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Galata Wind reaches 354.2 MW installed capacity, publishes 2025 Sustainability Report

Galata Wind generated 880,971 MWh in 2025 and raised Mersin wind farm to 95.85 MWe. The company targets 410 MW of battery storage and 300 MW of investment abroad.

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Contents
  1. Mersin wind farm raised to 95.85 MWe
  2. Targets: 410 MW of storage and 300 MW abroad
  3. Kuyan: ESG is the foundation of investor confidence
  4. Ratings and climate targets

Turkish renewable energy company Galata Wind has published its 2025 Sustainability Report. According to the report, the company’s total installed capacity in Türkiye reached 354.2 MW at the end of 2025, it generated 880,971 MWh of electricity during the year and avoided approximately 530,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Prepared under the commitment “Trust in Energy. Value in the Future”, the report covers the company’s environmental, social and governance performance for 2025, its sustainable growth strategy and future targets. For the first time, Galata Wind ran the entire reporting process on an end-to-end digital ESG and Sustainability Platform.

Mersin wind farm raised to 95.85 MWe

Following the capacity increase carried out in 2025, the final capacity of the Mersin wind farm reached 99.9 MWm / 95.85 MWe, with approximately USD 45 million spent on the investment. The 36.2 MW capacity of the Taşpınar hybrid solar plant was fully commissioned in April 2025, representing an investment of around USD 30 million.

Targets: 410 MW of storage and 300 MW abroad

Galata Wind holds pre-licences for nine storage-integrated generation facilities – three solar and six wind – with a total capacity of 410 MW. The company aims to reach 410 MW of battery capacity with an investment of approximately USD 465 million.

Its international portfolio in Germany and Italy has reached 132 MW, comprising 62 MW of Agri-PV and a 60 MW battery energy storage system in Germany and 10 MW of solar capacity in Italy. In line with its target of 300 MW of investment abroad, the company continues to assess growth opportunities in Europe.

Galata Wind CEO Burak Kuyan
Galata Wind CEO Burak Kuyan

Kuyan: ESG is the foundation of investor confidence

Galata Wind CEO Burak Kuyan said sustainability performance is an important part of the company’s long-term growth strategy, adding that the company sees ESG criteria not as an obligation but as a competitive advantage and the foundation of investor confidence, and aims to remain a reliable investment proposition for global investors through transparent reporting.

Ratings and climate targets

The company’s S&P Global Sustainable1 ESG score rose by 13 points to 65/100 in 2025. In LSEG’s assessment based on self-reported 2024 data, its ESG Combined Score rose to 85/100, reaching an “A” rating. Reporting in line with GRI Standards since 2022, the company included comparative data for 2023–2025 and an ESRS index in this year’s report.

Galata Wind targets net zero operational carbon emissions by 2040, a 64.7 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2032 against a 2022 baseline, and a 60 percent reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2035 against a 2025 baseline. From 2040, it also aims to achieve a net positive biodiversity impact across all its operations, including new projects, and continues bird observation and ornithology studies at its sites.

Sources

Galata Wind press release, “Galata Wind publishes 2025 Sustainability Report”, 5 October 2026 (Ogilvy / Faselis).
Images: Galata Wind

Mesut Kul

Author

Mesut Kul, enerji ve B2B yayıncılık alanında çalışan bir yayıncı ve medya yöneticisidir. Rüzgar Enerjisi Dergisi’nde Publisher & General Manager olarak Türkiye ve dünyadaki rüzgâr enerjisi gelişmelerini; yenilenebilir enerji yatırımları, rüzgâr türbini teknolojileri, RES projeleri, denizüstü rüzgâr enerjisi ve sektör politikaları odağında takip etmektedir. Enerji fuarları, uluslararası medya iş birlikleri ve sektörel yayın projelerinde aktif olarak görev almaktadır.

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