# Turkey plans to meet 11% of electricity demand with nuclear power by 2040

https://mins.news/en/item/130661

- TASS, 2026-11-05 12:56 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2213301

> Turkey aims to raise installed nuclear capacity to 10,000 MW by 2040, when nuclear plants are expected to supply 11% of electricity demand, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. The plan calls for 20,000 MW by 2050, including at least 5,000 MW from small modular reactors.

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