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Türkiye’s installed electricity capacity, the maximum output its power plants can generate, reached 127,355 megawatts by the end of September, according to the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.
Renewable energy capacity rose to 80,315 megawatts in the same period.
Renewables accounted for 63.1% of total installed capacity, while domestic sources made up 72.1%. The combined installed capacity of solar and wind power climbed to 43,762 megawatts in September, bringing their share of the total to 34.4%.
Türkiye generated 31.79 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in September. Hydroelectric plants remained the largest source, supplying 8.27 billion kilowatt-hours, or 26% of the total.
Solar power produced 4.32 billion kilowatt-hours, a 13.6% share, while wind generated 3.84 billion kilowatt-hours, a 12.1% share. Together, the two sources produced 8.16 billion kilowatt-hours during the month.
Renewable sources generated 18.10 billion kilowatt-hours, or 56.9% of total output. Domestic sources produced 22.35 billion kilowatt-hours, a 70.3% share.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar commented on the figures in a post on NSosyal, a Turkish social media platform. He said renewable capacity, which is at the center of the growth in installed power, had risen to 80,315 megawatts.
“Our installed capacity is growing steadily, and we have reached a very significant level of domestic sourcing in electricity generation,” Bayraktar said.
“In September, we met 70.3% of our total electricity generation with domestic sources. In doing so, we brought our dependence on foreign sources in electricity generation below 30%.”
"We will grow our strength in electricity, where we have already reached a considerable level. In this way, we will strengthen our supply security while making our domestic and renewable resources an important tool for our economic development,” he added.
The distribution of Türkiye’s installed capacity by source as of the end of September 2026 shows hydroelectric plants in the lead with 32,332 megawatts, or 25.4% of the total. Solar followed with 28,222 megawatts (22.2%), while natural gas accounted for 25,009 megawatts (19.6%).
Wind capacity stood at 15,540 megawatts, a 12.2% share, and domestic coal reached 11,565 megawatts (9.1%). Imported coal made up 10,466 megawatts, or 8.2%, while biomass and geothermal had smaller shares of 1.9% and 1.4%, with 2,423 megawatts and 1,798 megawatts, respectively. Together, these sources amounted to 127,355 megawatts.
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