Türkiye is entering a rapid build‑out phase for battery energy storage, driven by rising renewable penetration, evolving market arrangements and growing interest from both domestic and international investors. At the same time, while the project pipeline is substantial (around 34 GW), only a limited number of projects have reached bankable maturity due to ongoing market and financing structuring.

The Investment Forum aims to:

• Provide investors with a clear and structured overview of Türkiye’s BESS market

• Present current projects and typical investment configurations

• Facilitate direct exchanges between investors, lenders, energy companies and project developers

• Discuss key risks, mitigation approaches and lessons learned

• Identify potential investment partnerships and co-investment opportunities

• Enable early-stage deal discussions and pipeline screening

The format combines market briefings with panel discussions and targeted investor–developer dialogue, enabling participants to engage on both strategic and transaction‑level topics.

Türkiye aims for 120 GW of wind and solar capacity by 2035, more than tripling current levels, driven by its climate and energy goals. This requires significant investment in generation, flexibility, and grid infrastructure. 

Türkiye has a semi-liberalised electricity market with competitive generation, wholesale trading, markets for ancillary services and balancing. Rapid growth in wind and solar capacity has increased the need for short- and medium-term flexibility. To support this, Türkiye introduced the Regulation on Storage Activities in the Electricity Market, providing the legal basis for licensing, grid connection, and market participation of storage assets. 

By the end of 2025, around 33 GW of battery‑integrated renewable projects had received pre‑licences, making Türkiye one of the largest BESS pipeline markets in Europe. 

• Strong underlying demand for flexibility services 

• Strong political attention and support 

• A developing regulatory framework providing increasing clarity for storage investments 

• Emerging revenue models combining wholesale markets, balancing services and potential future capacity mechanisms 

• A growing pool of experienced local developers and operators 

The forum is designed for stakeholders actively participating or evaluating opportunities in Türkiye’s BESS market, including: 

• Turkish and international project developers 

• Market and grid specialists with a focus on flexibility solutions 

• Equity investors and infrastructure funds 

• Commercial banks and international financial institutions 

 Participation is limited to invited organisations to allow for targeted discussion and meaningful exchange.