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Türkiye’s First Licensed Wind Power Plant with Energy Storage – Ege WPP
Türkiye’s first licensed Wind Power Plant with Energy Storage has been commissioned at Polat Enerji’s Ege Wind Power Plant site in İzmir, built and brought online through the products, engineering, and technology solutions provided by SolarToday Türkiye and iNOVAT. Following the completion of on-site tests conducted by the Ministry, the official acceptance process has also been successfully finalized.
In January 2025, the three companies signed a cooperation agreement to enable a capacity increase at Polat Enerji’s Ege Wind Power Plant, which has an installed capacity of 15.2 MWm, through the implementation of a licensed Wind Power Plant with Energy Storage model. The project stands out as the first licensed, first officially approved, first to benefit from investment incentives, and first accepted licensed Wind Power Plant with Energy Storage in Türkiye.
The 15.17 MWh energy storage system has been designed to operate in an integrated structure with CATL batteries, Power Electronics PCS, and the PowerKonnekt Energy Management System (EMS). Product supply for the energy storage unit was carried out by SolarToday Türkiye, while iNOVAT was responsible for the turnkey integration, commissioning, and installation of the PowerKonnekt EMS. In addition, second-phase works are continuing uninterrupted, aiming to increase the battery capacity of the project to 28.16 MWh in total.
By combining globally proven battery technology and power conversion systems (PCS) with the PowerKonnekt EMS and advanced engineering solutions, the project marks the beginning of a new era in energy storage infrastructure. The system will enable wind-generated electricity to be stored and transferred to the grid when needed, manage production intermittency, and maximize the revenue of the energy storage system through trade and optimization capabilities.
While optimizing wind energy generation, the project will also make a significant contribution to the stability of Türkiye’s electricity grid, further underlining the critical role of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in enabling renewable energy capacity expansion.