Koray Tuncer, founding member of the Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey (NIATR) and the member of the 4th International Nuclear Summit organization committee (INPPS) evaluated the opportunities presented by Turkey’s nuclear power plant projects. According to the statement made by the NIATR, Mr. Tuncer said that Turkey expertise in the construction sector will be used …
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The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP), which will transport Azeri gas to Europe, through Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey and Greece and finish in Italy, is the Turkish base of the pipeline projects. Turkey has a 30 % share of Tanap project, a total value of 45 billion USD. In the framework of the main pipeline tender for …
Desiba Energy, together with its German partner J.V.G. Thoma GmbH Solartechnik activate the first desert-type solar panel factory in Turkey produced by a German technology. The 30 million Euros investment, under the Jurawatt brand in Mersin will be operative in April. The plant covers a closed area of 5.900 square meters, on a total of …
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The President of the International Energy Economics Association (IAEE), and Professor in Bosphorus University. Dr. Gurkan Kumbaroglu evaluated Turkey’s energy market. Saying that Turkey and its region have a high potential in solar energy that could provide electricity to Europe’s low potential areas so that Turkey could become a corridor for renewable energy too. Referring …
The regulation on “the construction supervision of nuclear power plants” of The Atomic Energy Authority of Turkey (TAEK) is published in the Official Gazette, on March 31, 2017. According to the regulation, the construction, manufacturing and assembly activities of nuclear power plants will not be started until the nuclear power plant founder and of nuclear …
Four joint venture groups participated in the Konya Karapınar Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) solar power plant tender, which will be the largest solar energy plant project in Turkey. These JV are Limak-CMEC-Haeron Solar Joint Venture, Kalyon-Hanwha Group, Çalık Enerji-Solargiga Joint Venture, AKC Solar Joint Venture Group. The lowest bid per kilowatt-hour is $ 6.99 …
The Turkish Sovereign State Fund. (TVF), was founded as a joint stock company with a capital of 50 million TL (14 Million USD). This joint-stock company will be subject to the provisions of the private law and act under the Prime Minister. The web site of the Sovereign State Fund points out that Turkey has …
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Zorlu Energy, a Turkish investor for the first wind power plant to Pakistan added another 100 MW solar project to its existing 100 MW solar energy investment in the past few weeks. Ahmet Zorlu, Chairman of Zorlu Holding attended the signing ceremony of the intentional agreement held in Ankara with the participation of Binali Yıldırım, …
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Israel’s large natural gas reserves in Leviathan and Tamar (10 billion cubic meters of gas per year from 2019), can be transferred to the international market. An agreement was signed in September with the “Noble” energy company to export natural gas from Leviathan to Jordan. This will be Israel’s first natural gas sale to another …
Israel’s largest natural gas fields, Leviathan and Tamar are estimated to 800 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves. In 2016, Israel and Turkey developed a scenario to use Turkey as an energy hub to export the gas to Europe. The project expects to flow 10 billion cubic meters of Israeli gas per year from …
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