Two biomass power plants with a combined capacity of 17.2 megawatts (MW) have commenced operations in Turkey, according to an announcement on Friday from Global Investment Holdings, the operator of the facilities, according to the news report by Energy Terminal. Biomass power plant in Turkey will help the country.
As per the media report, the plant located in Aydin will utilize cotton straws left over from harvesting to generate 12 MW of electricity. Initially, it aims to produce 80 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to meet the needs of approximately 30,000 households, with plans to double this output in the following year.
Meanwhile, the Sanliurfa biomass facility will have an installed capacity of 5.2 MW, drawing on agricultural biomass and animal waste to generate electricity for around 15,000 households. The annual production capacity for this plant is expected to reach 35 million kilowatt-hours, the media report further added.
Global Investment Holdings’ Chairman, Mehmet Kutman, highlighted Turkey’s potential in biomass energy, stating, “It is possible to produce over 5,000 MW of electricity from biomass in Turkey.” He emphasized the country’s vast agricultural land and livestock resources, affirming the company’s commitment to expand biomass electricity generation domestically, an area already well-developed internationally.
Consus Energy‘s CEO, Atay Arpaciogullari, outlined plans for a nearly $400 million investment in biomass, aiming to establish 250 MW of capacity by 2020. “We will target regions with high agricultural waste in Turkey. Once our investments are completed, we anticipate producing 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually,” he explained.
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