en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 4, Turkish telecom operator Türk Telekom released updates on green communication technologies and sustainable operations, advancing low-carbon transformation through green networks, data center energy efficiency, smart city applications, and renewable energy investments. It set targets to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Türk Telekom integrates communication infrastructure energy efficiency with digital applications within a single sustainability framework. Its green technology directions include low-carbon mobile base stations, next-generation green network technologies, data center energy-saving systems, smart lighting, smart intersections, smart city applications, electric vehicle charging networks, and digital solutions for transportation, energy, and security scenarios. For large telecom operators, network expansion, 5G evolution, data center growth, and enterprise digital services will continue to drive up power consumption, requiring operators to reduce energy consumption per unit of traffic while maintaining connectivity. The key points disclosed by Türk Telekom show that its emission reduction path is not limited to purchasing green electricity or building photovoltaic power stations, but combines energy efficiency, network equipment upgrades, data center system improvements, and city-level digital applications, making the communication network itself part of the green transformation.
In terms of renewable energy, Türk Telekom's solar power plant in Sivas has begun generating electricity, with an annual capacity of 128 MWp, covering approximately 15% of the company's current electricity consumption. The company also plans to continue solar projects in Malatya and Ağrı, with a total planned installed capacity of 530 MWp across the three sites, aiming to obtain approximately 800 GWh of electricity annually from renewable sources and reduce carbon emissions by about 350,000 tons.
The low-carbon transformation of the telecommunications industry is moving from corporate social responsibility into network construction and operational systems. 5G, cloud computing, AI services, and edge data processing bring more connectivity demands, making the energy consumption of base stations, core networks, transmission networks, and data centers a key variable in operators' cost structures. By deploying green network technologies in mobile base stations, introducing more efficient environmental systems in data centers, and combining smart city applications with energy-saving scenarios, Türk Telekom demonstrates that operators are extending from "network service providers" to "digital energy-saving infrastructure providers." Smart lighting and smart intersections can reduce urban energy waste through networked sensing, data analysis, and automated control; the electric vehicle charging network further extends the telecom company's digital capabilities into urban energy services and transportation infrastructure.
The company also maintains an "A" rating in the CDP Climate Change program and received an "A-" rating in its first report on the Water Security project. As Turkey continues to advance its digital economy and energy independence goals, the value of Türk Telekom's subsequent green network construction will not only be reflected in corporate emission reduction targets but will also affect the long-term operational costs of communication infrastructure, data center competitiveness, and the implementation efficiency of urban digital projects. If its 530 MWp solar plan proceeds on schedule and is linked with base station energy savings, data center efficiency, and smart city operations, Turkey's communication network will gain a clearer model for low-carbon operations.
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