The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced that it will issue 2 GW of renewable energy tenders under the country’s flagship Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları (YEKA) program in November 2025.

The program is designed to accelerate renewable energy deployment through large-scale resource zones with pre-approved grid connections.

According to the official tender documents published in the country’s Official Gazette, applications for the 850 MW solar tender will open on November 4, 2025, while the 1.15 GW wind tender will follow on November 18, 2025.

Together, the two rounds will allocate capacity across 16 projects nationwide.

The solar tender will award a total of 850 MW spread across 11 projects. These include three projects in Erzurum totaling 335 MW, two projects in Eskişehir with a combined 260 MW, 50 MW each in Bolu and Elazığ, 40 MW each in Van, Mardin, and Kahramanmaraş, and a 35 MW floating solar project on the Demirköprü reservoir in Manisa.

Winning developers will be permitted to sell electricity on the free market for 60 months following the contract signing date, before transitioning to a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the government. The ceiling tariff has been set at €0.0550 (~$0.0646)/kWh, while the floor tariff is €0.0325 (~$0.0381)/kWh.

The wind tender will allocate 1.15 GW across six projects, the largest being a 500 MW facility in Sivas. Other sites include three projects in Balıkesir totaling 390 MW, a 140 MW project in Aydın-Denizli, and a 120 MW project in Kütahya.

Wind project developers will have the right to sell electricity in the free market for 72 months before entering a 20-year PPA. The projects will have a tariff range of  €0.550 (~$0.646)/kWh to €0.350 (~$0.411)/kWh.

Both tenders include strong local content provisions. Solar projects must use modules manufactured in Türkiye, while wind projects require locally produced turbine components. The winning bidders must ensure compliance with domestic manufacturing and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.

In February, Türkiye awarded 800 MW of solar capacity under the YEKA program.