Azerbaijan, Baku, May 13 / Trend A. Taghiyeva /
The largest wind farm with installed capacity of 143 MW was built in the Turkish province of Balıkesir, The Lira newspaper said on Monday.
According to the report, the wind farm was built by Turkish Sabancı Holding together with the German E.ON. Its construction cost the companies 340 million lira.
It is expected that the wind farm will generate 524 gigawatt / hours of electric power per year.
Earlier, the Turkish Wind Energy Association said that some 23 wind farms are being constructed.
According to the report, the wind farms are being built in 12 cities across the country. At present, over 60 wind farms operate in Turkey. The total installed capacity hits 2,300 megawatts.
Earlier, the Turkish government reported that that the private sector projects aimed at generating electric power from renewable energy sources, will be supported and partially funded by the state.