Türkiye Electricity Review 2025

In 2024, wind and solar power in Türkiye permanently overtook domestic coal generation for the first time, reaching a combined share of 18% of electricity generation. Solar power saw a record year-on-year increase of 39%, while wind power growth slowed. Despite this, electricity demand grew by 5.5% in 2024, largely driven by record temperatures, meaning renewables are not yet expanding fast enough to fully displace imported fossil fuels. Türkiye has set ambitious 2035 targets to quadruple wind and solar capacity to 120 GW, which could potentially reduce the fossil fuel share of electricity to below 20%. However, the report notes that current 2030 targets are unambitious and that grid connection capacity remains a primary barrier to deployment.

• Wind and solar power generation in 2024 reached 62 TWh, surpassing domestic coal generation (47 TWh) and exceeding domestic coal's historic peak of 53 TWh recorded in 2019.
• Solar electricity generation grew by 39% year-on-year in 2024, increasing by 7.3 TWh and raising its share of the electricity mix to 7.5% from 5.7% in 2023.
• Türkiye has become the country with the highest absolute volume of coal-fired electricity generation in Europe, producing 122 TWh in 2024, surpassing Germany's 104 TWh.
• The share of fossil fuels in Türkiye's electricity generation fell to 55% in 2024, the lowest level since 1993, primarily driven by a decline in gas power generation.
• Electricity demand increased by 5.5% (+18 TWh) in 2024, reaching a record 342 TWh, with record-breaking temperatures in June and July driving cooling demand.
• Türkiye's 2035 targets aim to increase wind and solar installed capacity from 32 GW in 2024 to 120 GW. If achieved, the share of wind and solar could reach 49% of electricity generation, reducing the fossil share to below 20%.
• Limited connection capacity at substations is a major obstacle for new investments; the report recommends using hybrid power plants and freeing up unused allocated capacity to mitigate this.

APA

Alparslan, U. (2025). Türkiye Electricity Review 2025. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/03/Turkiye-Electricity-Review-2025_11032025.pdf

Chicago

Alparslan, Ufuk. Türkiye Electricity Review 2025. Ember, 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/03/Turkiye-Electricity-Review-2025_11032025.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{alparslan2025trkiye, author = {Alparslan, Ufuk}, title = {{Türkiye Electricity Review 2025}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = apr, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/03/Turkiye-Electricity-Review-2025_11032025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }