Renewable energy sources accounted for 62.8% of Türkiye’s installed electricity capacity, reaching 79.43 GW at the end of July 2026, according to the country’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Türkiye’s total installed electricity capacity stood at 126.5 GW, with domestic energy resources accounting for 71.9%

Solar accounted for 27.5 MW, or 21.7% of Türkiye’s total installed capacity, while wind accounted for 15.4 GW, or 12.1%.

The combined installed solar and wind capacity stood at 43 GW at the end of July, representing 33.8% of the country’s total.

Capacity by Source

Accounting for 25.6% of Türkiye’s energy mix, hydropower remained the largest source of installed electricity capacity with 32.34 GW.

The country’s natural gas capacity stood at 25.01 GW, contributing 19.9% to its energy mix.

Biomass capacity stood at 2.42 GW, accounting for 1.9% of the total, while geothermal capacity reached nearly 2 GW, representing 1.4%.

Türkiye has taken several measures to expand its renewable energy capacity.

In July, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources launched a new round of Renewable Energy Resource Area tenders, offering 2.4 GW of renewable energy connection capacity across 21 solar and wind tenders. The latest round included 14 solar tenders totaling 900 MW and seven wind tenders aggregating to 500 MW.

Recently, the country launched a 1 GW offshore renewable energy resource area tender, which is expected to create opportunities across project development, marine construction, port infrastructure, grid development, and renewable energy supply chains.

Earlier, Türkiye’s Türkerler Holding ordered 72 wind turbines, totaling approximately 525 MW, from German manufacturer Nordex Group.

Global renewable energy capacity reached 5,155 GW at the end of 2025, following annual additions of 693 GW, taking renewables’ share of global installed power capacity to 49.5%, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

Renewable capacity grew 15.1% year over year, exceeding the average annual growth rate of 11.9% recorded from 2019 to 2024. The Middle East added 12.8 GW of renewable energy capacity during 2025.