On 7th November 2009 Saturday morning, your writer was in Adana Sugözü ISKEN Thermal power plant premises in Energy Group members of Chamber of Turkish Mechanical Engineers. We had the opportunity to listen/ learn/ visualize important technical and commercial presentations of the host company.
Plant is a first coal fired power plant which is built and operated by private sector in Turkey since 2003. It has operated in compliance with international technical standards and the competitiveness of the plant is secured by efficient design (>40%) and high availability (>8000 hours per year).
Thus, it provides reliable and efficient power to the grid (9 billion kWh electrical energy per year). In addition to supplying reliable, efficient and competitive power to the national grid, environmental protection
- 1320- megawatt (2 X 660) installed capacity with Siemens Steam Turbine Generator,
- 524.3 kg/s HP Superheated steam generation at 185 bar/541 C in each of total two Benson type Once through forced flow steam generators,
- Hard coal with high quality as a fuel from South Africa and Columbia under long term purchase agreements (6000 or more kcal per kg LHV)
- USD 1,5 billion foreign direct investment with Contribution to the regional economy
- Reliable and environmental friendly energy program as well as Environmental monitoring and management program
We then passed nearby recultivated fields with new trees planted on. It was an extraordinary application of recultivation on already depleted fields.
Thermal Power plant is owned by German Evonic Steag (51%) and Turkish Oyak group (49%) brand new, clean, fully equipped with sufficient capacity flue gas desulphurization systems, with high capacity flue gas dust collecting electrostatic precipitators.
Under the Turkish Environmental laws and regulations, Turkish Power Plants on the Mediterranean shores are to be cooled with only 1 to 3 degree Celsius seawater temperature increase. We are advised that imported coal firing SUGOZU 1320 -megawatt Thermal Power plant in Yumurtalik meets that environmental condition. They have deep sea return water injection from 4 different points with a temperature increase in a small range of 0.5 degree Celsius.
We have been advised that there is a new ongoing investment under a different commercial identity for a new 800 – megawatt electricity output capacity while firing imported coal thermal power unit next to the existing plant. The new plant is expected to be with higher technology design with latest additions for higher efficiency (>45%) and availability, an almost close replica of ongoing Evonik Steag plant design in Duisburg Germany. New plant investment cost is estimated over 1 billion US Dollars.
New plant soil excavation works were witnessed at site. Site construction is expected to start in year 2011 and site construction subcontractor is not selected yet. There is high concern in the local engineering societies for expectation of maximized employment of local engineering and manpower.
We are also told that the company is also planning wind and solar investments in the region for new future. We are pleased to visualize the application and operation of such a big investment on our shores, and wish to have similar state-of-art technologies with high concern over nearby environment, and preferably firing our own local lignite.
Once again we would like to congratulate the Plant Management and the Creditors who put money which made the project realized, and to the engineers/ employees who make the plant to run smoothly, efficiently at maximum availability, efficiency, with high concern over nearby environment. Your comments are always welcome.
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Haluk Direskeneli, Ankara based Energy Analyst
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