MTN Energy to start EIA process for Babadere-2 GPP in Canakkale, Türkiye
MTN Energy Babadere GPP in Canakkale, Turkiye (source: MTN Energy website)
Carlo Cariaga
25 Sep 2023
MTN Energy is restarting the EIA process for the planned 11.8-MW expansion of the Babadere geothermal power station in Canakkale, Türkiye.
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the 2nd unit of the Babadere geothermal power plant being developed by MTN Energy in Canakkale, Türkiye has been restarted. This comes after the decision of the 6th Chamber of the Council of State to annul the decision that originally stated that an “EIA is not required” for the Babadere GPP-2.
The villages of Tuzla, Babadere, and Kosedere are within the Geothermal Operation License No. 17/15, pertaining to the Babadere Geothemal Power Plant-2 , based on the framework of the EIA Report. The environmental impacts of all existing and planned wells and power plants within the boundaries of the Geothermal Operation License will be evaluated cumulatively.
The 1st unit of the Babaldere geothermal power station was completed in 2015 with an installed capacity of 7 MW. The company’s website describes the Babade geothermal power plant as the first “true zero-emission” geothermal power plant in Türkiye, with 100% reinjection in line with the policy of protecting the reservoir and environmental sensitivity.
Plans to increase the capacity of Babadere were announced back in early 2022 with an expanded drilling programme to support an 11.8-MW binary cycle geothermal power plant. It has been stated that 13 wells (7 production and 6 reinjections) will be drilled within the scope of Babadere GPP-2, and the Project Cost has been reported as 153,400,000.00 TL. (approx. USD 5,700,000)
The EIA Report includes the following information about the power plant:
“Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology was chosen for the power plant planned to be established. In ORC technology, the geothermal source is not given directly to the turbine. The heat from the geothermal source heats a second liquid that evaporates easily. This completely closed system is roughly similar to the air conditioning system used in homes and skyscrapers. The heated secondary liquid evaporates, turning the turbine and helping to produce electricity. The second liquid is reliquefied from the turbine exit in a condenser cooler. Both the geothermal fluid circuit and the secondary fluid circuit have a 100% closed loop.
There is no emission of water vapor, hot water or gas from either cycle. Within the scope of the Babadere GES-1 unit, it operates with 5 wells, including 2 production wells and 3 reinjection wells, and there is an external observation well for which the permit process has been completed. In addition, there is 1 production well and 2 reinjection wells that were opened within the scope of Babadere GPP-1 but are not used due to technical reasons. The maximum amount of geothermal fluid to be used within the scope of the Babadere GES-1 Unit during the activity is 900 tons/hour.”
Source: MTN Energy via our Turkish language platform JeotermalHaberler
