According to a report released by the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), the country invested US$650m in its wind power sector in 2018 and added nearly 500 MW of new capacity (+7%) during the year. As a result, the national wind capacity reached 7,369 MW. More broadly, the aggregate wind power capacity recorded a ninefold increase since 2009 (around 800 MW). Wind power generation rose from 17.9 TWh in 2017 to 19.8 TWh in 2018, averaging 6.8% of total power generation.
In addition, 18 wind power projects are currently under construction with a combined capacity of 606 MW, most of which are developed by Akfen Enerji (243 MW), Ağaoğlu Enerji (125 MW) and Sancak Enerji (73 MW). This growth is likely to continue in the near future 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 ceiling price has been set at US$5.5c/kWh over a 15-year period and the power projects will each receive a 49-year power plant license.