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Türkiye Signs the “Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy”

At the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the significance of nuclear energy in achieving the 2050 net zero target was strongly emphasized. Last year, at COP28 in Dubai, the United States launched the “Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy,” with leading nuclear countries such as France, Japan, and South Korea among the signatories. This year, six additional countries signed the declaration, including Türkiye.

14.11.2024
Cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in Renewable Energy

Türkiye and Kyrgyzstan will develop projects in the fields of energy efficiency and energy saving, especially renewable energy. 

05.11.2024
Tender Announcement for SPP Tender in the Official Gazette

The announcement of the tender in the Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) for solar energy was published in the Official Gazette shortly after the announcement for wind energy. The announcement published for 6 projects in 6 provinces in solar energy covers a total capacity of 800 megawatts. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, stated that they have published the YEKA announcement in solar energy after wind and said that they will reach 120 thousand megawatts of solar and wind installed capacity by 2035. 

04.11.2024
Energy Initiative with Africa

After the Oruç Reis Research Ship started seismic exploration in Somalia in the east of Africa, an agreement was signed with Senegal in the west of the continent. With the agreement, Türkiye and Senegal will cooperate in the fields of energy, oil and natural gas.

31.10.2024
New Tender Period in Renewable Energy

New tender period has started in renewable energy. Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) tender announcement was published in the Official Gazette. The announcement published for 5 projects in 3 provinces in wind energy has a total capacity of 1,200 megawatts. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, stated that they will hold at least 2 thousand megawatts of YEKA tenders every year and said that they will commission these capacities quickly.

28.10.2024
Mining Agreement between Türkiye and Niger

Türkiye will cooperate with Niger, an African country with rich reserves in the field of mining, on mineral exploration and extraction. 

23.10.2024
Minister Bayraktar Signed in China

Türkiye, which has the world's second largest reserves of rare earth elements in a single area, has signed an important agreement with China, which has a serious technological accumulation in this field. The “Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Natural Resources and Mining” was signed by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Guanghuatar. Commenting on the agreement, Minister Bayraktar said, “We aim to advance our cooperation in all areas of mining, especially in critical minerals in Türkiye.” 

16.10.2024
New Reform and Investment Era in Energy

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said that Türkiye has the potential to commission 8-10 thousand megawatts of installed capacity annually in renewable energy. Emphasizing that 80 thousand megawatts of capacity allocation has been made for investors and that improvements will be made in permit processes, Bayraktar said, “Türkiye is entering a new period of reform and investment. At the top of our reforms is especially the improvement of permit processes. We plan to bring it to the agenda of our Parliament hopefully within this year.

02.10.2024
BOTAŞ and Total Sign 10-Year LNG Agreement

Türkiye continues to take steps to expand its natural gas supply range. A new one has been added to the agreements previously signed with 3 global companies. During the visit of Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar to the USA, BOTAŞ and TotalEnergies signed a 10-year LNG agreement. With the agreement, Total will supply a total of 16 LNG cargoes of approximately 1.6 billion cubic meters per year starting in 2027. BOTAŞ will be able to take delivery of some of the LNG from the filling ports in the US and some from terminals in Türkiye and Europe.

18.09.2024
Minister Bayraktar Speaks at Gastech2024

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar described the natural gas coming to Türkiye from different sources and stored in Türkiye as the Turkish Blend and announced that they will be able to export it to European markets with the provision of the necessary infrastructure.

17.09.2024
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Bayraktar Participated in AA Editorial Desk

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that 600 liras of a thousand lira electricity and natural gas bill is covered by the state and said, “We are considering a model in which our lower income citizens, pensioners benefit from this support, and citizens whose consumption is above a certain rate meet the real costs instead of benefiting from these support mechanisms.” 

11.09.2024
Energy and Mining Summit Proposal to Arab League States

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that they aim to take cooperation with the Arab League states further in every field and said, “Organizing a summit in the field of energy and mining with the Arab League states is important for the development of more permanent, more concrete, multilateral cooperation.”

10.09.2024
First Lecture by Minister Bayraktar of the new academic year by Minister Bayraktar

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar attended the opening ceremony of the new academic year at Cezeri Green Technology Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School.

09.09.2024
Strategic Agreement Between BOTAŞ and Shell

A strategic agreement was signed between BOTAŞ, Türkiye's flag carrier in the field of natural gas, and Shell, the world's leading oil and natural gas company. 

02.09.2024
Historic Record in Oil and Natural Gas Production

Türkiye's oil and natural gas production reached record levels in August. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that total crude oil production in Türkiye reached 107 thousand 621 barrels on August 17 and said, “We also broke a production record in natural gas this month. On August 15, we broke a production record with 7 million 609 thousand 427 cubic meters.”

22.08.2024