With announcements dated 1 and 2 October 2026, Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources put on display the master and implementation zoning plans for a total of four solar power plant (GES) projects in three provinces. The list includes the Milas storage-backed GES in Muğla, Lityum EDT GES in Ankara, and the Köknar and Tokur storage-backed GES projects in Eskişehir.
Milas storage-backed solar
For the project planned within the Dibekdere and Karakuyu neighbourhoods of Muğla’s Milas district, the 1/5,000-scale master zoning plan (NİP-481149867) and the 1/1,000-scale implementation zoning plan (UİP-481149866) were approved by Ministerial Approval No. 427211 of 29 September 2026. The plans will remain on display for 15 days from 2 October.
Lityum EDT GES in Polatlı
The plans for the Lityum EDT GES power plant project planned in the Şıhahmet neighbourhood of Ankara’s Polatlı district (NİP-061149900 and UİP-061149899) were approved by the ministry’s Ministerial Approval No. 426782 of 29 September 2026. These plans are also open for review for 15 days from 2 October.
Köknar and Tokur in Sivrihisar
A single set of plans was prepared for the Köknar storage-backed GES and Tokur storage-backed GES projects planned on block 3899, parcel 18 in the Aydınlı neighbourhood of Eskişehir’s Sivrihisar district. Plans NİP-261149651 at 1/5,000 scale and UİP-261149652 at 1/1,000 scale were approved by Ministerial Approval No. 426757 of 28 September 2026; the display period began on 1 October.
All four approvals were 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. The plans can be viewed in the Zoning Plans on Display section of the ministry’s website, on the notice board in the ministry’s main building and in the e-plan.gov.tr system. The announcements do not give the projects’ installed capacity, storage capacity or investor company.
Sources
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, “Milas Depolamalı Güneş Enerji Santrali (GES) Projesi”, 2 October 2026. enerji.gov.tr
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, “Lityum EDT GES Santrali Projesi”, 2 October 2026. enerji.gov.tr
- Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, “Köknar ve Tokur Depolamalı Güneş Enerji Santrali Projeleri”, 1 October 2026. enerji.gov.tr
Image: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
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