Record in solar and wind energy

According to the statement made by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, solar electricity production in August was 5.16 billion kilowatt hours, and wind generated electricity production was 4.74 billion kilowatt hours.

In August, the share of solar electricity generation in total production was 14.1 percent, and the share of wind was 12.9 percent. Thus, the total electricity production value from solar and wind reached the highest level of all time with 9.9 billion kilowatt-hours in August.

Monthly production in August was recorded as 36.71 billion kilowatt-hours. During the same period, hydraulics continued to take the largest share in production.

9.08 billion kilowatt-hours, corresponding to 24.7 percent of the electricity production during this period, was obtained from hydraulic resources.

In the same period, renewable electricity production was recorded as 20.7 billion kilowatt-hours with a rate of 56.4 percent, and domestic electricity production was recorded as 25.58 billion kilowatt-hours with a rate of 69.7 percent.

The highest daily production value of this year so far was reached in August. The maximum daily electricity production value increased to 1 million 241 thousand 291 megawatt hours on August 13.

When the electricity production data is examined for the period between January 1 and August 31, hydraulic-based electricity production was 75.2 billion kilowatt-hours, wind-based electricity production was 30.4 billion kilowatt-hours, solar-based electricity production was 29.8 billion kilowatt-hours, which constituted the highest production values ​​in a similar period since 2000.

In addition, domestic electricity production with a rate of 73.2 percent and a production value of 181.8 billion kilowatt-hours, and renewable electricity production with a rate of 60.3 percent and a production value of 149.8 billion kilowatt-hours have been the highest values ​​in terms of quantity and rate in similar periods since 2000.

Making evaluations on the subject, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that it is aimed to build a strong infrastructure in energy and said:

"The long-term investments we have made in our renewable energy infrastructure continue to be reflected in our production figures with records. Our aim is not only to meet today's energy demand, but also to build a strong infrastructure that is sustainable, innovative and completely free from foreign dependency. By integrating this high potential we have in solar and wind into our network with the most advanced technologies, we continue to take firm steps forward towards our goal of 'Fully Independent Türkiye in Energy'."