Üçay Engineering Executive Board Chairman and CEO Turan Şakacı stated that Turkey, which has increased its solar energy installed capacity by 102 percent in the last two and a half years, is still at the beginning of the road.
Turan Şakacı, who said that Turkey's energy imports are still equivalent to 1,5 times its total current account deficit, drew attention to Turkey's solar energy potential:
“By increasing Turkey’s installed capacity of 2024 GW by the end of 19,6 by tenfold with solar power plants to be installed on the roofs of buildings, we can meet 10 percent of total electricity consumption from the sun.”
Solar energy continues to provide solutions to Turkey's foreign trade deficit and contribute to achieving climate change targets. London-based international energy think tank HUMANAccording to the report published by , Turkey's installed solar energy capacity will reach 2024 in August XNUMX. 18 thousand MW level, reaching the targeted solar energy capacity by the end of 2025 already exceeded.
Drawing attention to the environmental sustainability and economic benefits of solar energy Turan Şakacı, Üçay Engineering Executive Board Chairman and CEO, He stated that Turkey is still at the beginning of the road:
“$5,4 billion worth of natural gas imports have been prevented in the last two years”
“Türkiye has increased its installed solar energy capacity in the last two and a half years. percent 102 With this capacity increase, in two years 5,4 billion dollar natural gas imports were prevented. However, as a party to the Paris Agreement, we need to increase our installed capacity further in order to reach our zero emission target in 2050 and to find a solution to the foreign trade deficit. Because Turkey's energy imports still constitute more than half of its total current account deficit. Equivalent to 1,5 times Türkiye is among the countries that cause the most emissions. 15th place “In order to improve this negative picture, we need to accelerate solar energy investments and thus support our environmental sustainability goals and contribute to the welfare of the country by reducing energy imports.”
Stating that Turkey has significant solar energy potential thanks to its geopolitical location, Turan Joker, said:
Turkey's installed capacity can be increased 10 times
“As of the end of 2024, Turkey 19,6 GW its installed capacity with solar power plants to be installed on the roofs of buildings. 10 cat by increasing the total electricity consumption percent 45We can meet the demand from the sun. At the same time, by evaluating the existing potential, we can also make Turkey a regional power in energy.
As Üçay Engineering, we continue to reduce our country's dependence on fossil fuels with our turnkey land and rooftop solar power plant projects, support the green transformation goals of many sectors, especially the industrial sector, and create economic benefits. In addition, by expanding our service scope in 2025, we have started to carry out turnkey solar power plant installations in many newly constructed commercial buildings and residences, as well as industrial facilities.
