Türkiye's total installed electricity capacity reached 125,598 megawatts (MW) by the end of May, with renewable energy sources accounting for the largest share at 78,561 MW, according to the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources on Monday.
In a statement marking World Renewable Energy Day, the ministry said renewable sources represented 62.6% of Türkiye's total installed power capacity, while the share of domestic resources rose to 71.8%.
Solar energy capacity reached 26,899 MW by the end of May, increasing its share in total installed capacity to 21.4%.
Wind energy followed with an installed capacity of 15,122 MW, accounting for 12% of the country's total electricity capacity.
The combined installed capacity of solar and wind power climbed to 42,021 MW, representing 33.4% of the total installed capacity. As a result, more than one-third of Türkiye's installed electricity capacity now comes from these two renewable sources.
As of the end of May, hydroelectric power plants held the largest share in the installed capacity mix with 25.8%, followed by solar energy at 21.4%, natural gas at 20%, wind energy at 12%, domestic coal at 9.2%, imported coal at 8.3%, biomass at 1.9% and geothermal energy at 1.4%.
In terms of installed capacity, hydroelectric power plants ranked first with 32,344 MW, followed by solar with 26,899 MW, natural gas with 25,016 MW, wind with 15,122 MW, domestic coal with 11,565 MW, imported coal with 10,456 MW, biomass with 2,398 MW and geothermal energy with 1,798 MW.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Türkiye continues to expand its renewable energy capacity.
"Türkiye has reached a major milestone by surpassing 42,000 MW in combined wind and solar capacity," Bayraktar said.
"We will continue investing decisively in our domestic and clean energy resources to leave a greener world for future generations and achieve our goal of a fully independent Türkiye in energy," he added
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
