Akyel-2 Wind Power Plant

The purpose of the project is to generate clean energy by harnessing the wind power and providing the energy to the Turkish national grid. By implementing the project, investors also aim to reduce dependency to the fossil fuels thereby reducing the sources of environmental pollution. In order to achieve the highest possible power output and the emission reductions associated with it; the project owner invested in stateof-the-art turbines and all the necessary assessments were carried out before the implementation.

The total electricity production of the project is estimated as 35,000 MWh/year with the purpose of contributing to the national economy the meeting the increased electricity demand.

The project contributes significantly to the region’s sustainable development in the following ways;

· Reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions in Turkey by replacing electricity otherwise generated by the Turkish grid, which has a large share of fossil fuel power generation.

· Creation of local employment both during the construction and operational phase. At the moment the unemployment level in Turkey is 13.4%. The Project will mainly have a positive impact on the local area.

· Creation of new job opportunities for the local community and support to the regional economy through the employment of different kind of service and material supply (civil and electrical works, operation and maintenance activities, security);

· Technology and know-how transfer as the employees are trained on maintenance, safety and operational issues

· Contribution to the reduction of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particles resulting from the electricity generation using fossil fuels in Turkey.

· Reduction of Turkısh dependency on electricity imports.

· Diversifying the energy generation mix which is currently dependent on natural gas.