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Last day for regular registration for IGC Turkey geothermal conference

Last day for regular registration for IGC Turkey geothermal conference Impressions from IGC Turkey 2016 in Izmir/ Turkey
Alexander Richter 13 May 2017

Take advantage of the last day of regular registration for the key geothermal event in Turkey, IGC Turkey 2017. Taking place in Izmir/ Turkey 22-24 May 2017, the event is co-hosted by the World Bank.

Having established itself as the conference to go to in Turkey, IGC Turkey is now less than 10 days away. Taking place 22-24 May 2017 in Izmir/ Turkey, the event is co-hosted by The World Bank.

Partners of the event are JESDER – Geothermal Power Plant Investors Association of Turkey (32 Company), JKBB – Union of Municipalities of Turkey with Geothermal Resources (106 Municipality), and JEVAK – The research and Utilisation Foundation of Geothermal Energy Resources of Turkey.

Held in the heart of Turkey’s Geothermal Energy Industry, the event will bring together representatives from developers, operators, suppliers, financiers, government bodies, and municipalities.

This year’s conference will start with a World Bank Workshop on the first day, introducing the World Bank Programmes for funding geothermal development in Turkey. The workshop will provide attendees with opportunities to learn about how the World Bank is supporting geothermal development including funding for risk mitigation and project finance. Further topics will be exploration, drilling and production of geothermal energy. The second day of IGC Turkey will start with several keynote presentations, among them the CEO of Ormat Technologies. In different forums, the conference will then focus on the economics and efficiency of geothermal power plants, financing and funding opportunities, prospects for the development of heat producing plants, cooling, and discuss challenges of the reservoir, like scalings and CO2. The congress day will be followed by the Exergy Field trip to different geothermal power plants in the vicinity of Izmir.

The event has established itself as a meeting place for government, operators, developers, agencies and financiers to understand current market trends, explore growth opportunities, facilitate new relationships, and to promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise. This will be especially facilitated by side events like the Exergy Lounge on May 22 and the Executive Business Dinner on May 23.

To learn more about IGC Türkiye 2017, review the latest agenda – and to register – please visit www.igc-turkey.com (English) and www.igc-turkiye.com (Turkish)