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Turkey’s installed wind power exceeds 10 thousand megawatts

While the installed capacity of Turkey’s wind energy exceeded 10 thousand megawatts, the number of companies operating in this field reached 3 thousand 580, and direct and indirect employment reached 25 thousand people. 16.8 billion kilowatt-hours of the 187.3 billion kilowatt-hours electricity produced in Turkey in the January-July period this year was obtained from wind energy.

According to the information compiled by AA correspondent from the data of Turkish Electricity Transmission Inc. (TEIAS), Turkey’s installed power of electricity has risen to 98,800 megawatts.

Clean energy sources, which have an important place in Turkey’s electricity generation portfolio to combat climate change and reduce the current account deficit, accounted for 51,900 megawatts of this capacity.

A new threshold has been crossed in this field, with the wind energy installed power having the highest capacity after hydroelectricity among Turkey’s clean energy installed power, reaching 10,10 megawatts.

9% OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION COMES FROM WIND ENERGY

16.8 billion kilowatt-hours of the 187.3 billion kilowatt-hours electricity produced in Turkey in the January-July period this year was obtained from wind energy.

In this period, the share of wind energy in total electricity generation was recorded as 9%.

While the share of wind energy in Turkey’s total electricity installed power reached 10%, wind energy constituted 19.3% of the total renewable energy installed power.

Thus, while Turkey’s wind energy installed power exceeded 10 thousand megawatts, the number of companies operating in this field reached 3,580, and direct and indirect employment reached 25 thousand people.

WIND CAPITALS OF TURKEY

The highest wind energy capacity on a provincial basis was in Izmir with approximately 1700 megawatts, followed by Balikesir with 1300 megawatts, Canakkale with approximately 850 megawatts, Manisa with 750 megawatts and Istanbul with 420 megawatts.

Hatay and Kirklareli with 415 megawatts each, Aydin 400 megawatts, Afyonkarahisar 325 megawatts, Kayseri 272 megawatts, Osmaniye 260 and Konya 242 megawatts, Mugla 220 megawatts, Bursa 205 megawatts and Mersin with approximately 200 megawatts were among the 15 cities with the highest installed wind power.

In the ranking of the highest installed power in wind energy Borusan EnBw ranks first with 660 megawatts.

Demirer Energy ranks second with 613.7 megawatts, Guris Energy is third with 588.25 megawatts, and Polat Energy is fourth with 559 megawatts.

EXPORT TO 45 COUNTRIES IN 6 CONTINENTS

After the decision to invest in wind energy, it takes about 5 years to produce electricity. Turbines account for 80% of the cost of wind energy investments.

Before the projects, power measurements are carried out for at least 2 years in order to determine the potential of the place where the turbine will be installed. After the measurements, it is necessary to allocate capacity to the wind energy investor, to obtain the necessary permits from approximately 30 different institutions for each turbine, and to proceed to the projecting phase after the engineering studies.

The main parts of the wind turbines, which consist of 8 thousand parts in total, are the tower, blade, generator, nacelle internal parts, and interior parts of the tower.

Most of these parts are produced in Turkey. Turkey’s wind energy industry stands out as one of the sectors that provides the most domesticity with 65% of energy resources.

Wings, towers and nacelles produced in the factories are transported by trucks and assembled at the power plant site. The tower, which is one of the main parts of the wind turbine, has a length of 120 meters and a blade length of 80 meters. Thus, the total length of the turbines reaches 200 meters.

The capacities of wind turbines vary according to the characteristics of the project and site. In particular, the production of turbines is carried out on a project basis. There are turbines with a capacity of about 6 megawatts on the market. A turbine of this capacity can produce enough electricity to meet the needs of approximately 6 thousand households. The cost of such a turbine reaches €3 million.

77 wind equipment manufacturer companies in Turkey export to 45 countries in 6 continents.

Source: Sabah / Translated by Irem Yildiz

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