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Türkiye targets 6 GW of offshore wind power by 2040
Türkiye plans at least 6 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2040.
Energy official Ahmet Özkaya announced the target at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya.
The first tender, for 1 gigawatt, is scheduled for April 2027, and technical details are due by the end of November.
Türkiye has identified four potential offshore wind sites, mainly in the Aegean Sea.
The plan is part of a wider push to expand domestic energy and reduce reliance on imports, which cost the country more than $70 billion a year.
Türkiye also aims to reach 175 gigawatts of combined solar and wind capacity by 2040, up from its previous target of 120 gigawatts; meeting the goal would require at least 10 gigawatts of new capacity each year.
The plans also depend on financing and faster permitting, while the first tender is the next stated step.
Türkiye plans to develop at least 6 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity by 2040.
The first offshore wind tender, for 1 gigawatt, is scheduled for April 2027.
Energy official Ahmet Özkaya said four potential offshore wind sites had been identified, primarily in the Aegean Sea.
The plan is part of a wider target to raise combined solar and wind capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2040.
Özkaya said expanding domestic energy production was critical to reducing dependence on imports.
- Who
- Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry, represented by energy affairs director-general Ahmet Özkaya.
- What
- Türkiye plans to develop at least 6 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2040, beginning with a 1-gigawatt tender.
- When
- The target is for 2040; the first tender is scheduled for April 2027.
- Where
- Türkiye, with four potential offshore wind sites identified, primarily in the Aegean Sea.
- Why
- To expand domestic energy production and reduce dependence on energy imports.
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Türkiye plans to release technical specifications for an initial 1-gigawatt offshore wind tender.
Türkiye is scheduled to hold its first offshore wind tender.
Türkiye aims to develop at least 6 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity.
- Offshore wind target
- At least 6 gigawatts by 2040
- Initial tender
- 1 gigawatt
- First tender date
- April 2027
- Potential sites
- Four, primarily in the Aegean Sea
- Combined solar and wind target
- 175 gigawatts by 2040
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expanding domestic energy production was critical to reducing Türkiye's dependence on imports