OPERATIONS & TECHNICAL
We transform
energy into
power.
As Turkey’s largest private sector electricity generator, we attach importance to resource diversity in order to ensure supply security. We guarantee our future with investments in sustainable energy.
Wind Power Plants
All of our wind power plants have the “Carbon Gold” certification granted by The Gold Standard Foundation.
Solar Power Plants
We use PV thin film technology solar panels in our solar power plants.
Hydroelectric Power Plants
As a first in the electricity generation sector, we have successfully accomplished ISO 55001 Asset Management System certification for all our hydroelectric power plants.
Other Facilities
Bandırma Energy Base
By the virtue of our Bandırma I and Bandırma II Natural Gas Power Plants, we respond quickly to transmission system needs, balancing the supply gap within minutes and serving grid security. The efficiency and location of Bandırma Power Plants play a crucial role in the security of our national electricity supply and are an active part of the balancing power market. These plants have a major role in balancing the variance of energy generation during wet seasons on the east-west axis. With the size of the Secondary and Primary Frequency Control reserve capacities, it takes an active part in eliminating the instantaneous imbalances in the region.
Micro Generation Trials
Efficient
Flexible
Eco-friendly
Experienced staff
1.543 MW installed capacity
TURKEY’S FIRST AND PIONEERING ENERGY BASE
with micro generation technologies practices and R&D studies, featuring 2 Natural Gas Power Plants, 1 Solar Power Plant, 1 Hybrid Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Kentsa
We have established Kentsa Natural Gas Power Plant in Kocaeli, Izmit in 1997 within Kentsa facilities. The power plant has an electricity generation capacity of 40 MW. It continues to transmit electricity to the factories in the Kentsa Campus via the 154 kV transmission system.
Tufanbeyli
We designed the power plant with a installed capacity of 450 MW, operating with fluidized bed technology and consisting of 3 units, to be operated with minimum water consumption. We use a dry type cooling system within the scope of the project. We operate limestone quarries and limestone processing systems to supply limestone to the CFB boilers and flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system. The plant also has a flue gas treatment system that allows the addition of limestone to the boiler and the wet FGD system.
2021 Developments
2021 has been a successful year with generation records.
Wind Power Plants
A total of 3 wind power plants with an installed capacity of 212 MW in operation in Çanakkale, Mersin and Balıkesir
By increasing the load of energy we supply to the grid, together with the retrofit works we have carried out in our wind power plants since the date of commissioning, we have reached an annual gross electrical energy level of 721.230 MWh. The high availability of our existing power plants and the amount of electricity generated are among our priorities. In this context, we developed a tool that performs performance control and anomaly detection operating on machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to monitor the efficiency of turbines. With the subject software, we started the performance monitoring and predictive maintenance activities of the turbines.
Solar Power Plants
A total of 2 solar power plants with an installed capacity of 9 MW in operation in Bandırma and Karabük
We used Tier-1 (A quality) products in the design and installation of our solar power plants. With 395 kWp at Balıkesir WPP and 573 kWp at Tufanbeyli Power Plant, and with approximately 1 MW hybrid solar power plants, we further increased our solar energy generation in 2021.
Hydroelectric Power Plants
12 hydroelectric power plants with an installed capacity of 1,353 MW in Adana, Kahramanmaraş, Erzurum, Artvin and Trabzon
As a first in the electricity generation sector, we have successfully completed ISO 55001 Asset Management System certification studies for all hydroelectric power plants within our organization. We carried out revisions of fire systems in power plants. We can also monitor the fire systems of remote power plants from central power stations.
- We continued to try new methods to increase the availability of power plants and to invest in improvement guided by detailed root analysis.
- By installing vibration monitoring systems in environmental flow power plants, we have made it possible to monitor online without any malfunctions.
- We have upgraded the Scada Systems in our power plants and prevented cyber security gaps that may occur in the future by renewing the products whose software support will be ceased.
- We pursued our road safety improvement works in coordination with the municipalities for the access roads that are critical for our power plants.
- In all 3 basins, we have built a guest house where our head office and power plant employees can stay, and social facilities, including game rooms, where they can engage in social activities. We made renovations in the dining hall and office rooms.
- We continued steel barrier and meshing works in order to reduce the consequences of possible slope slips and landslides due to the difficult locations where our power plants are located.
- At Dağdelen HEPP, we have successfully completed the major maintenance work of the “Major Overhaul”, which we have carried out for the first time throughout our hydroelectric power plants.
- We have established a debris barrier in the upstream of the regulator in order to prevent the accumulation of sediment, which may adversely affect the availability of Çambaşı HEPP.
Bandırma Energy Base
Bandırma I and Bandırma II Natural Gas Power Plants
- At Bandırma I and II Power Plants, we pursued our digitalization projects that will increase efficiency in all processes and speed up access to information. By means of data-based monitoring and assessment studies, we carried out the required improvement and maintenance works on time.
- As a resut of the improvements we have realized, we continued to save a significant amount of natural gas. We have achieved a reduction of approximately 1,000 tons of carbon footprints for 2021.
- Thanks to the Predictive Maintenance Approach and the digitalization projects developed, we reduced the failure maintenance rate from 28% to 20%, and achieve of our power plants and increasing the power plant capacity factor and availability ratios with a data-based and risk-based maintenance approach.
- We carried out Bandırma I CI Maintenance in October 2021.
Kentsa
40 MW Kentsa Natural Gas Power Plant
- We carried out improvement works in order to ensure the continuity of electricity supply to the factories located on the Kentsa Campus.
- We accomlished the necessary revisions in the gas turbine, switchyard and chimney emission measurement platform.
Tufanbeyli Power Plant
Turkey’s largest domestic lignite power plant, built by the private sector, with an installed capacity of 450 MW, located in the Tufanbeyli district of Adana province.
We have completed the major maintenance of Unit-2 steam turbine. We achieved an efficiency increase of 0.4% in turbine, 0.8% increase in unit net efficiency and 8% increase in gross generation.
- We increased the amount of Unit-1 PFC (Primary Frequency Control) Reserve from 7.5 MWh to 12 MWh.
- We have implemented 40 projects worth of 67 MTL for improvements in Efficiency, Reliability, Availability, Environment, Employee Health and Safety.
- We reduced costs by reducing liquid fuel (Start-up Fuel) consumption by 4%.
- We hosted the “Physical Asset Management Conference in the Energy Industry”, which was a first in terms of Asset Management in in our industry.
- We started Lean 6 Sigma projects in our power plant within the scope of continuous improvement perspective. We have reached the final phase in 10 projects.
- We have created a ring system on the Tufanbeyli overhead line to ensure the continuity of mining operations and energy supply continuity.
- We started the OHS Volunteer practice in a way that all teams would participate.
In 2021, 6.2 million tons of domestic lignite was consumed for power plant generation. During the year, the stripping rate was 0.8 m3/ton. Thanks to these features, the Tufanbeyli Domestic Lignite site has become one of the most economical sites of the mining industry. Monitoring probable mass movements that may be encountered at mining excavations-filling slopes has a critical importance in terms of OHS and process safety for mine safety and generation sustainability. Therefore, “IBIS SAR Georadar” system was established that enables measurement of mobility at the mine field slopes with 360 degree live monitoring and millimetric accuracy and monitoring activities were started.
Senkron
Digitalization and Being In Pursuit of Excellence
Senkron Central Operation Room, which we established in Istanbul Ataşehir Head Office, has been continuing the remote operation process of 12 hydroelectric power plants within Enerjisa Üretim since 2020. Senkron performs process and performance monitoring of Thermal, Hydroelectric, Wind and Solar power plants using advanced data analytics and machine learning algorithms. It is one of the best examples of our goal on digitalization and pursuit of excellence. With the process and infrastructure specifications we designed with the aim of achieving excellence, Senkron was granted the ISO 55001 Asset Management Certificate.
Some of the prominent features of the center, which hosts the most advanced capabilities of technology and industry practices, are as follows:
- We increase the performance of power plants via our multi-site management and ensure the sustainability of energy generation with maximum efficiency. We provide better integration and communication throughout the value chain.
- We monitor the plant data from a single source with joint reporting, and provide fast action to generations that may create imbalances, thanks to close communication with the Dispatch and Optimization teams.
- There are more than 70,000 signals mapped for our hydroelectric power plants. By simplifying these signals with lean transformation and providing the inputs of their analysis, a common alarm page was created. With this system, which can observe our power plants on a status basis and alarm in any negative situation, we have reached the ability to monitor and intervene all data from a single screen.
- With common reporting tools, internal software and monitoring screens, we more effectively follow the Balancing Power Market instructions and ancillary services that we are responsible for.
- We perform process monitoring and performance assessment of natural gas and lignite power plants with an installed capacity of 2100 MW, and we can monitor maintenance and improvement works instantly.
- Thousands of signals are analyzed simultaneously by conveying SCADA signals to online analysis software. Following these analyzes, instant, daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reports are generated.
2021 Investments
We increase the share of renewable energy in the total installed capacity in Turkey with the investments we make.
Renewable Energy Power Plant Investments
We set out to further increase the share of renewable energy in our generation portfolio. In line with this goal, we increase the share of renewable energy in the total installed capacity in Turkey with the investments we make.
In the RES YEKA-2 tenders held by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, we quoted $4.56 per kWh in Aydın and $3.67 per kWh in Çanakkale, and we achieved a total capacity of 500 MW, 250 MW in each tender session. In this context, the projects developed in both regions were published in the Official Gazette as YEKA projects by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in 2021. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes of the projects whose pre-license applications have been sumitted have been initiated. 1/1.000 and 1/5.000 maps, which will form the basis for the development plans of these projects, were created and approved by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. We will be able to sell the electricity we generate at the wind power plants that we will develop and invest in these regions, at the prices offered in the tender for a period of 15 years from the date of signing the contract.
In the new investment process, 2021 has been a critical year in which we met with the people of the region, contacted local stakeholders in their spheres of influence, and started to create social management plans, both through sociological field studies and public information meetings held during the EIA process, in regions we have not been to before.
In the next period, we will fulfill our obligations stated in all legislation and contracts regarding these projects for which pre-licenses have been obtained. In order to bring these investments to the country, we will pursue the technical project and infrastructure works with precision.
Another important development in 2021 was our decision to invest in Erciyes WPP, whose project development operations have been ongoing since 2017. Right after this decision process, we immediately started the construction works. We have completed the road and platform constructions to a large extent. After competitive tenders, we signed contractor agreements for turbine supply and electrical works. With our operations to be held in 2022, we aim to commission this 65 MW project by the end of the year.
We continued our implementation operations for hydrogen technology and micro wind turbines at Bandırma Energy Base in order to seize opportunities in R&D and new technologies.
Following the construction of approximately 1 MW solar power plant completed in 2020, we set a target of 150 MW hybrid solar energy investment in 2021. Accordingly, we started project development activities. For the first 30 MW hybrid projects, we determined the project areas, started the permit processes and completed the purchasing tenders. Our vision is to turn Tufanbeyli into a huge solar field in years.
Energy Efficieny
n our power plants, it is our priority to choose environmentally friendly and efficient energy technologies and to operate them efficiently. In this context, Bandırma I and Bandırma II Power Plants operate as high-efficiency natural gas power plants with an efficiency of approximately 60%. In 2021, we implemented energy efficiency projects that will meet the electricity consumption of approximately 50,000 households with the maintenance and improvement works we carried out at the Tufanbeyli Power Plant. With these projects and previous improvement works, we have made Tufanbeyli Power Plant one of the most efficient power plants in Turkey in its field. In addition, we further expanded our vision in the solar hybrid power plants project at the Tufanbeyli Power Plant, and we aim to completely transform our Tufanbeyli Power Plant into a solar power plant with a 100 MW hybrid power plant by the end of 2035.
Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Green Certificates
Our greenhouse gas emission calculations are made in line with the monitoring plans designed in accordance with the Regulation on the Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. Our calculations since 2015 have been verified by accredited institutions authorized by the Ministry. Our 3 power plants (Kavşak Bendi HEPP, Menge HEPP, Kandil HEPP) successfully completed the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) update audits in 2021.
Bandırma Energy Base
By the virtue of our Bandırma I and Bandırma II Natural Gas Power Plants, we respond quickly to transmission system needs, balancing the supply gap within minutes and serving grid security. The efficiency and location of Bandırma Power Plants play a crucial role in the security of our national electricity supply and are an active part of the balancing power market. These plants have a major role in balancing the variance of energy generation during wet seasons on the east-west axis. With the size of the Secondary and Primary Frequency Control reserve capacities, it takes an active part in eliminating the instantaneous imbalances in the region.
Micro Generation Trials
Efficient
Flexible
Eco-friendly
Experienced staff
1.543 MW installed capacity
TURKEY’S FIRST AND PIONEERING ENERGY BASE
with micro generation technologies practices and R&D studies, featuring 2 Natural Gas Power Plants, 1 Solar Power Plant, 1 Hybrid Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Kentsa
We have established Kentsa Natural Gas Power Plant in Kocaeli, Izmit in 1997 within Kentsa facilities. The power plant has an electricity generation capacity of 40 MW. It continues to transmit electricity to the factories in the Kentsa Campus via the 154 kV transmission system.
Tufanbeyli
We designed the power plant with a installed capacity of 450 MW, operating with fluidized bed technology and consisting of 3 units, to be operated with minimum water consumption. We use a dry type cooling system within the scope of the project. We operate limestone quarries and limestone processing systems to supply limestone to the CFB boilers and flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system. The plant also has a flue gas treatment system that allows the addition of limestone to the boiler and the wet FGD system.
2021 Developments
2021 has been a successful year with generation records.
Wind Power Plants
A total of 3 wind power plants with an installed capacity of 212 MW in operation in Çanakkale, Mersin and Balıkesir
By increasing the load of energy we supply to the grid, together with the retrofit works we have carried out in our wind power plants since the date of commissioning, we have reached an annual gross electrical energy level of 721.230 MWh. The high availability of our existing power plants and the amount of electricity generated are among our priorities. In this context, we developed a tool that performs performance control and anomaly detection operating on machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to monitor the efficiency of turbines. With the subject software, we started the performance monitoring and predictive maintenance activities of the turbines.
Solar Power Plants
A total of 2 solar power plants with an installed capacity of 9 MW in operation in Bandırma and Karabük
We used Tier-1 (A quality) products in the design and installation of our solar power plants. With 395 kWp at Balıkesir WPP and 573 kWp at Tufanbeyli Power Plant, and with approximately 1 MW hybrid solar power plants, we further increased our solar energy generation in 2021.
Hydroelectric Power Plants
12 hydroelectric power plants with an installed capacity of 1,353 MW in Adana, Kahramanmaraş, Erzurum, Artvin and Trabzon
As a first in the electricity generation sector, we have successfully completed ISO 55001 Asset Management System certification studies for all hydroelectric power plants within our organization. We carried out revisions of fire systems in power plants. We can also monitor the fire systems of remote power plants from central power stations.
- We continued to try new methods to increase the availability of power plants and to invest in improvement guided by detailed root analysis.
- By installing vibration monitoring systems in environmental flow power plants, we have made it possible to monitor online without any malfunctions.
- We have upgraded the Scada Systems in our power plants and prevented cyber security gaps that may occur in the future by renewing the products whose software support will be ceased.
- We pursued our road safety improvement works in coordination with the municipalities for the access roads that are critical for our power plants.
- In all 3 basins, we have built a guest house where our head office and power plant employees can stay, and social facilities, including game rooms, where they can engage in social activities. We made renovations in the dining hall and office rooms.
- We continued steel barrier and meshing works in order to reduce the consequences of possible slope slips and landslides due to the difficult locations where our power plants are located.
- At Dağdelen HEPP, we have successfully completed the major maintenance work of the “Major Overhaul”, which we have carried out for the first time throughout our hydroelectric power plants.
- We have established a debris barrier in the upstream of the regulator in order to prevent the accumulation of sediment, which may adversely affect the availability of Çambaşı HEPP.
Bandırma Energy Base
Bandırma I and Bandırma II Natural Gas Power Plants
- At Bandırma I and II Power Plants, we pursued our digitalization projects that will increase efficiency in all processes and speed up access to information. By means of data-based monitoring and assessment studies, we carried out the required improvement and maintenance works on time.
- As a resut of the improvements we have realized, we continued to save a significant amount of natural gas. We have achieved a reduction of approximately 1,000 tons of carbon footprints for 2021.
- Thanks to the Predictive Maintenance Approach and the digitalization projects developed, we reduced the failure maintenance rate from 28% to 20%, and achieve of our power plants and increasing the power plant capacity factor and availability ratios with a data-based and risk-based maintenance approach.
- We carried out Bandırma I CI Maintenance in October 2021.
Kentsa
40 MW Kentsa Natural Gas Power Plant
- We carried out improvement works in order to ensure the continuity of electricity supply to the factories located on the Kentsa Campus.
- We accomlished the necessary revisions in the gas turbine, switchyard and chimney emission measurement platform.
Tufanbeyli Power Plant
Turkey’s largest domestic lignite power plant, built by the private sector, with an installed capacity of 450 MW, located in the Tufanbeyli district of Adana province.
We have completed the major maintenance of Unit-2 steam turbine. We achieved an efficiency increase of 0.4% in turbine, 0.8% increase in unit net efficiency and 8% increase in gross generation.
- We increased the amount of Unit-1 PFC (Primary Frequency Control) Reserve from 7.5 MWh to 12 MWh.
- We have implemented 40 projects worth of 67 MTL for improvements in Efficiency, Reliability, Availability, Environment, Employee Health and Safety.
- We reduced costs by reducing liquid fuel (Start-up Fuel) consumption by 4%.
- We hosted the “Physical Asset Management Conference in the Energy Industry”, which was a first in terms of Asset Management in in our industry.
- We started Lean 6 Sigma projects in our power plant within the scope of continuous improvement perspective. We have reached the final phase in 10 projects.
- We have created a ring system on the Tufanbeyli overhead line to ensure the continuity of mining operations and energy supply continuity.
- We started the OHS Volunteer practice in a way that all teams would participate.
In 2021, 6.2 million tons of domestic lignite was consumed for power plant generation. During the year, the stripping rate was 0.8 m3/ton. Thanks to these features, the Tufanbeyli Domestic Lignite site has become one of the most economical sites of the mining industry. Monitoring probable mass movements that may be encountered at mining excavations-filling slopes has a critical importance in terms of OHS and process safety for mine safety and generation sustainability. Therefore, “IBIS SAR Georadar” system was established that enables measurement of mobility at the mine field slopes with 360 degree live monitoring and millimetric accuracy and monitoring activities were started.
Senkron
Digitalization and Being In Pursuit of Excellence
2021 Investments
We increase the share of renewable energy in the total installed capacity in Turkey with the investments we make.