Germany and Turkey: ENERCON's Next Major Offensive in the Wind Sector

The German wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON announces an ambitious expansion of its activities in Turkey with the goal of installing an additional 2.5 gigawatts of onshore wind capacity by 2029. This endeavor will be implemented in cooperation with the Turkish energy companies Iş Enerji and Polat Enerji. A formal cooperation framework was established through a letter of intent signed at the German-Turkish Energy Forum in Berlin, in the presence of German Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck and Turkish Minister of Energy Alparslan Bayraktar. Polat Enerji, as the largest operator of wind farms in Turkey with over 740 megawatts of installed capacity, has long maintained an international business relationship with ENERCON. Iş Enerji, with a 50 percent stake in Polat Enerji's portfolio, currently operates wind farms with a total capacity of 84 megawatts and plans to expand by 40 megawatts. The letter of intent includes the joint implementation of onshore wind projects in Turkey as well as in neighboring countries. ENERCON will provide the technology for the wind turbines and long-term services for the constructed wind farms. In this context, the new turbine model E-175 EP5 with a rotor diameter of 175 meters and a nominal output between 6 megawatts and 7 megawatts will be used. Part of the agreement is the delivery of 350 wind turbines, which represents a significant milestone for the Turkish wind industry. With a total capacity of 13 gigawatts, Turkey's onshore wind market is the sixth-largest in Europe. Since 1997, ENERCON has already installed over 3 gigawatts in this market. ENERCON CEO Udo Bauer emphasized: "ENERCON is ready to continue its contribution to the energy transition in Turkey.