Türkiye’s installed renewable energy capacity reached 72,492 MW by the end of May 2025, marking a 4.5-fold increase over the past two decades, the country’s energy ministry has said.
The share of wind and solar in total installed capacity rose from virtually zero in 2005 to 30.2% in May 2025. Overall, renewables accounted for 60.8% of Türkiye’s total installed power capacity, up from 57.6% a year earlier.
As of May 2025, hydropower accounted for 32,284 MW of capacity, followed by 22,648 MW from solar, 13,391 MW from wind, 2,435 MW from biomass and 1,734 MW from geothermal.
In comparison, renewable energy capacity stood at 63,502 MW in May 2024, with solar and wind contributing a combined 24.7%.
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said that electricity produced from wind and solar alone is now sufficient to meet the annual power needs of all households in Türkiye.
He reaffirmed Türkiye’s target of increasing wind and solar capacity to 120,000 MW by 2035, a goal that would require investments of around USD 80 billion (EUR 67.9bn). He added that at least 2,000 MW of renewable capacity would be auctioned annually through the YEKA scheme, with solar tenders scheduled for October and wind tenders for November under the 2025 programme.
