Geothermal power station. Featured Image: N.Minton/Shutterstock.com
May 30 (SeeNews) - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp (TYO:6502) said Monday it will deliver a 72-MW flash steam turbine system and generator for Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS’ (IST:ZOREN) Kizildere III geothermal project in Turkey.
The independent power producer (IPP), part of Turkey’s Zorlu Energy Group, will build the 95-MW high-efficiency triple flash combined-cycle geothermal power plant in Kizildere, West Anatolia region’s province of Aydin. Once up and running, it will become one of the largest facilities of its kind across Europe and the Middle East, according to the press statement.
The 72-MW Toshiba flash steam generation system is scheduled for delivery in December this year. The geothermal plant will also integrate an approximately 23-MW binary cycle power generation system, supplied by US project partner Ormat Technologies Inc (NYSE:ORA), to use flash turbine exhaust steam to vaporise a working fluid with a lower boiling point in order to drive a turbine.
The Turkish government plans to boost the country’s installed geothermal power capacity to 2,500 MW by 2023 from the 620 MW it currently operates. Most of the plants will be constructed in the geothermal-rich Aegean Region.
