Toshiba to supply steam turbine-generator for 95MW Turkish geothermal power plant

Toshiba has received a contract from independent power producer Zorlu Energy to supply a flash steam turbine system and generator for the Kizildere III geothermal power plant in Turkey.

The geothermal plant is being developed by Zorlu Energy, a member of Turkey’s Zorlu Energy Group, in the Aydin province of West Anatolia, approximately 150km from the Aegean Sea.

As per the contract, Toshiba is scheduled to deliver the 72MW flash steam turbine generator system for the plant in December 2016.

The 95MW Kizildere III triple flash combined-cycle geothermal power plant is said to be the largest of its kind in Europe and the Middle East upon completion.

The geothermal plant features a 72MW flash steam generation system, which uses steam under high pressure, as well as a 23MW binary cycle power generation system.

Using flash turbine exhaust steam, the binary cycle power generation system will vaporize a working fluid with a lower boiling point and use it to drive a turbine.

US-based Ormat Technologies will be responsible for the supply of binary system for the project.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates, power demand will be more than double in Turkey in the next decade.

In order to meet the power demand, Turkey plans to increase its installed geothermal power generation capacity from current 620MW to 2,500MW in 2023.

As part of this effort, the county intends to build most of the geothermal plants in the geothermal-rich Aegean Region, in the west of the country.

In addition to cooperating with Zorlu Energy Group in developing Turkey’s power sector, Toshiba intends to expand its business in geothermal power as well as in thermal and hydro power generation sectors.