US Geothermal Tax Credits in 2026: What Is Actually Still Alive After OBBBA For an industry that spent more than a decade building financial models around a stable federal incentive structure, 2026 has been a year of whiplash. The 30% federal geothermal tax credit that developers and homeowners built forecasts around is gone in one form and still alive in another, and even the IRS’s own public guidance has been confusing enough to trigger uncertainty across the market. That confusion is not a minor clerical issue. It is shaping investment decisions, contractor sales pitches, homeowner timelines, and project finance assumptions right now. If you work in geothermal, the key question is no longer whether federal incentives exist, but which incentive applies, to which project type, and under what ownership structure. The law that changed the timeline To understand where things stand in 2026, you have to start with the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which created a long runway for clean e...
Türkiye’s Geothermal Pioneer: Gurmat Elektrik’s Landmark $380 Million Debut Bond Issuance By: Robert Buluma Introduction In a milestone transaction that underscores the growing maturity of Türkiye’s renewable energy financing landscape, Gürmat Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (Gurmat Elektrik) successfully completed its debut international bond issuance on May 21, 2026, raising $380 million through senior secured amortizing notes due in 2035. The offering, met with overwhelming investor demand exceeding $800 million—more than double the amount initially sought—represents a watershed moment not only for the company but for the Turkish energy sector as a whole. Described as Türkiye’s first “project finance-style” Eurobond transaction in the energy sector, the transaction marks a significant evolution in how Turkish infrastructure and renewable energy companies can access international capital markets. With a nine-year tenor—the longest maturity achieved by a Turkish corporate issu...