"Europe’s Biggest Solar Farm To Be Built In Turkey
Julia | April 2nd, 2011
The 100-MW photovoltaic power station would be the first to harness Turkey’s remarkable solar resource.
Turkey has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to solar power. At more than 1 million terawatt-hours (twH) of solar radiation each year, it receives more sunlight than most countries in Europe — for comparison, Spain and California each receive about 800,000 twH annually. But solar power contributes a mere five megawatts to Turkey’s overall installed capacity of 46,500 MW. Without subsidies from the government for their power, solar companies have been discouraged from entering the sunny country, and the solar power market in Turkey, despite all its promise, has remained small and scattered."
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