Turkey powers over 70% of its electricity with domestic and renewable sources

According to the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry, Turkey met 70.3% of its September electricity needs with domestically produced power, reducing dependence on imports to under 30%. Total installed capacity grew to 127,355 MW by the end of September, with renewable installations surpassing 80,000 MW and making up 63.1% of the overall capacity. Solar capacity reached 28,222 MW (22.2% of total) and wind 15,540 MW (12.2%), together providing 34.4% of installed capacity and generating 8.16 billion kWh.

Hydropower generated 8.27 billion kWh, the biggest share of generation, while solar and wind contributed 4.32 billion kWh and 3.84 billion kWh respectively. Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the expansion will strengthen supply security and serve as a driver of economic development.