Turkey’s Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has announced that Turkish steelmaker Ekinciler Demir ve Çelik Sanayi’s solar power plant project in Siverek, Şanlıurfa has received approval following the environmental impact assessment of the projects.
The total investment cost of the projects amounts to TRY 743.72 million (currently $22.82 million), as SteelOrbis previously reported. A total of 145,013 solar panels, 200 inverters, 24 transformers and one distribution center will be installed for the project. The lifespan of the power plant, which is expected to annually produce 387.44 million kW of energy, will be 25 years.