Türkiye aims for 175 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2040

Alparslan Bayraktar, the Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Türkiye, presented a new national energy vision for 2040.

The plan aims to increase the country's total installed power capacity from 123 GW to 281 GW. Under this roadmap, the share of renewable energy in the total capacity is expected to rise from 63% to 77%. The government plans to achieve these goals by investing approximately $190 billion. Of that amount, $100 billion will fund new solar and wind projects.

The strategy includes expanding the Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) program, building international projects, and adding hybrid capacities to existing plants. The vision also prioritizes distributed production systems under 1 MW to improve energy security during crises. To support this infrastructure, the ministry intends to build 140 GWh of storage capacity and increase interconnection capacity to 15 GW by the end of the next decade.

Other targets in the roadmap include reaching 92% national production and 36% electrification by 2040, as well as developing 10 GW of nuclear capacity.