Module profile
Energy score
66/100
Clean-energy readiness, grid resilience, and solar or efficiency opportunity signals.
Energy in Istanbul66/100
Energy
Energy Readiness in Istanbul
Istanbul benefits from active national renewable build-out with diverse wind, hydro, and solar resources. Energy in Istanbul scores 66/100, placing it in the developing group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 66/100
Energy readiness
66/100
Moderate directional transition score.
Grid adaptation
Growing
Renewable build-out supports planning continuity.
Renewable opportunity
Diverse
Wind, hydro, and solar support the transition.
Istanbul energy data table
This HTML table mirrors the visible score cards so important comparison data is never trapped in a browser-only chart.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Energy readiness | 66/100 | National transition pace shapes the trajectory. |
| Grid adaptation | Growing | Storage and interconnections shape grid plans. |
| Renewable opportunity | Diverse | Resource mix shapes the local transition path. |
Energy city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (this page) | 66/100 | Istanbul benefits from active national renewable build-out with diverse wind, hydro, and solar resources. |
| Çanakkale | 74/100 | Çanakkale's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Amasya | 74/100 | Amasya's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Çorlu | 74/100 | Çorlu's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Sinop | 74/100 | Sinop's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Çorum | 73/100 | Çorum's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Siirt | 73/100 | Siirt's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Uşak | 73/100 | Uşak's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Giresun | 73/100 | Giresun's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Kilis | 73/100 | Kilis's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Afyonkarahisar | 72/100 | Afyonkarahisar's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Erzincan | 72/100 | Erzincan's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Iğdır | 72/100 | Iğdır's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Bolu | 72/100 | Bolu's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Kars | 72/100 | Kars's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Düzce | 72/100 | Düzce's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Ağrı | 72/100 | Ağrı's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Niğde | 72/100 | Niğde's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Alanya | 71/100 | Alanya's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Elazığ | 71/100 | Elazığ's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Adıyaman | 71/100 | Adıyaman's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Aksaray | 71/100 | Aksaray's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Osmaniye | 71/100 | Osmaniye's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Karaman | 71/100 | Karaman's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Zonguldak | 71/100 | Zonguldak's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Tokat | 70/100 | Tokat's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Karabük | 70/100 | Karabük's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Edirne | 69/100 | Edirne's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Bingöl | 69/100 | Bingöl's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Isparta | 69/100 | Isparta's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Nevşehir | 69/100 | Nevşehir's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
Interpretation
Energy scoring weighs resource context, infrastructure maturity, and adaptation capacity. Across the indexed cities the energy average is 71/100, so Istanbul is 5 points below the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 3 institutional references.
Read this module with the main open the istanbul city profile and the read the scoring methodology page so single-topic pages do not hide tradeoffs across dimensions.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
3 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- International Energy Agency: Empowering Urban Energy Transitions
Used to ground energy-readiness scoring in international transition guidance.
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Istanbul city profile
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Cost of Living in Istanbul
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Air Quality in Istanbul
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Safety in Istanbul
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Internet Speed in Istanbul
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Climate Risk in Istanbul
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Overall Intelligence
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Quality of Life
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