Saudi-Turkish agreement to build massive power plants in Turkey

Turkey's Ministry of Energy announced the signing of an agreement with Saudi Arabia for the second phase of constructing wind power plants in Turkey with a capacity of 3,000 megawatts, during the COP31 climate conference in Antalya. The first phase includes building solar power plants with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts in Sivas and Taşlıçay.

Turkey's Ministry of Energy announced yesterday, Tuesday, the signing of an agreement between Turkey and Saudi Arabia for the second phase of constructing wind power plants in Turkey, with a total capacity of 3,000 megawatts. The deal was agreed upon in February. The ministry stated that the new plants are equivalent to one-fifth of Turkey's current installed wind power capacity. The agreement was signed during the United Nations Climate Conference "COP31" in Antalya. Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the investments aim to strengthen grid infrastructure and increase system flexibility. The first phase of the agreement includes the construction of solar power plants by "ACWA Power" with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts in the cities of Sivas and the Taşlıçay region in Karaman province. These agreements are expected to raise the total production capacity of plants to be built in partnership with Saudi Arabia to 5,000 megawatts. Government plans indicate that achieving Turkey's long-term energy goals will require installing a new annual capacity of 10,000 megawatts from wind and solar power.