What happened

Gümrük ve Turizm İşletmeleri Ticaret A.Ş. is planning the GTI solar power project in Emsalhayat neighbourhood, within Kazımkarabekir district in Karaman province. The proposed facility would have 24.16 MWm of installed DC capacity and 20 MWe of AC capacity.

According to Enerji Günlüğü, the company places the investment cost at TL220 million. The development is proposed for a 25.70-hectare area and would comprise 43,940 monocrystalline solar panels alongside 67 inverters.

Twenty people are expected to work on land preparation and construction. The operational plant is planned to have a workforce of five.

Why it matters

The project is intended to meet electricity demand from the company’s activities. Its output would be offset against the business’s power consumption under Türkiye’s unlicensed electricity-generation regulations, rather than being described as a separate merchant generation project.

Connection infrastructure is also specified in the proposal: electricity from the plant would be delivered to the Sinci GES transformer substation through a 2 km, 154 kV transmission line using a 1272 MCM conductor.

For organisations assessing the proposal, the key operational parameters are the plant’s 20 MWe capacity, its self-consumption arrangement and the planned grid connection to Sinci GES.

Project specifications

  • Developer: Gümrük ve Turizm İşletmeleri Ticaret A.Ş.
  • Location: Emsalhayat neighbourhood, Kazımkarabekir district, Karaman.
  • Capacity: 24.16 MWm / 20 MWe.
  • Investment value: TL220 million.
  • Land area: 25.70 hectares.
  • Equipment: 43,940 monocrystalline modules and 67 inverters.
  • Grid link: a 2 km, 154 kV line to Sinci GES transformer substation.

How the electricity would be used

The electricity is planned to be matched with the company’s consumption under the framework for unlicensed generation in Türkiye’s electricity market. The reported project details identify the facility as a means of covering the operator’s own electricity requirements.

No construction timetable or commissioning date was provided in the reported information.