Turkey's largest wind power plant has broken ground and is expected to generate enough clean energy to electrify up to 170,000 homes. Until now the country's renewable energy program has lagged behind Europe and some Middle Eastern countries, with far too much emphasis placed on hydroelectricity and nuclear.

But now the government is pushing to harness its ubiquitous wind resource and the 143 MW wind farm in Balıkesir is just the start. Last week energy Minister Taner Yıldız announced the country’s intention to generate a total of 20,000 MW of wind energy by 2023.The €153 million Bares plant is owned by Enerjisa, a joint venture between Turkey’s Sabancı Holding and Germany’s E.ON, and €135 million was funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according toHurriyet Daily.

Source: http://www.greenprophet.com/2013/05/turkeys-largest-wind-plant-online/