Turkey continues to attract much attention from the international photovoltaic industry, as the first rounds of the licensing program for larger projects closed today.
According to Enerparc, the Turkish Energy Regulatory Authority (EPDK) has received over 3 GW of applications for licenses for larger solar energy projects throughout the week, far exceeding the 600 MW cap set by the EPDK for the first round of licenses. Licensing rounds began on Monday of this week and closed on Friday.
According to Stefan Müller from Enerparc, the successful project license applications will be assessed and selected by EPDK over the next 30 days.
Larger projects are defined by EPDK as being any one larger than 1 MW. The standard Turkish photovoltaic FIT is US$0.133/kWh, with a local content premium being paid additionally.The licensing rounds began Monday and closed today.