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At the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, BIST: TCELL) CEO Dr. Ali Taha Koç shared Turkcell's sustainability investments and vision in two separate sessions held in the World Bank and Türkiye pavilions: "As a company with short, medium, and long-term plans in this area, our priority is to reduce our energy consumption by focusing on energy efficiency and accelerating renewable energy investments. Our cumulative investment in solar power plants will surpass 240 million dollars by the end of 2026."
ISTANBUL, November 21, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 staged in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, Turkcell CEO Dr. Ali Taha Koç shared the company's sustainability vision and projects in this field.
Dr. Ali Taha Koç exchanged information with representatives of the global technology ecosystem and various sectors throughout the conference, initially participating as a speaker in the "Digital Solutions for the Future" session held at the World Bank pavilion. During the session, which included Sangbu Kim, Vice President of Digital Transformation at the World Bank, Dr. Ali Taha Koç emphasized Turkcell's wind and solar power plant investments, stating the following in his speech: "As Turkcell, while serving people, we approach the ecosystem and all living things with equal sensitivity and aim to leave a livable world for future generations. Accordingly, we have identified sustainability as a strategic focus area. Having established its sustainability team five years ago and made plans for the short, medium, and long term accordingly, our top priority is to reduce the amount of energy that we consume by concentrating on energy efficiency, and to accelerate investments in renewable energy. We are determined to overcome the climate crisis that emerged as a result of the Industrial Revolution by the means of the 'Technology Revolution.’"
Furthermore, during the course of the session, Dr. Koç presented information on artificial intelligence-based sustainability initiatives as well as Turkcell's investments in wind and solar power plants (SPP). He noted that Turkcell's SPP investments will have amounted to 240 million dollars by the end of 2026.
"Digital transformation and the climate crisis are our top priorities"
During the session held at the Türkiye pavilion on the same day, Turkcell CEO Dr. Ali Taha Koç discussed the role of digitalization in sustainable development and Turkcell's related initiatives.