Solar energy has raised its share of Türkiye’s installed power capacity to 22 percent. According to end-August 2026 data from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the total installed capacity of solar power plants reached 27,914 MW.
According to data shared by the ministry on 26 September 2026, Türkiye’s total installed capacity stands at 126,944 MW. At 27,914 MW, solar makes up around a fifth of this total and is now almost twice the size of wind (15,434 MW). Together, solar and wind reached 43,348 MW, a 34.2 percent share of total installed capacity.
According to the same data, the total installed capacity of renewable sources reached 79,902 MW, a 62.9 percent share. Hydropower remains the largest source at 32,331 MW (25.5 percent), with solar the second-largest renewable source after hydropower. The share of domestic resources in total installed capacity was put at 72.1 percent.
442.2 TWh of clean electricity in a decade
According to data shared by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar on 21 September 2026, solar and wind generated a total of 442.2 TWh of electricity between 2015 and 2025. The ministry calculated that producing this output from coal plants would have emitted around 354 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, and from natural gas plants around 177 million tonnes.
On the import side, this generation was said to have replaced USD 21.5 billion of fossil fuel imports in the coal scenario and USD 43.3 billion in the natural gas scenario.
New capacity on the way with YEKA GES-2026
Türkiye’s 2035 target for wind and solar is a combined 120,000 MW. On the solar side, YEKA tenders are one of the main tools for reaching this target. Applications for the YEKA GES-2026 tenders (in Turkish), announced by the ministry in July and covering a total of 800 MW, will be received on 13 October 2026.
Sources
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, “Güneşin Kurulu Güç İçerisindeki Payı Yüzde 22’ye Ulaştı”, 26 September 2026. enerji.gov.tr
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, “Sıfır Emisyon Hedefine Güneş ve Rüzgârdan Kuvvetli Destek”, 21 September 2026. enerji.gov.tr
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