Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has approved the zoning plans for a renewable energy generation site in Eskişehir’s Sivrihisar district that will combine a solar power plant (GES) with an energy storage unit. According to the announcement, the solar plant’s installed capacity is 100 MWm and the storage area’s installed capacity is 100 MWe.
Parcel 1116 in the Kınık neighbourhood
The ministry’s announcement of 1 October 2026 covers the site planned on block 0, parcel 1116 in the Kınık neighbourhood of Sivrihisar. The 1/5,000-scale master zoning plan (NİP-261149857) and the 1/1,000-scale implementation zoning plan (UİP-261149860) prepared for the site were approved by the ministry’s Ministerial Approval No. 426427 of 28 September 2026.
The approval was granted under the Regulation on Zoning and Permit Procedures for Electricity Generation Facilities Based on Wind and Solar Energy, published in the Official Gazette of 24 July 2026.
A 15-day display period
Under Article 8 of Zoning Law No. 3194 and Article 7 of the Regulation, the plans have been on display for 15 days from 1 October 2026. They can be viewed on the ministry’s website, on the notice board on the ground floor of its main building and in the e-plan automation system. The announcement contains no information on the investor company.
Sources
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, “Sivrihisar Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynaklarına Dayalı Üretim Tesis Alanı” (1/5,000-scale master zoning plan and 1/1,000-scale implementation zoning plan), 1 October 2026. enerji.gov.tr
Image: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
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