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Electricity supply has gained importance with the increase of electricity demand in the world. The energy that the sun can accept forever provides great convenience for electricity generation. In regions where the sun's rays are steep, it is easier to generate electricity from the solar energy, whereas in regions where the sun's rays are horizontal, the electricity production from the solar energy remains at a lower level. In this study, Istanbul and Adana are compared in the northern and southern regions of Turkey. These two cities were examined for daily sunshine periods, daily and monthly radiation amounts. The effects of air temperatures and sunshine durations on the average radiation amounts have been investigated. The province of Adana has an annual total of 1568.49 kWh, whereas the province of Istanbul has a total of 1327 kWh radiation. When the annual sunshine periods are examined, it is 97.13 hours in Adana and 78.99 hours in Istanbul. It is seen that less electricity production can be done year round in Istanbul province and the hourly production is more than that in Adana when compared to sunrise times. When the average annual temperatures are examined, Adana province is 19 °C and Istanbul province is 13.8 °C. Although the province of Istanbul has a lower average temperature, it has been found that it has a higher yield than the province of Adana.

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The use of electrical energy from renewable energy sources has increased considerably in recent years. Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy, which is one of the renewable energy sources, takes its source from the sun, which is considered an unlimited source. With the widespread use of photovoltaic systems, some legal regulations by governments have been made for their installation. Simulation programs are used for the design, layout, technical and economic analysis of PV systems. In this study, the design was made using the PVsyst, PV*SOL, Solarius programs, and the PVGIS website used in PV systems. The projects are designed to have an output power of 25 kW. According to the simulation results, the PVGIS website provides approximate data, since technical details cannot be entered. In the results of PVGIS and all simulation programs, it has been calculated that the system can produce 42-48 MWh of electrical energy annually. Power Ratio (PR) results of the system were in the range of 78-85%. Annual electrical energy production per installed kW has been calculated to be 1436-1635 kWh/year. It is stated that the annual saved CO2 will be 18.66-22.226 tons /year. When the simulation results are analyzed monthly, the differences between the months are remarkable. The reason for these deviations can be explained by the annual solar radiation (kWh/m2) data and databases used by the programs. It has been observed that the simulation programs consider the monthly average temperatures and sunshine durations of the region. It is thought that there is a need to compare real-time data with simulation results in future studies. It is considered that this study will be helpful for future studies.