Tender announced for 5000-ha geothermal license in Gazipasa in Antalya, Türkiye
Official Gazette Announcement
Carlo Cariaga
22 Sep 2025
A tender has been announced for a 5000-hectare geothermal license area with drilled wells in the Ilica neighborhood in Gazipasa, Antalya, Türkiye.
The Antalya Governorship’s Investment Monitoring and Coordination Department (YIKOB) announced that it will put out to tender for a 5,000-hectare geothermal field licensed for operation within the Ilica neighborhood of the Gazipasa district in Antalya, Türkiye.
The tender, organized under Law No. 5686 on Geothermal Resources and Natural Mineral Waters, will be conducted through an open bidding procedure in accordance with Article 45 of State Bidding Law No. 2886. The tender will take place on October 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Y?KOB meeting hall on Gazi Boulevard in the Bay?nd?r neighborhood of the Muratpa?a district.
The reserve price for the site in question was set at TL 11,577,550 (approx. USD 279, 826), and the provisional guarantee was TL 347,326 (approx. USD 8,400). The area subject to the tender contains three previously drilled geothermal wells. Data obtained from these wells demonstrates the suitability of the site’s geothermal potential for exploitation.
Individuals and legal entities wishing to participate in the tender must prepare the necessary documents and obtain the specifications. The tender specifications and their annexes can be viewed at the Antalya YIKOB Natural Resources, Licensing, and Cultural Heritage Directorate during business hours and are available for 2,000 TL. Bids can be delivered to the commission by hand or registered mail until the tender deadline.
YIKOB’s statement emphasized that the site will be tendered in its current condition. The information provided is general in nature, and participants will be deemed to have accepted the site in its current state upon inspection. It also stated that well temperature, flow, and other technical data will be finalized through tests conducted after the tender.
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Source: ilan.gov.tr via our Turkish language platform JeotermalHaberler
