What happened
Enerjisa Üretim is widening its REDKA programme from the Ovacık wind power plant in Çanakkale to the Harmancık wind power plant. At Harmancık, the plant’s full operational process will be carried out by a team composed of women.
The expansion moves the initiative beyond its initial site. Women engineers and technicians who completed technical instruction and built operational experience at Ovacık are now taking on duties at Harmancık.
According to Enerji Günlüğü, 25 women engineers and technicians have entered the REDKA programme since 2023. The programme is also adding participants in 2026: 11 technicians who joined this year are still undertaking their training.
Why it matters
The development applies a workforce model established at Ovacık to a further wind asset. Rather than limiting REDKA to training or to one facility, Enerjisa Üretim is assigning programme participants responsibilities at Harmancık after their experience at the Çanakkale plant.
For renewable-energy workforce planners, the announcement provides a defined example of progression from technical education to plant operations for women engineers and technicians. It also puts attention on the operational workforce at wind facilities, not solely recruitment into technical roles.
The available information does not specify the size of the Harmancık team, a timetable for the operating transition, or targets for future participant numbers. It also does not describe a regulatory obligation or financial commitment linked to REDKA.
What to watch next
Readers tracking skills and inclusion programmes in Türkiye’s wind sector can watch for the completion of training by the 11 technicians who entered REDKA in 2026, and for further detail on how responsibilities are allocated at Harmancık.
Enerjisa Üretim has indicated that the programme is continuing to grow with new participants during 2026. The next material indicator will be whether the company reports further placements or operational roles for technicians completing the programme.
