation surpassed domestic coal for the first time. While solar energy saw record growth, the report notes that the expansion of renewables is not yet keeping pace with rising electricity demand, which is increasingly driven by cooling needs during extreme heatwaves. The document also evaluates Turkey's new 2035 capacity targets and provides policy recommendations to overcome grid connection constraints.

• In 2024, combined electricity generation from wind and solar reached 62 TWh, surpassing domestic coal production (47 TWh) and exceeding the historical peak for domestic coal of 53 TWh recorded in 2019.
• Solar electricity production grew by 39% year-on-year in 2024, increasing by 7.3 TWh. This growth was supported by a significant rise in installed capacity, which grew from 10.9 GW at the end of 2022 to 19.8 GW by the end of 2024.
• Fossil fuel generation reached its lowest share since 1993, falling to 55% in 2024. This was primarily driven by a decrease in natural gas production, which fell by 3 TWh to an 18.5% share of total electricity production.
• Electricity demand increased by 5.5% (+18 TWh) in 2024, with the highest monthly increase occurring in June (+3.6 TWh) due to record-breaking temperatures and increased cooling needs. The report notes that renewable growth is not yet sufficient to cover demand increases; over five years, demand rose by 42 TWh while wind and solar production rose by 31 TWh.
• Turkey's new 2035 targets aim to quadruple wind and solar capacity to 120 GW from 32 GW in 2024. If achieved, the share of wind and solar in electricity production could reach 49%, potentially reducing the share of fossil fuels to below 20%.
• Hydroelectric production increased by 17% to 75 TWh in 2024, making it the third-highest year on record. While run-of-river plants suffered from drought, dam-based plants increased production by 29% due to their ability to store water.

APA

Alparslan, U. (2025). Türkiye Elektrik Görünümü 2025. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/03/TR-Turkiye-Electricity-Review-2025.pdf

Chicago

Alparslan, Ufuk. Türkiye Elektrik Görünümü 2025. Ember, 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/03/TR-Turkiye-Electricity-Review-2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{alparslan2025trkiye, author = {Alparslan, Ufuk}, title = {{Türkiye Elektrik Görünümü 2025}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = apr, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/03/TR-Turkiye-Electricity-Review-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }