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Saudi Arabia and Turkey sign deal for 3,000 MW of wind power

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Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed an agreement to build wind power plants with a total capacity of 3,000 MW, equivalent to one-fifth of Turkey’s installed wind power capacity. Signed on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, it adds to the first phase of the February pact, which provides for 2,000 MW of solar power, bringing the total to 5,000 MW, according to Turkey’s Energy Ministry cited by Reuters.

Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed an agreement in Antalya on Tuesday covering a second phase of energy projects that provides for the construction of wind power plants with a total capacity of 3,000 MW in Turkey, according to Turkey’s Energy Ministry cited by Reuters. This capacity is equivalent to about one-fifth of the country’s currently installed wind power capacity.

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the investments should strengthen electricity grid infrastructure and its flexibility. They add to the first phase of the agreement concluded in February, which provides for Saudi group ACWA Power to build solar power plants totalling 2,000 MW in Sivas and the Taseli region of Karaman.

The two phases thus bring to 5,000 MW the total capacity of the plants that Turkey and Saudi Arabia plan to build jointly. Turkish energy plans estimate that the country will need to install an average of 10,000 MW of new wind and solar capacity per year to achieve its long-term energy targets, according to Reuters.

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