June 30, 2022
Fatih Dönmez, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Republic of Türkiye, stated that Türkiye is the first in Europe and the fourth in the world in solar panel production, adding that their goal is to enter the top three in the world.
In the statement made by the Ministry, it was reported that the installed power of Türkiye, which was 31 thousand 846 MW in electricity in 2002, exceeded 100 thousand MW as of the end of March this year. In the statement, it was stated that the share of renewable energy in electricity, which was 38 percent in 2002, increased to 54 percent, especially with the renewable energy investments made in recent years.
It was emphasized that the most remarkable increase in these investments was experienced in solar energy, and that Türkiye’s installed solar power, which was 40 megawatts in 2014, increased 200 times in 8 years and exceeded 8 thousand MW. It was also mentioned that the increase in installed power brought along R&D and technology investments.
According to the data of the Ministry, there is an annual panel production capacity of 185 thousand MW worldwide. China ranks first in the world with a production capacity of 124 thousand MW. China is followed by Vietnam with 14 thousand megawatts and South Korea with 9 thousand 200 MW. Türkiye, ranks fourth in the world with a production capacity of 7,960 MW. After Türkiye, Malaysia comes with a production capacity of 7,400 MW and the USA with a production capacity of 5,700 MW.
In addition, the total production capacity of all EU countries is at the level of 3 thousand 200 MW. Accordingly, Türkiye is the leader in Europe with its production capacity of 7,960 MW. It is predicted that Turkey will increase its solar production capacity to 9,110 MW with the investments to be made in 2022 and 2023.
Source: Temiz Enerji Haber Portalı
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