Solar energy is cheap but electricity is expensive: Turkey's paradox

Solar energy investment in Turkey looks extremely attractive at first glance: land is free, sun is free. Yet in practice the picture is quite different; electricity still comes with a price. When consumers install panels on their roofs or dedicate empty land to solar energy, they encounter low prices when selling the electricity they produce to the grid, while continuing to pay high tariffs for the electricity they draw from the grid. This situation extends the payback period for renewable energy investments and creates a deterrent effect for individual investors. High energy costs are cited as one of the main factors slowing Turkey's transition to clean energy. Experts emphasize that the current energy pricing policy needs to be reconsidered and the producer-consumer model needs to be made more functional. It is noted that there are serious obstacles in the way of creating a structure in which public institutions and the private sector, through joint efforts, would reduce system costs and enable citizens to truly benefit from solar energy.