{"version":"1","article":{"id":"2","slug":"turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw?lang=en","title":"Türkiye’s installed electricity capacity reached 126,944 MW at end-August","summary":"Solar and wind represented 34.2% of installed capacity; ministry data also distinguish capacity from actual generation.","category":"energy","region":"turkiye","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-02T11:30:57+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-03T01:05:50Z","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-18","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlığı","url":"https://www.enerji.gov.tr/bilgi-merkezi-enerji-elektrik?v=1.0.23","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics","table"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"installed-capacity","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Ağustos 2026: elektrik kapasitesi","en":"August 2026: electricity capacity","ar":"أغسطس 2026: القدرة الكهربائية","fr":"Août 2026 : capacité électrique","es":"Agosto de 2026: capacidad eléctrica"},"description":{"tr":"Türkiye’de ağustos sonu kurulu güç ve santral sayısı.","en":"Installed capacity and number of plants in Türkiye at the end of August.","ar":"القدرة المركبة وعدد محطات الكهرباء في تركيا في نهاية أغسطس.","fr":"Puissance installée et nombre de centrales en Türkiye à la fin août.","es":"Potencia instalada y número de centrales en Türkiye al cierre de agosto."},"methodology":{"tr":"18 Eylül 2026 tarihli Bakanlık sayfasındaki ağustos sonu değerleri aktarıldı. MW kurulu gücü ifade eder; elektrik üretimi veya tüketimi değildir. Santral sayısı lisanssız tesisleri de kapsar.","en":"Values transcribed from the Ministry page updated 18 September 2026. MW denotes installed power, not electricity generation or consumption. The plant count includes unlicensed facilities.","ar":"نُقلت القيم من صفحة الوزارة المحدثة في 18 سبتمبر 2026. تشير وحدة ميغاواط إلى القدرة المركبة، وليس إلى إنتاج الكهرباء أو استهلاكها. يشمل عدد المحطات منشآت غير مرخصة.","fr":"Valeurs transcrites de la page du ministère mise à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Le MW désigne la puissance installée, et non la production ou la consommation d’électricité. Le nombre de centrales inclut les installations sans licence.","es":"Valores transcritos de la página ministerial actualizada el 18 de septiembre de 2026. MW indica potencia instalada, no generación ni consumo eléctrico. El número de centrales incluye instalaciones sin licencia."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.enerji.gov.tr/bilgi-merkezi-enerji-elektrik?v=1.0.23"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-03T01:03:49Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Toplam kurulu güç","en":"Total installed capacity","ar":"إجمالي القدرة المركبة","fr":"Puissance installée totale","es":"Capacidad instalada total"},"value":126944,"unit":"MW","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"turkiye-electricity-installed-capacity","unitCode":"mw","geography":"turkiye","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Elektrik üretim santralleri","en":"Electricity generation plants","ar":"محطات توليد الكهرباء","fr":"Centrales de production électrique","es":"Centrales de generación eléctrica"},"value":43844,"unit":"count","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"turkiye-electricity-generation-plants","unitCode":"count","geography":"turkiye","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]},{"id":"capacity-mix","type":"table","title":{"tr":"Kurulu gücün kaynak dağılımı","en":"Installed capacity by source","ar":"القدرة المركبة حسب المصدر","fr":"Puissance installée par source","es":"Potencia instalada por fuente"},"description":{"tr":"Ağustos 2026 sonu itibarıyla toplam kapasite içindeki paylar.","en":"Shares of total capacity at the end of August 2026.","ar":"الحصص من إجمالي القدرة في نهاية أغسطس 2026.","fr":"Parts de la puissance totale à la fin août 2026.","es":"Participaciones en la potencia total al cierre de agosto de 2026."},"methodology":{"tr":"Kaynak yüzdeleri aynen korunmuştur; yuvarlama nedeniyle toplam yüzde 100,1’dir. Paylar yeniden ölçeklenmemiştir. Bunlar üretim payları değildir.","en":"Source percentages are retained as reported; rounding produces a total of 100.1%. Shares have not been rescaled. These are not generation shares.","ar":"حُفظت النسب كما نشرها المصدر؛ ويؤدي التقريب إلى مجموع قدره 100.1٪. لم يُعَد ضبط الحصص لتغيير مجموعها. هذه ليست حصص إنتاج الكهرباء.","fr":"Les pourcentages de la source sont conservés tels que publiés ; l’arrondi donne un total de 100,1 %. Les parts n’ont pas été recalculées. Il ne s’agit pas des parts de la production électrique.","es":"Se conservan los porcentajes publicados por la fuente; el redondeo da un total del 100,1 %. Las participaciones no se reajustaron. No representan cuotas de generación eléctrica."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.enerji.gov.tr/bilgi-merkezi-enerji-elektrik?v=1.0.23"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-03T01:05:50Z","columns":[{"key":"source_tr","label":{"tr":"Kaynak (Türkçe)","en":"Source (Turkish)","ar":"المصدر (بالتركية)","fr":"Source (turc)","es":"Fuente (turco)"},"type":"text","language":"tr"},{"key":"source_en","label":{"tr":"Kaynak (İngilizce)","en":"Source (English)","ar":"المصدر (بالإنجليزية)","fr":"Source (anglais)","es":"Fuente (inglés)"},"type":"text","language":"en"},{"key":"share","label":{"tr":"Pay","en":"Share","ar":"الحصة","fr":"Part","es":"Participación"},"type":"number","unit":"%"},{"key":"period","label":{"tr":"Dönem","en":"Period","ar":"الفترة","fr":"Période","es":"Periodo"},"type":"date"}],"rows":[{"source_tr":"Hidrolik","source_en":"Hydro","share":25.5,"period":"2026-08"},{"source_tr":"Doğal gaz","source_en":"Natural gas","share":19.5,"period":"2026-08"},{"source_tr":"Kömür","source_en":"Coal","share":17.4,"period":"2026-08"},{"source_tr":"Rüzgâr","source_en":"Wind","share":12.2,"period":"2026-08"},{"source_tr":"Güneş","source_en":"Solar","share":22,"period":"2026-08"},{"source_tr":"Jeotermal","source_en":"Geothermal","share":1.4,"period":"2026-08"},{"source_tr":"Diğer","source_en":"Other","share":2.1,"period":"2026-08"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"installed-capacity","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null},{"id":"capacity-mix","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"installed-capacity","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw/data/installed-capacity?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw/data/installed-capacity?lang=en&format=csv"}},{"id":"capacity-mix","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw/data/capacity-mix?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/turkiyes-installed-electricity-capacity-reaches-126-944-mw/data/capacity-mix?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Türkiye’s installed electricity capacity stood at 126,944 MW on 31 August 2026, according to figures updated by the Energy Ministry on 18 September. Hydropower accounted for 25.5% of capacity, natural gas 19.5%, coal 17.4%, solar 22% and wind 12.2%; geothermal and other sources made up the remainder.","The ministry counted 43,844 power plants, including unlicensed facilities. Solar accounted for 41,749 of them, compared with 777 hydro, 418 wind, 353 natural-gas, 69 coal, 68 geothermal and 410 other plants. The number of facilities does not by itself show each source’s share of electricity produced.","Installed capacity and realised generation are different measures. The ministry reported 2025 generation of 362.9 TWh and consumption of 360.9 TWh; coal supplied 33.6% of generation and natural gas 23%. The National Energy Plan projects consumption of 455.3 TWh in 2030 and 510.5 TWh in 2035. Those are projections, not observed demand."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Solar and wind represented 34.2% of installed capacity; ministry data also distinguish capacity from actual generation.\n\nTürkiye’s installed electricity capacity stood at 126,944 MW on 31 August 2026, according to figures updated by the Energy Ministry on 18 September. Hydropower accounted for 25.5% of capacity, natural gas 19.5%, coal 17.4%, solar 22% and wind 12.2%; geothermal and other sources made up the remainder.\n\nThe ministry counted 43,844 power plants, including unlicensed facilities. Solar accounted for 41,749 of them, compared with 777 hydro, 418 wind, 353 natural-gas, 69 coal, 68 geothermal and 410 other plants. The number of facilities does not by itself show each source’s share of electricity produced.\n\nInstalled capacity and realised generation are different measures. The ministry reported 2025 generation of 362.9 TWh and consumption of 360.9 TWh; coal supplied 33.6% of generation and natural gas 23%. The National Energy Plan projects consumption of 455.3 TWh in 2030 and 510.5 TWh in 2035. Those are projections, not observed demand.\n\nThe source was rechecked and installed-capacity indicators and a source-mix table were added; the rounding total of the reported percentages is explained.","corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-02T22:05:28+03:00","language":"en","text":"The source was rechecked and installed-capacity indicators and a source-mix table were added; the rounding total of the reported percentages is explained."}],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}