Among the renewable energy sources in Turkey, wind power is the best developed, said the head of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB) Ibrahim Erden.
The Turkish official noted that Western leaders in this field may move production to Turkey as electricity supply chains were disrupted in China after the COVID-19 pandemic obtained with the help of the wind, writes “Sabah”.
Speaking at a press conference at the TÜREB headquarters, Erden noted that many large wind energy companies want to diversify their supply chains and minimize the risks that have arisen during the pandemic.
He said that Turkey has prepared a plan to turn the crisis in the field of wind power, which has two main goals: to increase the capacity of wind generation and further expand the production of wind power.
According to the head of TÜREB, Turkey intends to organize a technical trip for foreign ministries, relevant institutions and organizations to industrial facilities in the western province of Izmir. “Then we will take part in the wind energy congress to be held in Hamburg. There we will hold meetings with the main component manufacturers in order to move the supply chain to Turkey,” he said.
At the end of the year, a congress will be held in Izmir to promote Turkish wind energy. “I believe that by the end of 2022, we will achieve a turnover of more than 1.5 billion euros (25.1 billion Turkish liras) in the wind power sector, 85% of which is export-oriented,” Erden said.
The leaders of industrial companies working in the field of wind energy, such as Nordex, Vestas and Enercon, are already thinking about moving production to Turkey. “They shared these thoughts with us this year. Turkey is becoming a reliable supplier of wind power. Among renewable energy sources, wind energy is the best developed in Turkey.”
In Turkey, installed wind power capacity has reached 11 gigawatts (GW). But the increase in capacity is necessary for the growth and stability of wind energy.
“Turkey has the infrastructure to increase the capacity of wind power by more than 2 GW annually. Studies show that our power grid can add 3 GW of installed capacity per year,” Erden estimated.