Investments in wind power in Turkey are on an upward trajectory – this year they are expected to surpass USD 1.5 billion, translating to 1.5 GW of new capacity, President of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB) Ibrahim Erden estimated. Among other factors, the country has an extensive manufacturing base for the equipment. Several major wind farms were inaugurated last month.
Several big wind farms were inaugurated last month. Atares-2, in the Karacabey district of Bursa in Turkey’s northwest, has 113 MW. It consists of 23 turbines and the investment is worth almost EUR 150 million.