Saudi Arabia, Türkiye sign deal for 3,000MW wind plants

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ExpandSaudi and Turkish officials have signed a major agreement to build 3,000 MW of wind power capacity at the COP31 summit in Antalya, with energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar emphasising the deepening strategic energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia, highlighting investments to enhance grid infrastructure and increase system flexibility. Picture: Reuters/Anastasia Barashkova Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed a pact on Tuesday for the second phase of a deal struck in February to build large-scale power plants in Türkiye, the Turkish energy ministry said.

Wind power plants are planned with a total capacity of 3,000MW, or the equivalent of a fifth of Türkiye’s existing installed wind power capacity, under the deal signed at the COP31 summit in Antalya, the ministry said.

“We are deepening our strategic energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia,” energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, adding that the investments aimed to strengthen grid infrastructure and boost system flexibility.

The first phase of the February pact envisages ACWA Power building solar power plants with a combined installed capacity of 2,000MW in Sivas and Karaman’s Taseli region.

The agreements will bring to 5,000MW the total capacity of power plants to be built jointly with Saudi Arabia.

Meeting Türkiye’s long-term energy targets will need an average annual installation of 10,000MW of new wind and solar power capacity, government plans show.

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