Türkiye targets $5 billion wind energy investments by 2028
Türkiye, with its large renewable energy potential, aims to
boost its wind energy installed capacity by 50% with $5 billion in
investments over the next five years, Azernews
reports, citing Anadolu Agency.
In the country’s latest five-year development plan, the
country’s aim was to increase the installed capacity from the
current 12,000 megawatts to 18,000 megawatts.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 12th Turkish Wind Energy
Congress in Istanbul, Erden said that the country can achieve this
target by investing $1 billion each year until 2028.
Although the country plans to reach 18,000 megawatts over five
years, Erden argued that its wind energy potential is much greater,
as the country has only reached about 10% of its total potential so
far.
“Estimated installed power potential is between 120,000
megawatts and 150,000 megawatts on land wind projects,” he
said.
Currently ranking as the fifth largest wind sector in Europe,
Erden said that Türkiye could become an even bigger player in the
European market.
He called on the public and private sectors to ensure the permit
process runs efficiently by making sure that investors finish the
permission procedure on time and that the public sector moves
quickly to expedite this process.
Erden shared that the country also aims to have 5 gigawatts of
offshore wind capacity by 2035.
Offshore wind projects, however, are more expensive than onshore
ones since, according to Erden, turbine investments account for
just 35–40% of the total project financing, whereas they account
for 70–75% of land-based projects.
The majority of the investment budget, he continued, is
allocated to more complex infrastructure, which includes the
expenditures of building, installing cables, and logistics.
Holding offshore wind tenders is the next logical step,
according to Erden. This procedure needs in-depth studies in
consideration of locations where maximum wind power is possible as
well as the optimum position for connections to land.
“Initially, we foresee investments in offshore projects from the
Gulf,” he said.
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