Türkiye has built a battery storage pipeline that exceeds those of major European nations by mandating that new wind and solar projects include matching energy storage capacity. This growth was spurred by a 2022 regulation that streamlined grid access for renewable energy plants that agreed to install large-scale batteries, according to the authors of the newly released report.
“Since 2022, new wind and solar plants with storage must install battery capacity that equals their installed capacity,” the report notes. It adds that “Türkiye introduced a regulation allowing grid capacity allocation for new wind and solar plants without the need for tenders or auctions,” provided the projects “include battery capacity at least equal to the plant’s installed capacity.”
In plain language, the Turkish government told energy companies they could skip the long and competitive bidding process usually required to connect to the power grid if they agreed to build a battery alongside every new wind or solar farm. These batteries must be large enough to handle the full output of the power plant. This policy trade-off made it much faster and easier for companies to get their projects approved, leading to a flood of applications that has created a storage pipeline significantly larger than those in countries like Germany or Italy.
The report “Türkiye Electricity Review 2026” was published by the international energy think tank Ember on April 8, 2026. It was authored by Ufuk Alparslan, the organization’s Regional Lead for Türkiye and the Caucasus, alongside a team of researchers.
