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Market update 18 October 2026 — Energy, Water, Boron

What moved recently in Energy, Water, Boron — every item with source and date. Researched and checked by Zeynah.

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What happened

Energy

YEKA 2026: 31 companies apply for 2,400 MW of solar and wind capacity

The Turkish Energy Ministry's 21 YEKA competitions (900 MW solar in 14 procedures, 1,500 MW wind in 7) received 19 solar and 12 wind applications; the solar competitions are to be held next month, with investment estimated at about USD 2 billion.

Source: A Haber · dated

Energy

Germany: grid package not yet in force, large-scale storage connections allocated by project maturity

Since 1 April 2026 the four transmission system operators have allocated scarce connection capacity by project maturity (flat application fee of EUR 50,000, deposit of EUR 1,500 per MW); the grid package approved by cabinet in July is still in the parliamentary process.

Source: CleanThinking · dated

Water

Athens: distribution network faults interrupt water supply in nine areas

EYDAP attributed the outages, in areas including Kallithea, Glyfada, Vari and Petroupoli, to a series of faults in the distribution network; repair crews are working at the leak sites.

Source: Οικονομικός Ταχυδρόμος (ot.gr) · dated

Boron

Türkiye: draft law to run Eti Maden and other state companies on private-sector logic

Deputy Energy Minister Nevzat Şatıroğlu told parliament's State Economic Enterprises committee that a draft, starting with TPAO and also covering Eti Maden, is under discussion and is to reach parliament soon.

Source: Cumhuriyet · dated

Context

What this means for procurement and projects

Derived from the items above — not a forecast.

New solar and wind capacity in Türkiye creates demand for grid connection, substation equipment, cables and EPC services.

Connection capacity remains the bottleneck for storage and solar projects in Germany; permit-ready projects and substation expansion are in demand.

Repeated network faults in the Athens area point to demand for pipe rehabilitation, leak detection and network renewal.

A change in how the largest boron supplier is run could affect sales, procurement and partnerships in the borate market.

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