Matlı to Increase Renewable Energy Investments to $160 Million
Matlı Şirketler Grubu, which operates in various sectors including agriculture, food and livestock, is expanding its renewable energy investments. Having allocated a budget of over USD 40 million for solar energy investments, the group aims to raise its total renewable energy investment budget to USD 160 million with the addition of planned wind energy projects.
Matlı Group of Companies, which operates in agriculture, food and livestock among other sectors, is expanding its renewable energy investments. Having allocated a budget of more than USD 40 million for solar energy investments, the group aims to raise its total renewable energy investment budget to USD 160 million together with planned wind energy projects.
Matlı Group of Companies is expanding its investment programme in order to meet a greater share of the energy needed for its production activities from renewable sources. The group currently has 27 solar power plants, and plans to increase solar capacity through new investments while also adding wind energy to its energy portfolio.
Solar’s share of electricity consumption to rise to 60 per cent
Matlı is preparing to add 10 more plants to its existing solar investments. The group currently meets around 30 per cent of its total electricity consumption from solar energy, and aims to raise that figure to 60 per cent within a year through the new investments.
Electricity generated by the solar plants installed on the roofs of production facilities is used directly to meet the energy needs of those facilities. Electricity produced at ground-mounted plants is transferred to Matlı’s other production sites.
Within this scope, output from the solar plant in Kırıkkale is used at Proyem’s Diyarbakır and Turgutlu factories, while output from the plant in Afyon is used at the Keskinoğlu slaughterhouse.
60 million kWh of electricity generated from 27 solar plants
Matlı Group’s 27 solar power plants generated approximately 60 million kWh of electricity in 2025. That output is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of around 20,000 households.
The electricity obtained from solar energy prevented around 40,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over the same period. This environmental contribution is said to be equivalent to the annual carbon capture of some 700,000 trees.
Özer Matlı: “We are making our energy investments part of our long-term production plans”
Özer Matlı, Chairman of the Board of Matlı Group of Companies, said renewable energy investments were of strategic importance for the group’s production activities.
Matlı said they had built significant infrastructure in solar energy and planned to complete that structure with wind energy investments at the next stage.
Emphasising that renewable energy matters not only for its environmental benefit but also for energy efficiency, production continuity and long-term competitiveness, Matlı said they aimed to meet a greater share of their energy needs from the company’s own renewable sources.
Measurements under way in four regions for wind energy
Work is continuing in four different regions as part of Matlı’s wind energy investments. Wind measurement masts have been erected in these regions in order to identify potential investment areas.
The measurements, which are planned to continue until the end of the year, will be used to analyse the wind potential of the regions. Once the measurement results are in, the areas to be invested in and the technical details of the projects are expected to be finalised.
With an investment programme that considers solar and wind energy together, Matlı Group of Companies aims to increase the share of renewables in its total energy use, diversify its energy sources and reduce its carbon footprint.
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