Design of Financial Support and Capacity-Building Program for Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Turkey
Countries around the world are undergoing an unprecedented clean energy transformation, where Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) is an increasingly important player to achieve the paradigm shift. Rooftop solar PV (RSPV) represents an increasingly...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/478861593413550123/Design-of-Financial-Support-and-Capacity-Building-Program-for-Rooftop-Solar-Photovoltaic-in-Turkey-A-Summary-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34142 |
| Summary: | Countries around the world are
undergoing an unprecedented clean energy transformation,
where Distributed Energy Generation (DEG) is an increasingly
important player to achieve the paradigm shift. Rooftop
solar PV (RSPV) represents an increasingly significant
option of DEG, especially when coupled with storage, due to
its contribution to: (i) reducing energy costs, (ii) viable
renewable and carbon free energy, (iii) peak shaving, (iv)
helping security of supply, (v) saving capital investment
due to decreased system losses and (vi) increased
reliability from brownouts, etc. A driver for DEG is the
desire for the customer to become a more active participant
(prosumer, demand response, time-of-use) in the electricity
market. RSPV in Turkey is at a nascent stage. The solar
market in Turkey has grown over the last few years with
installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity growing from 40
MW in 2014 to about 5,063 MW at the end of 2018, benefiting
from a feed-in-tariff of 13.3 cents/kWh. However, most solar
projects are unlicensed, ground mounted and under 1 MW in
size, to take advantage of ease with permitting. As of 2020,
only 267 MW of RSPV had been installed in Turkey, mainly in
large industrial and commercial establishments. In contrast,
in countries with more developed solar markets, such as
Germany, the United States, and Japan, a significant portion
of solar capacity is produced by RSPV applications with 1 kW
to 10 MW capacities. Given the fast pace of urbanization and
corresponding residential, commercial, and industrial
markets, there is significant potential for RSPV deployment
in Turkey, which would help the country have more energy
security through decentralized generation, create more jobs,
and support clean energy transition. |
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