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MarketsEkonomimTurkish, translatedFiled 12 h ago

Turkey broke a historic record in electricity generation from wind

Original headlineTürkiye rüzgardan elektrik üretiminde tarihi rekor kırdı

Open the sourceReported by Ekonomim, ekonomim.com, 14 November 2026

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Türkiye’s daily wind power generation hit an all-time high of 276,794 megawatt-hours, according to TEİAŞ data, with wind accounting for 28.1% of total electricity output. Wind farms overtook both reservoir-backed hydropower and imported-coal plants in the generation mix. The record underscores how quickly wind is scaling within Türkiye’s power system and its growing role in displacing fossil-fuel and hydro sources. Watch next for whether the share holds through changing weather and demand conditions, and for grid operators’ handling of higher variable renewable penetration.

Muhabbit's AI wrote this summary in its own words from Ekonomim's report and translated it from Turkish. It can get details wrong, so check the source.

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