Türkiye's installed electricity capacity reached 126,113 megawatts (MW) at the end of June, with renewable energy accounting for 62.7% of total capacity, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said Thursday.
Renewable energy sources accounted for 79,062 MW, meanwhile, the share of domestic energy resources reached 71.9%.
As of the end of June, solar power capacity reached 27,210 megawatts, representing 21.6% of the country's installed electricity capacity. Wind power capacity stood at 15,281 megawatts, accounting for 12.1%.
"Combined, solar and wind power capacity reached 42,491 MW, corresponding to 33.7% of Türkiye's total installed electricity capacity," according to the ministry's statement.
Among all generation sources, hydropower ranked first with an installed capacity of 32,344 MW, accounting for 25.6% of total capacity.
Natural gas accounted for 25,021 MW, or 19.9% of total installed capacity, while domestic and imported coal-fired power plants stood at 11,565 MW (9.2%) and 10,466 MW (8.3%), respectively.
Installed capacity from biomass reached 2,428 MW, accounting for 1.9%, while geothermal energy totaled 1,798 MW, representing 1.4% of the country's installed capacity.
Commenting on the figures, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the progress achieved, particularly in solar and wind energy, demonstrates the country's ongoing energy transformation.
"By further increasing our installed capacity, we will continue to move steadily toward our goal of a fully energy-independent Türkiye," he highlighted.
"The momentum we have achieved, particularly in solar and wind energy, is the clearest indication of the major transformation in our country's energy architecture," Bayraktar said.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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