Türk Telekom Continues Solar Power Plant Investments

Category: ENERGY AGENDA , SOLAR ENERGY - Date: August 23, 2025

Türk Telekom will provide 800 GWh of energy production annually and prevent 350,000 tons of carbon emissions with its Solar Power Plant (SPP) investments.

Türk Telekom, which reflects its technological expertise in all areas of life for a sustainable future, continues to take pioneering steps in environmental and social areas. Aiming to increase sustainable energy use and strengthen its own energy generation capacity, Türk Telekom has accelerated its solar power plant investments. Having implemented the first leg of the solar power plant project in Sivas, Türk Telekom aims to complete the facility, whose foundations were laid in the first quarter of the year, by the end of 2025. Built on a 1,300-acre land, the Türk Telekom Sivas Solar Power Plant will be one of Türkiye's largest renewable energy facilities with an annual energy generation capacity of 128 MWp. Continuing its solar power plant investments in Malatya and Ağrı, Türk Telekom aims to reach full capacity production in the coming years by commissioning three solar power plants with an installed capacity of 530 MWp on a total of 6,000 acres of land. With these investments in these three cities, Türk Telekom aims to generate 800 GWh of energy annually from renewable sources and will prevent 350,000 tons of carbon emissions annually.

A significant contribution to local employment and our country's energy independence

Türk Telekom CEO Ümit Önal said , “ With the goal of leaving a livable world for future generations, we place sustainability principles at the center of our business strategies and are taking pioneering steps in combating the climate crisis and energy efficiency. We continue our renewable energy investments to reduce our carbon footprint, contribute to climate risk management, and create financial value. We are bringing next-generation environmentally friendly communication technologies to our country and placing green transformation at the center of our strategies by focusing on renewable resources like solar energy. As of 2024, we have achieved a total annual energy savings of 42 GWh through the optimization and transformation projects we have implemented in our fixed and mobile networks. These strategic improvements contribute significantly to the continuous improvement of our environmental performance. In addition, thanks to I-REC certificates, an international certification system that certifies the environmental integrity of every 1 MWh of renewable energy production we receive, we have offset 33% of our total Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Furthermore, when we take into account the impact of the 42 GWh savings achieved through energy efficiency projects, this ratio reaches 35%. Thus, by 2024, In 2020, we reduced our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 29% compared to 2020, bringing us one step closer to our target of 45% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. We are implementing solar power plant installations in three different cities with a significant investment budget to source our energy from renewable and environmentally friendly sources. The foundations of the Sivas Solar Power Plant, the first step of our solar power plant project, have been laid, and we aim to commission the plant by the end of 2025. With an annual energy production capacity of approximately 200 million kWh, Sivas Solar Power Plant will significantly reduce our environmental impact by reducing carbon emissions by 88,000 tons. Furthermore, when all our solar power plants are fully operational, we will reduce annual carbon emissions by 350,000 tons. With these investments in three different cities, we will contribute to local employment and take a significant step towards energy independence and a sustainable future for our country. We will continue to invest in Turkey's future and mobilize our technology to improve all areas of life .

Türk Telekom's sustainability vision adds value to the future

Türk Telekom, which continues to install solar energy systems at its base stations, integrated a total of 1.2 MW of solar energy into 370 base stations as part of projects launched in 2024. With this investment, the total installed capacity of Türk Telekom's renewable energy systems used in fixed and mobile infrastructure reached 5.5 MW. Aiming to make sustainable technologies accessible in daily life, Türk Telekom launched the E4 Charging – Electric Vehicle Charging Network project in collaboration with venture capital firm TT Ventures. Establishing charging stations across Türkiye, Türk Telekom offers electric vehicle users a safe, environmentally friendly, and uninterrupted charging service in every sense. TT Ventures E4 Charging – Electric Vehicle Charging Network, which currently operates with 114 units in 40 different locations across 11 provinces in Türkiye, aims to operate with over 200 units in over 90 locations across 33 provinces by the end of 2025. Türk Telekom, which supports domestic capital in the use of charging units, also provides support to sustainability-focused initiatives through TT Ventures. Participating in TT Ventures' startup accelerator program, PİLOT, Some Carbon, Workybe, Blok-Z, Optiyol initiatives offer solutions that contribute to environmental sustainability.

Türk Telekom, which reduces carbon emissions by offering innovative solutions for smart urban planning, electricity consumption, and irrigation through artificial intelligence and IoT technologies, as well as investments in solar power plants and electric vehicle charging networks, is also integrating cutting-edge environmental systems into its data centers. According to the CDP scoring methodology, Türk Telekom has climbed four notches in the last two years to join the global A List. By 2030, it aims to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 45 percent compared to the 2020 base year, and aims to achieve Net Zero by 2050, aligning with Türkiye's and GSMA's targets.

Published by: Alperen ERTAŞ- [email protected]