ENERCON will supply the turbine technology for another major project in Turkey. For the "Balıkesir 1" wind farm in the northwest of the country, operator Polat Enerji has ordered 23 wind turbines of ENERCON's new top-of-the-line model E-175 EP5 E2. The supply contract was signed on April 27 in Istanbul. The 161 MW wind farm is part of the YEKA 5 tender, for which Polat Enerji recently won a contract from the Turkish Ministry of Energy.
The E-175 EP5 E2 is ENERCON's new flagship model and, with a rated output of 7.0 MW and a rotor diameter of 175 meters, one of the highest-yielding onshore wind turbines in Europe. The E-175 EP5 E2 is also a central pillar of the company's market strategy and the foundation of the product portfolio with which ENERCON supports its customers.
The supply agreement for the "Balıkesir 1" wind farm is another milestone in the market launch of the E-175 EP5 E2 in Turkey. The country is an important international strategic target market for ENERCON. To supply Turkish customers' wind farm projects with the new E-175 EP5 E2, ENERCON is continuing its proven localization strategy with long-standing Turkish production partners and will also manufacture selected key components of the new top-of-the-line model in Turkey in the future.
Construction of the Balıkesir 1 wind farm is scheduled to begin in September 2027. Commissioning is expected at the end of December 2027.
Enercon has signed an agreement with Kalyon Enerji to supply and install 64 units of its E-138 EP3 wind turbines for the 260 MW Yeka Res-3 wind projects in Turkey.
Read more
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) successfully completed financial close in December 2018, securing EUR3.9 billion (US$4.44 billion) - the largest project finance agreed for a European infrastructure project in 2018.
Read moreThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is providing a financing package of up to US$102 million to the renewable energy arm of the Turkish conglomerate Akfen Holding. The funds will be invested in building four new wind farms and nine solar PV plants with a combined capacity of 327 MW.
Read more
The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Government of Turkey is seeking developers for a 1,200 MW offshore wind farm, intended to be the largest in the world.
Read moreLNG Gaz Uretim Depolama ve Satis AS has received approval to develop onshore LNG production and storage facilities in the midwestern and northern Anatolian regions of Turkey. This is the first project of its kind to be approved in the country.
Read more