Turkey is a growing energy market with increasing electricity demand. Thermal power plants – particularly those running on natural gas and coal – continue to dominate the Turkish electricity mix and generate significant greenhouse gas emissions. Every kilowatt-hour fed into the grid from renewable sources directly displaces electricity from fossil fuel plants, thereby reducing emissions from power generation.

This is exactly where the wind power project comes in. In the province of Hatay in southern Turkey, near the villages of Nahırlı and Aknehir, the project operates 30 wind turbines with a total capacity of 76 MW. The turbines convert kinetic wind energy into electricity, which is fed into the Turkish power grid via the regional substation. The expected annual net electricity production is 262,500 MWh. The electricity generated replaces power that would otherwise have been drawn from the emissions-intensive Turkish grid.

The project employs local workers and places particular emphasis on occupational safety and skills development: employees regularly participate in training sessions, including first aid training, health and safety courses, and a gender equality awareness training. Local stakeholders from the surrounding villages are regularly involved in the project process; a grievance logbook is publicly accessible at the community house of Aknehir village. No complaints were received throughout the last monitoring period.

To protect the local environment, wastewater is properly disposed of and hazardous waste is handled professionally. Regular ornithological studies monitor the impact on birdlife: the current report from 2023 confirms that the collision risk for birds is minimal and that the site is not located on a significant migratory bird route.