#Turkey

The line is designed to deliver 300 MW of power to northern Iraq.

According to officials, Iraq expects its power network to be linked to Kuwait within 12-16 months while it would start receiving electricity supplies from Jordan shortly.

Turkey, Nigde: GE has announced being selected by Ecogreen Energy to supply power conversion equipment for a 100 MW Turkish solar power plant in Nigde.

Turkey, Istanbul: GE and its regional solution partner Inogen have been selected by Sertavul to build one of the first hybrid wind + solar projects in Turkey.

Turkey, Istanbul: The Guinness World Book of Records title ”most powerful solar power output from a sports stadium” went to a sports stadium in Turkey.

Turkey: Nuventura and Aktif Elektroteknik have agreed upon a technology partnership to manufacture innovative, SF6-free primary, gas-insulated switchgears (GIS)

Turkey: GE and UK Export Finance (UKEF), have agreed to finance Kalyon Enerji’s 1.35 GW Karapinar solar project.

Turkey, Balikesir: Turkish company HM Elektromekanik Üretim A.Ş. has announced successful testing of an autotransformer by BEST.

Turkey, Istanbul: A consortium of Turkey’s contractor Enka and Germany’s Siemens Energy is to begin work on two power projects in Libya.

BEST has successfully tested the 450 MVA 400/161 kV autotransformers that will be the largest in the transformer fleet of Turkish Electricity Transmission Company, TEİAŞ. TEİAŞ requires a short-circuit withstand test on each new design before acceptance.

Turkey, Istanbul: General Electric (GE) has announced that it will transform its power transformers factory in Gebze, Turkey during a special ceremony which also marked the inauguration of the largest power transformer test lab in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, which will be located within the power transformers factory.

General Electric (GE) has received a contract to supply 16 power transformers for installation onboard powerships which are being built by Karadeniz Energy Group affiliate Karpowership in Turkey.

Turkey: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a $110 million loan to help fund development of renewable energy projects in Turkey.

Turkey, Istanbul: Turkish electricity supplier Akcez Enerji Yatırımları Sanayi ve Ticaret (AKCEZ) has received a long-term refinancing package worth $325 million to fund the projects aiming to increase efficiency of power distribution in the country.

Turkey, Istanbul: Participants at a recently held climate panel in Istanbul have agreed that Turkey has excellent potential for developing solar and wind power.

Russia, St. Petersburg: Deteriorating relations between Russia and Turkey have been affecting production at many Russian plants, including the operations of Power Machines – Toshiba. High-voltage transformers.

Turkey: Ekin transportation service has successfully moved a power transformer through Turkey to a power station in Hakkari, in the south-east of the country.

Turkey, Balikesir: Turkish transformer manufacturer BEST Transformer has successfully performed factory acceptance tests of two 200 MVA, 400 kV auto transformers ordered by the Danish oil and gas company Dong Energy.

Turkey, Istanbul: A power grid transformer burst into flames in the Bahçelievler district of Istanbul during maintenance work, taking two lives and leaving several workers injured.

France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom Grid Turkey has successfully delivered the generator transformer designed and manufactured for the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (PE EPS) to be installed at Nikola Tesla Power plant Tent-B.

Turkey, Cannakale: The world’s largest arc furnace transformer manufactured by a company in Balıkesir, Turkey for an iron and steel furnace plant in Biga has been delivered after an arduous 2.5-day ride.

Yemen, Sana’a: Abdullah al-Akwa, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Electricity and Turkish ambassador to Yemen, Fazli Çorman, discussed the cooperation between the two countries in electricity field.