Exergy expects to add an additional 200 MW geothermal capacity in Turkey
Karkey Geothermal Plant in Turkey (Source: Courtesy of EXERGY)
Alexander Richter
30 Ağu 2016
Italian Exergy expects to add 100 MW in geothermal power generation capacity this year and an additional 100 MW in 2017 in Turkey, one of the key markets for the company.
Italian Exergy SpA, an ORC-technology supplier to the biomass, waste heat and geothermal sector, has been very active in recent years, with a strong emphasis on supplying geothermal turbines to the growing Turkish geothermal market.
Acting in Turkey through a Turkish subsidiary, the company maintains a production facility near Izmir, procuring almost all of its components for the plants sold in Turkey in the country.
According to Matteo Quaia, Deputy General Manager for Turkey, the company plans to add 100 MW in geothermal power generation capacity in Turkey by the end of 2016 and another 100 MW in 2017.
In a recent interview with Anadolu Agency, he said “Our greatest market and our main focus is the Turkish geothermal market where we encountered great success by providing more than 300 MW of green energy and obtained almost a 50 percent market share. Additionally, we have also supplied several waste heat recovery plants to recover energy out-of-flue gases produced by Turkish glass mills, enabling these facilities to be greener.”
With the tremendous growth of the Turkish geothermal sector from 30 MW in 2008 and 713 MW today (August 2016), it remains a strong market for global and local suppliers to the geothermal energy sector.
With the facilities in Izmir, Exergy can provide “a quick and efficient after-sales service support during the plant’s operation. While successfully establishing it, [Exergy] also looked into the possibility of producing the turbines and its accessories locally. In accordance with local regulations, our customers would highly benefit by installing locally produced components. The result of these investigations was very positive so, after being sure of our ability to provide the highest quality local products to our Turkish customers, we also decided to open a manufacturing facility,” he explained.
Source: Balkan GreenEnergy News, Anadolu Agency
