EnBW has been active in a very successful partnership in Turkey since 2009. In cooperation with its Turkish partner Borusan Holding, the company has already placed power plants with an output of around 725 MW into operation in Turkey via the Borusan EnBW Energy joint venture. The expansion of renewable energies is also planned for the coming years.
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Our activities in Turkey
Successful partnership
The generation portfolio held by this joint venture primarily comprises onshore wind turbines (517.9 MW), one hydropower plant (50.3 MW) and two solar parks (8.8 MW).
There is one decisive difference between the German onshore market and the market in Turkey: “We are not really interested in onshore wind farms with an output of less than 50 MW in Turkey,” emphasizes Bugra Borasoy, Managing Director of EnBW Holding A.Ş., which represents the interests of EnBW in the Turkish joint venture.
With the completion of the Saros wind power plant with a capacity of 148 MW, one of the largest wind farm energy plants in Turkey, the joint venture Borusan EnBW Enerji has a total of 665.5 MW installed capacity for wind onshore.
We are not really interested in onshore wind farms with an output of less than 50 MW in Turkey.
Overview of the projects of the Borusan EnBW Energy joint venture
Yedigöl/Aksu hydropower plant: The “Yedigöl/Aksu” hydropower plant in the Erzurum province in the northeast of Turkey was constructed in two stages and has an installed capacity of 50.3 MW. It produces 122 GWh of electricity per year.
Dayicik and Pamuklu solar parks: In August 2016, the first two EnBW solar parks in Turkey were connected to the grid. Both parks are located in the Mersin region in the south of the country. “Dayicik” has an installed capacity of 6.6 MW, while “Pamuklu” has a capacity of 2.2 MW.
Saros Wind Farm: After approximately over a year of construction, the commissioning of 27 GE Cypress turbines completed the full commissioning in June 2022. With the addition of 148 MW, the wind farm will meet the energy needs of 200,000 households annually, contributing to the reduction of 267,000 tonnes of CO2.
Kiyiköy wind farm: The “Kiyiköy” wind farm with a capacity of 28 megawatts has been in operation since 2015. The expansion of the wind farm by 72 megawatts in January 2021 means that it will have a total capacity of 100 megawatts with annual electricity production of 280 gigawatt hours in future.
Kartaldagi wind farm: The joint venture was able to place the “Kartaldagi” wind farm in the east of the country into full operation at the end of 2017. It consists of 19 wind turbines, some of which were already generating electricity by March of 2017. “Kartaldagi” now has a capacity of 65.6 MW and annual electricity production of 150 GWh..
Fuatres wind farm: The “Fuatres” wind farm is located in the Izmir region in the west of Turkey. The first turbines were placed into operation in October 2015. The installed capacity is 33.9 MW.
Mut wind farm: The “Mut” wind farm has been in operation since the middle of June 2015. It is located to the east of Antalya in the south of Turkey and has a capacity of 55.2 megawatts. The 16 Vestas V112-3300 turbines can generate around 148 gigawatt hours of electricity per year.
Koru wind farm: This wind power project was connected to the grid in May 2015 and is also located in the northwest of Turkey. It has an installed capacity of 55.2 MW. Its projected annual electricity production is around 160 GWh.
Harmanlik wind farm: “Harmanlik” was our third wind farm and is located in the northwest of Turkey. It has an installed capacity of 55.2 MW and annual electricity production of 179 GWh. The project has been in operation since May 2015.
Balabanli wind farm: Our second wind farm was “Balabanli.” It is located near to Istanbul and was opened in 2014. The original 22 turbines had an installed capacity of 50 MW. A further 3 turbines were added to the wind farm at the start of 2017. Balabanli now has an output of 61.4 MW.
Bandirma wind farm: “Bandirma” in the northwest of Turkey was the first wind farm that we placed into operation in Turkey. The first stage of the wind farm with a capacity of 60 MW was completed in September 2009. An additional 27 MW of output was subsequently added to the wind farm in 2014. The wind farm makes a significant contribution to the climate-friendly generation of electricity with average annual electricity production of 289 GWh.
EnBW Holding A.Ş., based in Istanbul, is a wholly owned subsidiary of EnBW. This subsidiary holds a 50 percent shareholding in the Borusan EnBW Energy joint venture, which EnBW founded together with Borusan Holding in 2009. The Borusan Group is one of the largest conglomerates in Turkey (steel industry, sale of BMW and Caterpillar products, logistics and energy industry).
The joint venture (around 150 employees) is a 50/50 partnership with joint control of all activities. The current portfolio consists of wind and hydropower projects, as well as two small solar parks. It plans to commission further power plants, primarily in the onshore wind sector, over the next few years.