Turkey will add around 1,500 megawatts (MW) of wind energy power to the national grid next year, Turkish Wind Energy Association (TWEA) head said in an interview on Wednesday.
Ebru Arici, the head of the TWEA also confirmed that Turkey has a project capacity of 1,400 MW in the permission stage.
Turkey's current installed wind capacity reached over 10,580 MW as at the end of Dec. 7 with the addition of almost 3,000 MW of wind energy installation over the past two years.
This achievement was made despite supply chain disruptions in the energy sector resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that started at the beginning of January 2020.
Turkish exports of wind energy equipment have also continued to 44 countries although the pandemic heavily affected many sectors.
Turkey's wind capacity and equipment production has grown to the extent that it now ranks as one of the 10 biggest markets globally.
Growth in this sector has already crowned Turkey as the fifth biggest equipment producer in Europe last year.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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