Turkey’s Erdemir to build solar power plant in Van

Tuesday, 02 May 2023 11:15:33 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul

Turkey’s Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has announced that the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process has begun for the solar power plant project in Van in eastern Turkey planned to be built by Turkish steel producer Ereğli Demir ve Çelik (Erdemir).

Within the scope of the project with an investment cost of TRY 337.63 million ($17.34 million), a total of 37,674 solar panels will be installed.

With the planned project, the power plant, which will be built with a power capacity of 17.6 MWe, is expected to annually produce 29.92 million kW of energy.

DamlaTükenmez
Damla Tükenmez
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I graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature at Kocaeli University. Since 2020, I have been producing content focused on the steel industry. At SteelOrbis, I write industry news on a wide range of topics, including EU and UK trade measures, regulatory changes, quota utilization, and the statements and views of organizations representing the Turkish steel sector.

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