TÜREB/Erden: Permit processes, grid investment and access to financing should be facilitated

Dr. İbrahim Erden, president of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), called for predictable permitting, timely grid investment and easier access to long-term, low-cost financing to accelerate wind energy growth as geopolitical risk and war drive up fossil fuel prices and speed renewable investment. He framed the three areas as prerequisites for scaling the sector. The remarks matter because permitting delays and grid bottlenecks are widely seen as the main brakes on Turkish wind capacity, and cheaper long-term funding would improve project economics. Watch for concrete steps from regulators on permit timelines and transmission upgrades, and for any new long-term financing facilities for wind developers.