Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited subsidiary, Yingli Europe has said it will install 20 MW worth of solar PV projects in Turkey, with the help of partner, Motif Proje.
The pipeline will be spilt into two, with 10 MW said to currently be under development. Work is scheduled to begin on the projects, located across four sites in the western part of the country, in Q2 2016.
The second, 10 MW portfolio, is expected to be completed by the end of next year. No details were released on the projects, however.
"There are currently 200 MW of PV projects under construction and additional 5 GW under application in Turkey," commented Anian Schreiber, Turkey project manager of Yingli Europe. "With the support of Motif Proje, we can rapidly scale our development activities in this high-potential market." Yingli chairman and CEO, Liansheng Miao added that the company is looking to expand the pipeline in the future.
"We are confident that patient and sustainable companies will be successful in the Turkish PV market, " concluded Deniz Selkan Polatkan, managing director of Motif Proje.
pv magazine has contacted Yingli and Motif Proje for more details.
