On November 12, 2026, in the COP31 venue of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, representatives of the two countries signed the cooperation text. The National Energy Administration of China and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye signed a memorandum of understanding on renewable energy cooperation here, and a large energy cooperation order of about 15 billion dollars was launched.

At the summit, a large cooperation order was finalized

The signing took place during COP31 of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, which is being held in Antalya, Türkiye. The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye said that this memorandum planned to implement large-scale investment in Türkiye, promote the coordinated implementation of wind power plants, energy storage systems and transmission infrastructure, and expand the installation of renewable energy in the country as well as promote technology transfer. For Türkiye, this cooperation will enhance national energy supply security, reduce dependence on fossil energy imports, and accelerate the pace of green transformation.

Synchronized construction of integrated wind, solar, storage and transportation

According to the memorandum, the two sides plan to promote an investment of about US $15 billion to develop photovoltaic and wind power projects with a total installed capacity of 7000MW in Türkiye, while building new energy storage systems and 4000MW power transmission infrastructure. The cooperation will not only build new power plants, but also promote technology transfer and support the local production of wind power equipment in Türkiye.

In fact, China Turkey new energy industry cooperation has foreshadowed. Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind Technology has cooperated with local enterprises to build a wind turbine blade factory, which is planned to be put into operation and employ more than 500 people in 2027. Dongfang Electric also plans to build wind turbine production facilities in Türkiye. These projects lay the foundation for this technology transfer and local manufacturing upgrading. With the increase of wind and solar power installation, supporting energy storage and transmission facilities will also provide support for the integration of new energy and power transmission.

Aligning with the 2040 Energy Vision

This cooperation is aligned with Türkiye's national energy 2040 plan. According to the plan, Türkiye's wind power and photovoltaic installed capacity is targeted to be 175GW by 2040, while the current wind power installed capacity in the country is about 44 to 45GW, and the incremental space is nearly quadrupled. Keywords: China Turkey cooperation, renewable energy COP31

From the overall structure, Türkiye's renewable energy installed capacity accounts for about 63% of the total installed capacity in the country. The plan proposes to increase this proportion to 77% by 2040. This cooperation is an important step towards this goal. It should be noted that this signing is a memorandum of cooperation between the energy regulatory authorities of the two countries. The specific investment subject, project location, construction time, financing, and equipment procurement arrangements have not yet been announced. The subsequent project site selection, enterprise docking, and fund landing still need to be continuously promoted.Editor/Huang jiali