More Energy, More Respect for Nature with Increasing Efficiency Every Year…

The wells from which geothermal energy is obtained must operate at high efficiency as on the first day they were opened for production, and the geothermal field must be managed without losing its renewable feature. Renewability is an indispensable condition for ensuring the sustainability of the geothermal reserve area and keeping well productivity high. On the contrary, reservoir management will cause the country’s geothermal resources to lose their renewable quality and this will cause power/energy loss.

In order to obtain optimum benefit from local and renewable energy sourced GES facilities in line with the interests of our country, after the electrical energy production is used for various purposes such as heating and drying, all of the geothermal source waters must be reinjected into the formation-reservoir from which the fluid is taken.

As a result of the investments made by Menderes Geothermal Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., today; It produces 500 million kWh of electricity per year by applying 100% reinjection. The targets set for the continuation and increase of this production;

  • Ensuring the production of electrical energy by using the current capacity of geothermal energy plants at maximum rate,
  • To provide the energy potential of Salavatlı Geothermal Field to the national economy in a reliable and high-quality manner at maximum capacity without losing the renewable feature of the resource,
  • 100% reinjection of NCG (non-condensable gas) in the geothermal fluid in all DORA GPP power plants. In this way, electricity production continues with zero emissions,
  • Contributing to ensuring continuity and security in energy supply in the electricity market,
  • Developing new projects by considering energy efficiency, as well as monitoring and managing studies that will set an example for the development of the sector,
  • Opening new wells in the northern part of the Salavatlı Geothermal field and commissioning the DORA-5 GPP power plant in 2026,
  • After the commissioning of the DORA-5 GPP, new drilling will continue and after sufficient energy resources are identified, the DORA-6 GPP will be put into operation in 2028, increasing the production capacity to over 100 MWe.