Türkiye Signs Major Clean Energy Pacts at COP31

The Government of the Republic of Türkiye secured two major energy agreements during the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Antalya. In a regional effort, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Georgia signed a strategic partnership to establish a green energy corridor. This agreement focuses on expanding cross-border electricity transmission lines and improving fiber-optic infrastructure to facilitate the export of Azerbaijan's renewable electricity to Turkish and European Union markets.

Mariam Kvrivishvili, Georgia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, noted that the cooperation would create new opportunities for the regional energy sector and support businesses in exporting electricity. The partnership was signed during a ministerial event on the Global Green Freight Corridors Initiative, a Turkish-led program to reduce the environmental impact of international freight transport.

Separately, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding to develop renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 5,000 megawatts. This initiative, implemented in two phases by ACWA Power, expands on a partnership established in February 2026. The second phase of the project will specifically target wind power generation, battery energy storage systems, and high-voltage direct current transmission infrastructure to increase the resilience of the Turkish power grid.