For investors

How getting solar panel quotes works

Anyone planning a solar energy system can create a free project request on Ufkon. Your name stays sealed; approved firms interested in your project unlock it and message you on the platform.

Short answer

Ufkon is a project request platform that connects people planning a solar energy system with installation firms whose documents have been checked. You create your request for free; firms see the project while your name is sealed, and an interested firm spends credits, scaled to project size, to unlock your contact details and message you. The deal is made directly between you and the firm.

Four steps for investors

  1. 01 Describe your project

    Enter the province and district, roof type and monthly electricity bill; the system estimates the approximate size (kWp). Your email is verified with a 6-digit code.

  2. 02 Firms see your request

    Approved installation (EPC) contractors see your request while your name is sealed: technical details such as location, roof type and approximate capacity. Your name, phone number and street address are not shown.

  3. 03 An interested firm unlocks it

    A firm interested in the project spends credits, scaled to project size (the kWp tier), to unlock your contact details. There is no limit on the number of firms; you see each unlock in your dashboard.

  4. 04 Message and deal directly

    The firm that unlocks your request messages you on the platform. If you like, you request bids on one template and compare them side by side in cost per kWp. You sign the contract directly with the firm you choose.

What does a firm see before unlocking?

A project request is anonymous: a firm decides whether it is interested by looking at technical details. Your identity and contact details open only after the firm makes a deliberate decision and pays the unlock fee.

  • Visible: province and district, roof type, approximate capacity (kWp) and the technical summary of the request.
  • Sealed: your name, phone number, email address, street address and documents.
  • A firm that unlocks your request sees your contact details and can message you on the platform.
  • Your request may appear in the public request list at province and project-size level only, with your identity hidden; your name and contact details open only to the firm that unlocks it.

Rules for investors

  • Your first project request is free; no card details are needed and your email is verified with a code.
  • Until a firm unlocks your request, firms see only technical details such as province/district, roof type and approximate kWp; your name and contact details stay sealed.
  • There is no limit on the number of firms: every approved firm interested in your project can unlock it once, and you see each unlock in your dashboard.
  • The firm pays the unlock fee; the fee depends on project size (the kWp tier).
  • Messaging starts only with a firm that has unlocked your request, on the platform.
  • Requesting bids is optional; if you do, bids follow one template and sit side by side in cost per kWp.
  • Once you close your request, no new firm can unlock it.
  • Ufkon does not install and takes no commission on your deal; the contract, payment and warranty are between you and the firm.

For detailed answers, see the frequently asked questions.

How it works for firms

Installation (EPC) contractors see anonymous project requests after uploading their documents and being approved. A firm spends credits only after seeing the project; the unlock fee is set by project size in 5 tiers.

The firm messages the investor on a request it has unlocked and may submit a bid. The firm is always the party that delivers the renewable energy project and works on site.

What Ufkon does not do

  • It does not install; the firm you choose does the work on site.
  • It takes no commission on your deal and does not handle your payment.
  • It does not declare a winner or show a "recommended bid"; the decision is yours.
  • It is not a guarantor: the contract, payment and warranty are between you and the firm.

Frequently asked questions

Is creating a project request free?

Your first project request is free and no card details are needed. You can keep a set number of requests open for free at the same time; a request above that number, or renewing an expired one, may carry a listing fee. If a fee applies, it is shown including VAT before payment and is never charged without your approval.

How many firms can unlock my request?

There is no limit. Every approved firm interested in your project can unlock it once, and you see which firm unlocked it and when in your dashboard. Once you close your request, no new firm can unlock it.

Does my request appear in a public list?

Your request may appear in the live project requests list that firms can see without signing up, showing only the province (the region where there are few requests), the project-size range and the subscriber type. Your name, phone number, email, street address, district, description and documents never appear there; your contact details open only to the firm that unlocks the request.

Do I have to request bids?

No. You do not need to request bids to message the firms that unlocked your request. If you like, you request bids on one template and compare them in cost per kWp.

Who do I sign the deal with?

Directly with the firm you choose. The contract, payment, installation and warranty are between you and the firm; Ufkon is neither a party nor a guarantor.

Related pages

On the firm's screen

Before unlocking, this is all a firm sees.

GES-42-2610-•••• SAMPLE · This is a sample record, not a real project request. It cannot be unlocked.
Province / district
Konya / Selcuklu
Capacity
≈ 240 kWp
Roof
Trapezoidal sheet
Documents
Latest bill · Single-line diagram
Verification
Email · Tax ID

Seal line

  • Full name: hidden
  • Phone: hidden
  • Full address: hidden
SAMPLE request · cannot be unlocked

Rules for investors

  • Your identity is sealed

    Until unlock, firms see only the province/district, roof type and approximate kWp.

  • Every unlock in your dashboard

    No cap on firms. You see which firm unlocked and when; the firm that unlocks also sees your phone number.

  • You decide when it closes

    Once you close your request, no new firm can unlock it.

  • First request free

    No card needed; your email is verified with a code.

  • One ruler, if you want it

    Asking for bids is optional. If you do, every firm fills in the same template, the system computes $/kWp and any excluded item shows on its line.

    SAMPLE Same template, side by side
    Bid Panel · Inverter $/kWp
    Firm A 550 Wp · 100 kW 612
    Firm B 550 Wp · 110 kW Approval fee not included 590
    Firm C 545 Wp · 100 kW 640

    Fact label: lowest $/kWp · Firm B · project approval fee not included. Ufkon never shows a "recommended bid".

New buildings · NZEB

For buildings of 2,000 m² and above, renewable energy is no longer optional.

Leaving solar until last can push back your occupancy schedule. Create the project request at the permit stage.

The NZEB threshold and its two conditions

Scope threshold
2,000 m²or more of total construction area
Condition 1 · EKB
Bor a better energy performance class
Condition 2 · On site
10%of primary energy demand, at least, from renewables

Source: Regulation on Energy Performance in Buildings, Art. 2/2, 23 and 25 (Official Gazette 19.02.2022/31755; amendments in Official Gazette 24.06.2025/32936 and 16.05.2026/33255). Last checked: . Buildings used for production in industrial zones are outside the scope. For information only; not legal advice.

For firms · EPC

The fee matches the project.

Project first, credits second. Before you unlock, you see the province/district, kWp, roof type, document status and how the requester was verified. The unlock fee depends on project size; on a request you unlock, you message the investor on the platform.

  • No cap on firms, one unlock per firm. The card shows how many firms have unlocked the request.
  • Verified requests. Every request goes live after an email code; for commercial projects above 100 kWp the tax ID is verified too.
  • Written refund rule. Wrong number, duplicate listing or a project already awarded to another firm: your credits come back.
  • Bids are optional. If you bid, everyone fills in the same BOQ template; your quality shows line by line.

Founding membership · by invitation · 100 gift credits

Unlock fee tiers: the bigger the project, the bigger the sun (illustrative scale). Values are in the table. 5 0–15 kWp 15 16–100 kWp 40 101–500 kWp 100 501 kWp–2 MW 200 2 MW+
Unlock fee tiers · 1 credit = TRY 10 + VAT · fees come from platform settings and are fixed when a request goes live
Segment Capacity Unlock fee
Residential / individual 0–15 kWp 5 credits
Small commercial 16–100 kWp 15 credits
Mid-size industrial 101–500 kWp 40 credits
Large industrial / factory / ground-mounted 501 kWp–2 MW 100 credits
Mega project 2 MW+ 200 credits

The platform's role

It connects. It does not install.

In your renewable energy investment, the contract, payment, installation and warranty are between you and the firm; Ufkon is not a party to them.

What Ufkon does

  • Publishes your project with your identity sealed
  • Checks firms' documents
  • Records every unlock and shows it to you
  • Keeps messages and optional bids in one place

What Ufkon does not do

  • It does not install
  • It takes no commission on your deal
  • It does not handle your payment and is not a guarantor
  • It never shows a "recommended firm" or "recommended bid"

Ufkon takes its name from the horizon: every project request and every firm starts from the same line.

A document check shows the state of the documents when they were checked; it is not a guarantee of workmanship or results.

The first step toward your solar energy system is free.

Create your project request; your name stays sealed until a firm unlocks it.

Create a project request First project request free · 2 minutes · No card needed

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