AKHİSAR WPP
INSTALLED POWER: 55 MW
TURBINE: 22
COMMISSIONING: 2011
MAIN EQUIPMENT: NORDEX
LOCATION: MANİSA
We generate energy with 8 wind, 2 solar and 12 hydroelectric power plants. 46% of our installed power consists of the aforementioned renewable power plants.
We continued our wind energy investments in 2023 and reached a total installed power of 393 MWe/410 MWm in our 8 power plants, including the capacity increase of Erciyes WPP (13.6 MW), the generation initiation of Akköy WPP (25.2 MW) as well as the addition of both Dikili WPP (7.2 MW) and Çeşme WPP (18.9 MW) to our portfolio respectively.
At Enerjisa Üretim, we increased the licensed power of our power plant from 65 MW to 78.6 MW in line with our wind energy and solar energy investment targets, wherein our country holds a strong potential. Accordingly, we supplied, installed and commissioned 4 N167 5.9 MW Nordex turbines.
We completed the majority of our 7 MW additional capacity investment for Akhisar WPP in 2023 Accordingly, we finalised the foundation excavation, iron reinforcement and concrete casting of 1 N163 6X model turbine supplied. Currently, our installation and commissioning work continues.
We carry out all our wind power plant maintenance activities digitally.
We have a total of 2 solar power plants with an installed capacity of 9 MW in operation in Bandırma and Karabük.
Thanks to the steps we took in 2021 and 2022, we turned all our wind and thermal power plants into hybrid power plants with the addition of solar power plants. We plan to commission a total of at least 150 MW of licensed, unlicensed and hybrid solar power plants in 2024, including the 76 MW investments we had completed in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
We have continued preparations for the Çanakkale Hybrid SPP project with a targeted power of 5.9 MW. The field work for the 2nd stage has been largely completed and we continue with the pre-energization testing process.
We have left behind the 6th year of generation of our power plant and have completed all its respective periodic maintenance by our own team of 10 people/day, thus contributed to increasing its availability values. At the same time, we have carried out agrivoltaic studies in the power plant field and have created an exemplary area, showcasing that solar power plants and agricultural activities can be carried out simultaneously.
We have completed the field work of the 6.5 MW Bandırma 1 Hybrid SPP and the 11.9 MW Bandırma 2 Hybrid SPP, receiving their approval from the Ministry. Moreover, within the borders of Bandırma Energy Base, we have increased our total installed solar power to 31.5 MW.
We have completed the field work of the project with a capacity of 11.88 MW and moved on to its energization and Ministry approval phase.
We have completed all periodic maintenance in a short period of time by our own team and contributed to increasing the availability values of the power plant. Predicting that the warranty period of inverters -which are one of the most essential equipment of the power plant- would expire, leading to an increase in age-related malfunctions, 2 of our technicians have accordingly completed the Inverter Repair Training provided by the inverter manufacturer.
We have completed the field work of the 2 MW capacity project and moved on to the its energization and Ministry approval phase.
As the continuation project of the 14.5 MW Hybrid SPP, we have largely completed the field work of the 9.3 MW SPP project in 2023 Our procedural formalities for energization and Ministry approval are on-going.
We have received the Ministry's acceptance of the 5.3 MW Hybrid Solar Power Plant in July 2023 and have largely completed the field work of the projects for the capacity increase of 12.3 MW and 1 MW respectively. Our punch completion, pre-energization tests and Ministry approval phase are still on-going.
With our 12 power plants, we are the leading player that operates the most hydroelectric power plants within Türkiye's private sector, playing an important role as an assurance of our country's energy system. We have a total installed power of 1,353 MW with our power plants located in the Seyhan (6), Ceyhan (4) and Eastern Black Sea (2) basins.
Thanks to high availability and successful commercial operations, we had a productive year for our hydroelectric power plants, despite the drought as the year unfolded.
We have gone beyond the traditional maintenance approach to ensure that our power
plants continue to operate at the desired performance level.
In this context;
Türkiye's Premier and Pioneering Energy Hub: Bandırma Energy Base
Bandırma Energy Base is at the heart of Türkiye's energy supply security, not only with its efficiency but also its strategic location. Thanks to its connection to the western lines, where electricity consumption is the highest, our energy base plays an indispensable role in the electricity generation with its high efficiency and available capacity always at hand, in critical periods when restrictions are felt in the electricity network.
Our Bandırma 1 and Bandırma 2 natural gas power plants become a permanent shield of network security by closing potential gaps in energy supply within minutes with our ability to intervene in the instantaneous transmission system.
Bandırma Energy Base, built on a large area of approximately 204 hectares, is really quite an energy centre with its impressive coastline of 650 metres and a depth of 3,700 metres. The structure, which rises to 189 metres above sea level, holds strategic importance in Türkiye's energy future.
*We started the pilot hydrogen generation.
Bandırma Energy Base generates electricity with 5 different innovative energy generation methods, including ground-breaking technologies such as battery storage and hydrogen generation. Our base positions itself as an innovation and R&D centre by closely following the latest technological developments in the sector and hosting various innovative projects. We act with the vision of being a platform that shapes the transformation in the energy sector by collaborating with Bandırma Energy Base and initiatives that aim to lead the sustainable future.
We played a successful role in meeting Türkiye's energy supply security throughout the year thanks to the successful day-ahead and intra-day planning of our natural gas power plants.
Bandırma Energy Base Transformation Plan, which we will implement gradually
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We are breaking new ground in Türkiye with the co-operation of Enercon at Bandırma Energy Base. We carried out R&D studies and field feasibility studies for the installation of the E-175 EP5 model turbine, which has the largest rotor diametre in the world, ranging up to 175 metres, 6 MW power and expandable capacity.
We are putting into implementation Türkiye's first Hydrogen Valley thanks to the European Union (EU) project with a budget of 36.8 million euros, coordinated by the Southern Marmara Development Agency, involving Enerjisa Üretim and Sabancı University and 16 local and foreign stakeholders. Within the scope of the "South Marmara Hydrogen Coast" Valley Project, we are establishing Türkiye's first green hydrogen facility at our Bandırma Energy Base with a minimum of 500 tonnes of green hydrogen per year.
In 2023, we met 42% of the hydrogen consumption used for the cooling of Bandırma 2 generator, thank to our hydrogen generation electrolyser.
Within the scope of process safety, we conducted a HAZOP study on the hydrogen electrolyser unit with 3rd party companies and took actions to increase safety in line with the reports.
Following the approval of the Ministry of Industry for the development of domestic electrolysers within the scope of Guided Project Support, we kick-started our own electrolyser project officially. The first meeting was held at Bandırma Energy Base, hosted by us, and with the participation of TUBITAK MAM (Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council Marmara Research Centre), Eti Maden and GMKA (Southern Marmara Development Agency) respectively. Feasibility studies for green hydrogen and green ammonia generation were completed with international consultancy companies.
Due to today's competitive conditions and increasing energy prices, we have initiated studies that will enable any business to use the energy it consumes effectively, update its technology by making timely investments, saving money by minimizing possible losses in its process thanks to the optimization and continuous control of its operating conditions, and increase its energy efficiency. Within the scope of energy efficiency, we investigated the effect of hydrogen purity on the generator output power in Bandırma 2 power plant. As a result of correspondence with the manufacturer and theoretical calculations, we saw that when the purity was increased from 96.5% to 97.5% in the first stage, the generator output power increased by 78 kW. By increasing hydrogen purity within the scope of energy efficiency, we estimate that 1,700,000 TRY will be saved when operating at 70% annual capacity.
We have completed the 18.4 MW Bandırma 1 and Bandırma 2 hybrid solar projects approved by the Ministry, which we commissioned back in 2022, and the 11 MW Bandırma 1 3rd stage work, which we energized in 2023.
We went through a comprehensive transformation process with planned and unplanned maintenance during the year for our Bandırma 1 and 2 natural gas power plants, which are the flagships of the Turkish grid thanks to their high efficiency and flexibility. In this way, our Bandırma power plants will continue to be the assurance of the network for the next 3 years.
Within the framework of the plans we initiated regarding the 'Eco-Friendly Building' project, we aim to meet the energy needs of the Bandırma 1 administrative building with solar and wind energy. We will store this energy through solar, wind and solar panels located in 2 Pomega hybrid containers to be installed on the building roof. Thanks to the transfer of stored energy, we will provide the lighting, ventilation, heating and other energy requirements of the aforementioned Bandırma 1 administrative building.
We plan to implement a green and living wall along the facade of the building with a soil-free vertical garden application. We will provide some of the water required for these plants with rainwater collected on the building roof.
The systems we will install will be controlled by BMS, and our energy generation, consumption and water use will be constantly monitored through the energy monitoring system. Thanks to our project, we aim to reduce carbon emissions to zero as well as increasing energy efficiency. We plan to put the Carbon Zero project, which has an installed power of 90 kW, into operation in June 2024.
In order to increase the power and sustainability of renewable energy, we will establish an energy storage system using LFP batteries with lithium-ion technology, in accordance with the criteria required by TEİAŞ (Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation), such as arbitrage and peak shaving. In the Bandırma 2 Power Plant, the 2 MW/4 MWH 0.5 C-Rate battery energy storage unit, integrated with the 5 MW SPP and connected to the natural gas power plant MV bus, will be able to discharge the stored energy to the grid at times when commercial conditions are suitable. We plan to commission our project, the first steps of which we took during the year, in July 2024.
We have initiated studies on a smart, environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility track for electric vehicles. Within a distance of 100 metres, vehicles will be able to charge while in motion by inductive transmission of electrical cables. Vehicles will be able to benefit from static electricity while parked. We are at the technical specification stage during the course of our co-operation with Electreon company.
We had our first harvest at Bandırma Energy Base on October 21st in our Agrivoltaic application, which we had started with Komşuköy.
As part of our efforts to increase the efficiency of our workflows, we switched to the Dynamics 365 Asset Management module, which has a user-friendly interface. During the architectural phase of the project, we examined all the projects from the installation of Bandırma 1 and 2 power plants until today and added the records of the equipment used in the field to the inventory list.
Our Tufanbeyli Energy Base is preparing to write a success story as a global good practice example for the green energy transition. We plan to gradually transform the lignite power plant into a low-emission energy generation facility by 2045, without compromising our energy supply security.
The current integration of our power plant into the electricity grid -enabling us to reach a minimum of 300 MW solar energy installed power over the years with both our completed and ongoing Hybrid Solar Energy projects- reveals the fact that it can play a critical role not only in increasing the speed of renewable energy projects but also pave the way for the integration of such projects.
With our green transformation initiatives that we initiated with solar energy installations, we aim to incorporate various innovative technologies over time. Tufanbeyli has the potential to become a data processing and energy storage centre.
Our project approach adopts a just transition model that will transform not only our energy generation methods but also our social welfare. With this project, which will set an example for the whole world, we aim to take the necessary measures to ensure that the burden of the changes does not fall disproportionately on those who will be most affected, and that this transition is socially fair with planned actions.
We will position our learning centre, the Academy, as a talent development centre that will play a key role in this transformation process, supporting employees' adaptation to the renewable energy sector. Our work offers the potential to lead the industry in expanding talent and knowledge as we accelerate the pace of the renewable energy transition.
All these factors make our energy generation base a prominent and exemplary model within the scope pf global just transition practices.
In 2023, we received the reward of our long-term investments in the name of operational excellence as well as the disciplines we laid the foundations of years ago in terms of both mine and power plant operations. In this context, as a result of our high availability, efficient operation and optimization activities -in particular, thanks to our successful maintenance planning- we broke the one-year total generation record in 2022 and generated 3.43 TWh of energy in 2023.
While we continue to provide electricity transmission to factories with our natural gas power plant, Kentsa, with an installed capacity of 40 MW in Kocaeli, we also support the power plant with our hybrid solar investments with an installed power of 2 MW, which we commissioned in 2023.
With Enerjisa Üretim Central Operation Control, Monitoring and Development Operation SENKRON, we organize the remote operation, performance and status monitoring processes of our power plants.
Our Senkron Performance Monitoring and Development team provides 24/7 performance and status monitoring services for a portfolio of approximately 4 GW capacity of internal and external customers in 5 different technologies. The team provides services in real-time monitoring of power plants, investigating alarm situations and preparing monthly evaluation reports.
In 2023, we commissioned Dikili, Çeşme and Akköy WPP in full compliance with SENKRON infrastructure and processes besides starting remote operation and performance monitoring activities. We also monitor our 55 MW capacity hybrid SPP in this context.
We started the joint SCADA project in order to simplify the increasing number of power plants and processes and improve the systems accordingly. In line with the project, we plan to operate the power plants according to the instantaneous target load demands without requiring any operator intervention. We aim to complete the project and put it into operation in 2024 Moreover, we developed digital twins with 126 machine learning models using a total of 409 features for instant performance and status monitoring alarms as well as early detection of faults. The models we have created make predictions at 10-minute intervals and carry out monthly analyses by comparing them with real values.
We have started using Onepact and its AIPact modules -developed by Senkron Energy Digital Services- when providing services to both internal and external power plants, which enables us to manage different technologies in various locations via a single IT platform.
In addition to its technical competencies, Senkron Operation and Control Room also draws attention with its personnel competency programmes. The adaptation journey of our current field employees to digital infrastructures, which we had developed for SENKRON, was discussed in all its aspects during the two-day visit of Harvard Business School Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury and his team. As a result of these reviews, our programme was selected as a “Case Study” by Harvard Business School.
With Technical Risk Management, we aim to identify and eliminate risks that may harm people and the environment, create legal non-compliance and reduce the availability of power plants, as well as identify and realize opportunities that can create value. In this respect, we evaluate the effects of technical risks and opportunities in the fields of OHS, environment, reputation and finance. Risk identification consists of two main processes, namely internal and external. Internal audit processes are planned and carried out by our functions for methodical and systematic risk detection. In this context, respective hazard detection methods (HAZOP, FMEA, etc.), recommended at international standards in all locations, are implemented by experts with different specialities such as the manufacturer's expert, risk analysis expert, etc. based on the technical need. Externally managed risk detection processes include credit provider reviews, insurance audits, internal audit process and ISO management systems.
We carried out risk assessment studies using Bow-tie analysis for the solar power plants planned to be established in various fields within the scope of the combined electricity generation facility. We classified the developments that may be encountered throughout the process into 38 categories in 12 separate sub-processes. In a workshop where legal issues, project management and technical issues were examined in detail, we put forward a documentation and operational system that may serve as a guidance for the hybrid power plant projects in which we are closely interested.
We carry out our purchasing activities in line with company goals and sustainability principles with a responsible supply chain approach. Creating long-term strategic relationships with our suppliers, we establish our collaborations with the principle of winning together.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management