GE Vernova and ENKA have announced the launch of commercial operations at the 852MW Kırklareli power plant, located roughly 20 miles from the Bulgarian border in Türkiye.
This facility is the first H-class (HA)-powered plant in the nation, a notable advancement in modernising Türkiye’s power generation fleet.
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As part of a multi-year agreement, GE Vernova will provide long-term maintenance aimed at enhancing the plant’s asset visibility, reliability and availability.
The launch event was attended by senior government officials including Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, along with representatives from GE Vernova and ENKA.
GE Vernova provided the following equipment for the combined-cycle power generation at the plant: a 9HA.02 gas turbine, a H78 generator, an STF-D650 steam turbine and a triple-pressure heat recovery steam generator (HRSG).
ENKA’s in-house teams managed the full scope of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning, completing the work in roughly eight million person-hours over 36 months.
ENKA chairman of the board and president Mehmet Tara said: “By delivering flexible, high-efficiency power to the national grid, this project reflects ENKA’s nearly 70 years of engineering heritage, the depth of our in-house capabilities, from design to commissioning, and our long-term commitment to supporting Türkiye’s growing electricity needs with efficient, reliable and flexible generation.”
The facility is projected to exceed 63% net efficiency in combined-cycle operations, making it one of the most efficient in the country.
According to the International Energy Agency, natural gas-fired power generation in Türkiye has increased substantially over the past two decades and now supplies more than a quarter of the country’s electricity.
GE Vernova Europe, Middle East & Africa gas power business president and CEO Joseph Anis said: “As Türkiye prepares to host COP31, this project highlights the important role that advanced, high-efficiency power generation technologies can play in strengthening energy security, while enhancing grid reliability.
“Kırklareli’s entry into commercial operation marks an important step in our collaboration with ENKA and in bringing GE Vernova’s HA technology to Türkiye for the first time.”
GE Vernova has been involved in Türkiye’s energy sector for more than 75 years, with an installed capacity of around 33.5GW across various energy technologies.
This project boosts GE Vernova’s total installed gas power capacity in Türkiye to approximately 13.5GW.
Prior to this, GE Vernova announced that Scotland’s Maraen Port of Nigg will serve as the marshalling hub for wind turbine components during the construction of phases B and C of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
