According to data released by the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), the country's total installed wind energy capacity rose from over 6,800 MW in 2017 to around 7,400 MW at the end of 2018. Wind capacity in Turkey is forecast to reach 8 GW by the end of 2019 thanks to the addition of about 600 MW.
The Turkish wind power industry is booming as the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources launched the last tender for Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) in November 2018, offering 1,000 MW of onshore wind power capacity divided into four 250 MW zones. Applications for the tender will be accepted until March 2019. The power plants will be deployed in the Aegean provinces of Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Aydın and Muğla. The ceiling price has been set at US$5.5c/kWh over a 15-year period. The power projects will each receive a 49-year power plant license.
According to preliminary statistics released by the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation, Turkey's installed capacity rose by 3.7% in 2018, from 85 GW to more than 88 GW. Renewables accounted for a significant part of capacity additions, with 980 MW of new hydropower and 852 MW of new solar capacity installed during the year. In addition, wind and geothermal power added 433 MW and 218 MW, respectively, to the national transmission grid.
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