While the wind energy capacity added in Turkiye last year was 867 megawatts, the total installed power rose to 11,969 megawatts and Turkiye ranked 6th in Europe in installed power rankings, rising one step compared to the previous year.
According to the “2022 European Wind Statistics and 2023-2027 Outlook” report prepared by the European Wind Energy Association WindEurope, the average capacity of wind turbines added to the system last year was 4.1 megawatts for onshore wind farms and 8 megawatts for offshore wind farms.
5 countries that make up one-third of the total installed power of 254,788 megawatts in Europe, according to their total wind energy capacity are the following: Germany with recorded 66,322 megawatts, Spain with 29,798 megawatts, the United Kingdom with 28,499 megawatts, France with 21,135 megawatts and Sweden 14,585 megawatts.
Total installed power in Turkiye rose to 11,969 megawatts
While the wind energy capacity added last year in Turkiye was 867 megawatts, the total installed power rose to 11 thousand 969 megawatts, thus, Turkiye took the 6th place in the installed power ranking in Europe, rising one step compared to the previous year. With an installed capacity of approximately 12 thousand megawatts, Turkiye has become one of the 6 countries in Europe that make up one-third of wind energy in terms of installed power.
The share of wind in electricity generation is increasing
According to the report, the share of electricity generation in Europe is gradually increasing.
Accordingly, the share of electricity produced from wind in Denmark was recorded as the highest level in all electricity production with 55%. Denmark was followed by Ireland with 34% and the United Kingdom with 28%.
In this area, Germany and Portugal accounted for 26%. The share of wind energy in all electricity capacity in Spain and Sweden was recorded as 25%.
On the other hand, the share of wind energy installed power in Turkiye’s total electricity installed power is at the level of 11%.
According to the report, the EU aims to increase the share of renewable energy in total electricity generation to 45% by 2030.
In order for the EU to reach this target, it needs to include an average of 31 thousand megawatts of capacity in its electricity system every year in the 2023-2030 period.
On the other hand, according to the report, Ukraine, whose energy infrastructures were severely damaged during the Russia-Ukraine War, did not stop wind energy installations despite the war.
In the country, which added 83 megawatts of installed wind capacity to the system last year, the operations of 75% of the installed wind power of 1300 megawatts were stopped due to the war.
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz