We use cookies to improve your experience and for marketing. Read our cookie policy Manage cookies
Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories.
Turkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has disclosed the outcome of the YEKA GES-2026 solar auction, granting 785 MW in total capacity spread over 11 projects. Nineteen companies submitted 44 applications for the round, and the selected bidders pledged roughly EUR37.9 million in contribution payments, VAT included.
Winning developers may sell power on the merchant market during the first 60 months of operation under the tender rules. After that period comes a 20-year power purchase arrangement at a fixed price of EUR0.0325 ($0.037) per kWh.
The auction is part of Turkiye’s Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) initiative, designed to speed up renewable buildout and draw private capital into the national power sector.
The award follows the July launch of the YEKA GES-2026 procurement round. The government had originally intended to distribute 900 MW over 14 solar projects, plus 1.5 GW of wind capacity. The solar schemes were spread across nine provinces, with capacities per project between 25 MW and 230 MW.
Under the YEKA GES-2024 tender in February 2025, Turkiye allocated 800 MW of solar capacity over six projects. That round drew 146 applications from 67 companies; winning projects ranged from 40 MW to 385 MW, with a final power price of $0.0325 per kWh.
A later solar auction in November 2025 drew 77 applications from 38 companies seeking 650 MW across eight projects. It featured the country’s first floating solar facility, a 35 MW plant planned at the Demirkopru hydropower reservoir in Manisa province.
Turkiye added about 4.7 GW of solar capacity in 2025, lifting cumulative installations to 24.8 GW by the end of the year, per transmission system operator TEIAS. The country aims for 120 GW of combined solar and wind capacity by 2035, backed by regular renewable tenders and ongoing investment in the power sector.
Interactive table based on the Store Companies dataset for this report.
Report Scope and Analytical Framing
Concise View of Market Direction
Market Size, Growth and Scenario Framing
Commercial and Technical Scope
How the Market Splits Into Decision-Relevant Buckets
Where Demand Comes From and How It Behaves
Supply Footprint, Trade and Value Capture
Trade Flows and External Dependence
Price Formation and Revenue Logic
Who Wins and Why
Where Growth and Supply Concentrate
Commercial Entry and Scaling Priorities
Where the Best Expansion Logic Sits
Leading Players and Strategic Archetypes
Detailed View of the Most Important National Markets
How the Report Was Built
Largest solar manufacturer globally
Leading monocrystalline silicon producer
Major module and cell producer
High-efficiency cell and module maker
Global manufacturer and project developer
Major player in US and EU markets
Integrated PV product manufacturer
Leading thin-film CdTe manufacturer
World's largest solar cell producer
ABC cell technology leader
Major LED component and display maker
Pioneer and major supplier of LED chips
Historically leading innovator in LED technology
Leading European optoelectronics supplier
High-power LED and automotive lighting
One of world's largest LED chip producers
Major LED packaging and component supplier
Leading Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer
Innovator in WICOP and SunLike technologies
LED components for automotive and IT
IBC cell technology leader
Solar project developer and manufacturer
Integrated PV manufacturer
Historically significant in both fields
Rapidly growing cell and module producer
Solar manufacturing arm of Chint Group
Module manufacturer with US focus
Leading Indian solar manufacturer
LED packaging and lighting solutions
Major LED packaging company
Tell us where to send the sample and whether you want this report customized.
Thank you. Our team will review your request and reply to your business email.
Our team will review your request and route it to support@indexbox.io.
IndexBox, Inc.
2093 Philadelphia Pike #1441
Claymont, DE 19703, USA
Contact us
© 2026 IndexBox, Inc
Instant access. No credit card needed.
Online access to 2M+ reports, dashboards, and tables. Trusted by Fortune 500 teams.
Free Data: Solar Cells and Light-Emitting Diodes — World
Instant access. No credit card needed.

source