(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Türkiye could install another 1,000 megawatts (MW) in wind
energy capacity next year, an addition that could attract $1
billion (TL 18.57 billion) in fresh investments, an executive said
Saturday, reports citing .
Türkiye's installed wind energy capacity will reach 12,000 MW
heading toward the end of the year, a threshold that will be
exceeded in the first quarter of 2023, Turkish Wind Energy
Association (TÜREB) head Ibrahim Erden said.
“My guess is that close to 1,000 megawatts will be added in
Türkiye by the end of next year. The investment equivalent of this
is at the level of about $1 billion,” Erden said in a statement,
also citing the energy crisis around the world marked by soaring
prices.
Renewables accounted for more than 95% of new capacity increases
in the country last year. The total installed electricity capacity
reached over 100 gigawatts by the end of March this year, with more
than half from renewables, including hydro, wind, solar and
geothermal.
Türkiye ranks fifth in Europe and 12th in the world in renewable
energy installed capacity and seventh in Europe and 12th in the
world in wind energy installed power.
Erden said Türkiye could be adding about 3,000 MW in wind energy
capacity per year through the effective use of financing, human
resources, engineering power and equipment production.
Some 1,750 MW in wind energy capacity were added throughout
2021, according to the Turkish Wind Energy Association, the highest
annual addition to date. A previous record increase was recorded in
2016 with 1,248 MW.
The total wind energy installed capacity reached 10,750 MW by
the end of 2021, according to the TÜREB.
Erden also said Türkiye's exports of wind turbines and equipment
are estimated to exceed 1.5 billion euros this year, a figure that
he said is seen increasing by at least 10% in 2023.
The country last year exported approximately $1.49 billion worth
of wind turbines and equipment to nearly 50 countries.