Turkye’s total installed solar capacity reached 21,620 MW by the end of March, according to figures from the country's Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAŞ).  The figure represents a strong start to solar deployment in 2025, when compared to the 19.8 GW of cumulative capacity installed by the end of 2024.  According to the recently published Türkiye Electricity Review by energy think tank Ember, Türkiye has been enjoying a solar boom as of late, with a total of 8.9 GW of solar installed across 2023 and 2024, an 82% increase when compared to the end of 2022.  

Speaking to pv magazine during the 17th edition of SolarEx Istanbul, Ufuk Alparslan, Ember’s Regional Lead of Turkey, Ukraine & Western Balkans, and author of the report, explained that the rise of unlicensed solar power facilities for self-consumption has been key to Türkiye’s solar growth over the last years.  

Under current regulations, unlicensed solar power generations are permitted if the installer will use some of the electricity generated themselves. Up until around two years ago, such facilities had to be installed at the same point as consumption. This restriction was relaxed to allow installation and consumption to take place in different locations, provided they were in the same distribution zones, and has since been further reduced, to now allow installation and consumption to take place in different distribution zones.

Source: pv magazine