Zorlu Energy switches to hybrid production at the Kizildere 2 geothermal power plant, Türkiye
Zorlu Energy has integrated an 8.5-MW solar power facility into its 80-MW Kizildere 2 geothermal power plant in Denizli, Türkiye.
Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim AS, (ZOREN) has transitioned to a hybrid production model by integrating solar energy at its Kizildere 2 Geothermal Power Plant (GPP) located in Sarayköy district of Denizli in Türkiye.
With this, the production license of Kizildere 2 has been amended to include electricity generation from solar energy, transforming it into a Combined Renewable Electricity Generation Facility, with an installed capacity of 88.717 MWe. The geothermal power facility previosuly had a total installed geothermal capacity of 80 MWe.
The company announced that it has commenced commercial electricity sales following the completion of official acceptance procedures for the solar power plant established within the facility. The solar power facility was officially put into commercial operations on 19 June 2026 following the acceptance procedures carried out by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.
ZOREN, a subsidiary of Zorlue Energy, carried out the project as part of efforts to increase resource diversification. By supplementing its existing geothermal infrastructure with solar energy through a hybrid production model, the company aims to strengthen its renewable energy portfolio. Similar solar power integration has also been done previously at the Kizildere 1 and Kizildere 3 geothermal power facilities.
Source: Yatirimx via our Turkish language platform JeotermalHaberler
