Black Sea Energy Cooperation Association has announced the appointment of its new Board of Directors as part of efforts to strengthen regional energy cooperation and facilitate cross-border investment across the Black Sea energy market.
The association also formalized a strategic alliance with Energy Storage Systems Association of Türkiye to support collaboration across renewable energy and energy storage sectors, reinforcing efforts to build stronger investment ecosystems for member communities.
The newly appointed board brings together leaders with expertise in energy transactions, legal structuring, and energy storage technologies. The leadership team includes Mesut Güler, Chief Executive Officer of Enexus Holding and founding member and President of BESCA; Serdar Çırak, Chief Legal Officer at Yeşilyurt Energy Group; and Can Tutaşı, Chairman of EDSIS.
The appointments come at a time of growing momentum in regional energy markets, amid rising geopolitical pressures that have placed energy security at the center of investment strategies across the wider Black Sea region.
Mesut Güler said the renewable energy sector is already emerging as a key driver of economic growth across the Black Sea region and remains increasingly important for Europe’s broader energy security framework.
He noted that investors expanding into markets such as Romania and neighboring regions require stronger market confidence and guidance to deploy capital effectively, adding that BESCA aims to provide that ecosystem.
The inclusion of Yeşilyurt Energy Group on the board reflects BESCA’s focus on serving industrial investors driving the energy transition. The company, recognized among Türkiye’s top 500 companies, currently operates across Central and Southeast Europe and has expanded into Romania with a 49 MW solar project while exploring additional renewable energy opportunities in the region.
Serdar Çırak said that as renewable energy investment accelerates across emerging markets, proper project structuring from the outset has become increasingly critical to ensure bankability and long-term operational success.
The appointment of EDSIS at board level highlights the growing strategic importance of energy storage systems in enabling solar capacity growth and strengthening energy system resilience.
Can Tutaşı said energy storage is becoming a fundamental component of project design and financing, particularly as disruptions in global energy supply chains continue to reinforce the importance of system resilience as a core investment criterion.
Under the newly signed alliance, BESCA and EDSIS will collaborate to support their member communities through shared market intelligence on cross-border storage investments, coordinated engagement with developers and financiers, and joint participation in regional renewable energy platforms.
The new board was formally introduced during SolarEX Istanbul 2026, held in April 2026, where BESCA hosted its first international panel focused on strengthening Turkish-Romanian cooperation in the solar energy sector.
The association’s board will be supported by an executive team led by Alina Ștefan, Chief Commercial Officer of Enexus and founding member and Executive Director of BESCA, as the organization looks to expand regional collaboration and strengthen renewable energy investment frameworks across the Black Sea region.
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