A 70 MW Solar Power Plant (SPP) project to be implemented by Konya Metropolitan Municipality in coordination with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and İLBANK will contribute to Konya’s vision of a sustainable and clean environment.
Konya Metropolitan Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay said the municipality continues to implement environmentally responsible and sustainable investments that create long-term value for the future.
“Work is progressing at full speed on our 70 MW SPP project, which we are bringing to our city in coordination with our Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and İLBANK. With the completion of the project, for which construction began last April, we will have added significant renewable energy capacity to our city,” Altay said.
Noting that 38.5 MW of the 70 MW-capacity SPP will be used by the General Directorate of KOSKİ, Altay said, “This will allow us to benefit from a clean and sustainable energy source while also making a significant contribution to reducing energy costs. We consider this investment extremely valuable in terms of maximizing the use of solar energy, using our city’s resources more efficiently and leaving a cleaner environment for future generations.”
A TL 2.5 BILLION INVESTMENT
Emphasizing that the 70 MW SPP project, with a total investment value of approximately TL 2.5 billion, will make a significant contribution to Konya’s vision of becoming an environmentally friendly and sustainable city, Mayor Altay said:
“Together, we are preparing Konya for a sustainable future. God willing, once the work is completed, we will have implemented another major investment that will serve our city for many years. I would like to thank our Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, and İLBANK General Manager Eyüp Karahan for their support.”
KONYA TO LEAD TURKEY AMONG MUNICIPALITIES
Mayor Altay said Konya Metropolitan Municipality currently has 35 MW of renewable energy investments and that this capacity will reach 105 MW with the addition of the new 70 MW project.
He noted that this would place Konya at the top among municipalities in Türkiye in terms of renewable energy capacity, adding that with projects whose permits and approvals have been secured and financing arrangements completed, Konya Metropolitan Municipality is expected to reach a total solar power capacity of 150 MW in the near future.
Altay also announced that TEİAŞ had provisionally accepted, as of September 1, the 4.5-kilometer double-circuit electricity transmission line that will connect the 70 MW SPP system to Türkiye’s interconnected grid, and that permanent 170-kilovolt electricity has been supplied up to the switchgear entrance.
