Türkiye's solar and wind power shares surge to record highs

In Türkiye, the shares of solar and wind power in electricity generation increased significantly over the past decade, reaching 11.6% and 12.1% respectively by July 2026. Solar power's share rose 28-fold from 0.4% in 2016, while wind power's share increased from 5.7%. This growth followed the National Energy and Mining Policy introduced in 2016. Türkiye's total electricity generation capacity reached 126,476 MW, with solar and wind combined accounting for 33.8% of installed capacity. Solar power generation set a new monthly record in July, reaching 5.37 billion kilowatt-hours.