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Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced Tuesday that Chinese company Dongfang Electric Corporation is considering an investment of approximately $250 million to establish a wind turbine production facility in Türkiye.
The plant would have an annual manufacturing capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW), Bayraktar said.
According to Bayraktar, the ministry recently held extensive discussions with senior executives of the Chinese company in Ankara. The talks focused on translating Türkiye’s renewable energy expansion targets into concrete industrial projects.
The minister emphasized that Türkiye aims to boost its domestic production capacity for both wind turbines and solar panels as it works toward a renewable power target of 120,000 MW of installed capacity by 2035, up from the current 84,459 MW.
"As we reach this level of capacity, we also want to increase our country’s potential in turbine and panel production," Bayraktar said. He added that the project under review with Dongfang would mark a step toward aligning foreign investment with Türkiye’s manufacturing capabilities in clean energy technologies.
Bayraktar noted that the proposed investment would not only contribute to Türkiye’s green energy transition but also support its strategy of reducing dependence on imported technology. "In our talks with Dongfang, we discussed a project that would concretize this intention, with the company initially planning an investment of around $250 million," he added.
Türkiye currently operates around 4,000 active wind turbines nationwide. As of August, wind power accounted for 13,695 megawatts of installed capacity, making it the third-largest renewable energy source after hydropower and solar.
Wind energy plays a growing role in reducing Türkiye’s current account deficit, which is partly driven by energy imports, and in addressing the global challenge of climate change.
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