Steel giant wins wind energy bid at record price

İÇDAŞ, the biggest private sector steel producer in Turkey based on production capacity, announced Friday that it won the bid for the wind plant to be installed on Biga peninsula in western Turkey by offering 5.1 kuruş per kilowatt-hour of wind.İÇDAŞ will be paying the state 11 million Turkish Liras annually for “wind rights,” which totals around 220 million liras in 20 years with consumer price index excluded.The power generated at the plant will be used to meet both the region and the company’s energy needs. IÇDAŞ previously installed one coal-powered and one hydroelectric power plant in the region.Evaluating the bid results in a press release, İÇDAŞ General Manager Bülend Engin said the company’s next target was establishing solar plants to meet the company’s energy consumption needs. “As we all know our country runs on very limited domestic energy resources. Therefore, we should be working on the make the best of our renewable resources like solar and wind power.”The price İÇDAŞ offered for the plant bid is listed as an unprecedented offer in the press release. Among the best offers in energy bids so far are 3.43 kuruş offered for Çan Transformer Station, 2.82 kuruş offered for Ayvalık Transformer Station and 2.76 kuruş offered for Taşucu Transformer Station.