Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has awarded 785 MW of solar capacity across 11 projects in the YEKA GES-2026 tender. The process drew 44 applications from 19 companies, and the winning bidders committed to contribution payments of about €37.9 million, including VAT.
Successful developers may sell the electricity they generate on the open market during the first 60 months of operation. This period will be followed by 20 years of electricity purchases at a fixed rate of €0.0325/kWh.
The tender is part of Türkiye’s Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) program, which seeks to expand renewable energy deployment and attract private investment in the electricity sector. The procurement round was launched in July, with the government initially planning to award 900 MW across 14 solar projects, as well as 1.5 GW of wind capacity. The solar projects were planned for nine provinces, with capacities ranging from 25 MW to 230 MW.
In February 2025, Türkiye awarded 800 MW across six projects through the YEKA GES-2024 tender. That round received 146 applications from 67 companies, and the final electricity price was $0.0325/kWh. A separate solar tender in November 2025 attracted 77 applications from 38 companies for 650 MW across eight projects, including a planned 35 MW floating solar installation at the Demirköprü hydropower reservoir in Manisa province.
According to transmission system operator TEİAŞ, Türkiye installed approximately 4.7 GW of solar capacity in 2025, bringing its cumulative total to 24.8 GW by year-end. The country aims to reach 120 GW of combined solar and wind capacity by 2035.
Sources: pv magazine.