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As Koç Enerji – A Biogas Power Plant project in Çanakkale, Türkiye

Investor
As Koç Enerji
Location
Çanakkale, Türkiye
Investment
Biogas Power Plant
Investment Size
€ 4,500,000
Electricity savings
18,432 MWh per year
CO2 savings
5,898 tonnes per year
Impact
Clean energy generation, agro-forestry waste reduction
Donor
EU, MoTF

As Koç Enerji is an energy operator company which has licensed biogas plants that are currently operating in Diyarbakır, Ankara and Kırşehir. They also have a solar plant in Ukraine, and they plan new investments.​

As Koç Enerji invested 3.12 MWe biogas plant in Karabiga, Çanakkale. The Company has supply contracts with nearby farms to supply cattle, poultry waste and other organic wastes such as grain straw or corn stalk. Project is important for environmental and energy-supply sustainability.​

As a result of the investment, the plant will provide 18,432 MWh electricity generation and reduce the CO2 emissions up to 5,898 tonnes per year. This green energy investment will contribute mitigation of climate change’s negative impacts. ​