Alhamdulillah - Turkiye and the UAE deepen energy ties with $1bn solar project
Assalamu alaikum - Alhamdulillah, Turkiye and the UAE are moving forward with their clean energy cooperation, highlighted by an about $1 billion solar plant planned for Niğde Bor, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
This step follows earlier big agreements between the two countries, like a $27 billion framework from 2023 and a memorandum of understanding between Abu Dhabi’s Masdar and Turkiye’s Ministry of Energy. Both sides say these deals aim to boost sustainable energy, share technology, and work toward long-term climate goals.
Bayraktar noted that he welcomed Masdar’s CEO, Mohamed Jameel Al-Ramahi, and his team at the ministry, and they discussed “comprehensive cooperation opportunities,” focusing on joint investments in solar, onshore and offshore wind, pumped-storage hydroelectricity, and technology transfer.
He confirmed the partners are at the final stage of the roughly $1 billion, 1,100 MW solar power plant project in Niğde Bor. They also looked at possible investments in an offshore wind farm, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line, and a pumped-storage hydro plant.
The minister stressed Turkiye wants to strengthen its strategic energy ties with the UAE through government-to-government renewable projects. “Through collaborations that will reinforce our energy vision, we aim to improve infrastructure, reach our 2053 net-zero goal, and create a regional model of transformation,” he said - insha’Allah.
According to state media, discussions covered opportunities across solar, wind and hydro, as well as ways to transfer technology between the countries.
All of this fits into Turkiye’s wider Energy Transition Strategy, which targets energy security, less reliance on imports, and net-zero emissions by 2053. The plan hopes to grow wind and solar capacity from about 30 GW to 120 GW by 2035 - a fourfold rise needing roughly $108 billion in investment.
Turkiye is speeding up the rollout of solar tech - both thermal and photovoltaic - in industry, homes and farming. With improvements in PV modules and big solar installations, the country is positioning solar as an affordable, scalable pillar of its clean energy shift.
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