Solar and Wind Broke a Record in Turkey's Electricity Production

According to data from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye's share of renewable energy electricity production reached 56.4 percent in August.

Current data shared by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources indicates a significant increase in the share of renewable energy electricity production in Türkiye. In August, the total production of solar and wind power plants reached an all-time high monthly level.

Electricity production data across the country show that the weight of clean energy sources in the system is gradually increasing. In particular, the total contribution of solar and wind has reached a remarkable point in total electricity production.

August Production Data

In August, 5.16 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced from solar energy and 4.74 billion kilowatt-hours from wind energy across Türkiye. With these production amounts, the share of solar in total electricity production was recorded as 14.1 percent, and the share of wind was recorded as 12.9 percent.

The 9.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity produced by solar and wind power plants together represents the highest monthly level of all time in this field. Total electricity production in August was 36.71 billion kilowatt-hours.

Among renewable resources, hydroelectric power plants continue to take the largest share in production. 9.08 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity obtained from hydroelectric resources constituted 24.7 percent of the total production.

The share of renewable energy sources in total electricity production throughout the month reached 56.4 percent. A total of 20.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity was obtained from these sources.

The total share of domestic resources in production was 69.7 percent. A total of 25.58 billion kilowatt hours of electricity from these sources was included in the system.

Turkey's highest daily electricity production in 2026 was also recorded in August. On August 13, daily electricity production reached 1 million 241 thousand 291 megawatt hours, the highest value of the year.

Energy Report Card in the First Eight Months of the Year

Looking at the period between January 1 and August 31 of the year, it is seen that Turkey has reached significant levels in renewable electricity production. During this eight-month period, hydroelectric power plants produced 75.2 billion kilowatt-hours.

In the same period, wind power plants produced 30.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and solar power plants produced 29.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. In the first eight months of the year, total electricity production from domestic sources reached 181.8 billion kilowatt-hours.

This amount corresponds to 73.2 percent of the total production in the first eight months of the year. In the same period, 149.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced from renewable sources.

The share of renewable resources in total production in the first eight months of the year was 60.3 percent. These data reveal that Turkey's orientation towards domestic and renewable resources in energy production continues steadily.

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