The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey plans to launch four 250 MW Renewable Energy Resources Zone (YEKA) tenders (reverse auctions) by the end of 2018 for wind power projects in Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Aydın and Muğla (Turkey). The 1,000 MW new capacity is estimated to require US$1bn in investments. Successful bidders will have to use turbines rated at least 3 MW and with a local production content of 46% to construct a power plant of 170 to 325 MW. The power projects will each receive a 15-year power purchase agreement from the Ministry and a 49-year power plant license.
Turkey is currently trying to decrease its dependence on energy imports and wants to develop wind and solar parks. In August 2018, a consortium including Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), Kalyon İnşaat (Turkey) and Türkerler Enerji Grubu (Turkey) won the second tender under the YEKA framework for 1,000 MW; the consortium won the tender with a proposal of US$3.48/kWh, well below the bid limit of US$7.00/kWh.
In June 2018, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources unveiled a new 1,200 MW wind offshore project, whose applications will be accepted until the end of October 2018. The bidding cap price has been set at US$8c/kWh (€6.9c/kWh) and the applicants are scheduled to compete for the lowest bid in a reverse auction as well.