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The glass is more than half full

Turkey: At the end of last year the Turkish government adopted a law on subsidies for renewable energies. According to the new law the subsidy for solar electricity will amount to a total of 13.3 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. However, the subsidy is not regarded as huge breakthrough. Nevertheless, an increasing number of solar companies are setting up business in the country, as evidenced by the Solarex trade exhibition.

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pv magazine

21 Apr 2011

In the year 2009, it was thought that the production of solar electricity would be subsidized with 22 to 28 euro cents per kilowatt-hour. “Now we know that the government intends to support solar electricity with approximately 13.3 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour,” notes Frank Polhaus of Abakus Solar. The remuneration rates will apply for ten …

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