The Stadium Will Now Produce Energy

We did not waste a single penny of public resources.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, who spoke accompanied by the slogans "Our Mayor is the greatest Mayor" and "Izmir is proud of you" Tunç Soyer, “This is a very valuable meeting. I am proud to be with you at this opening, where we added a new castle to our city's energy network compatible with nature. Our solar energy project, which we implemented in the Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Stadium, named after our great leader, in our Tire district, is the work of a very important solidarity. We implemented this project under the leadership of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, in partnership with our companies IZENERJI, İZGÜNEŞ and Tire Municipality. At a time when the economic crisis was at its peak and costs were increasing exponentially, we did not waste a single penny of public resources. "We have brought a modern, brand new, nature-friendly energy facility to Izmir," he said.

Our work made a difference
The President said that the project is the first rooftop solar power project established in Turkey within the scope of the Public Energy Performance Agreement called ESCO in the world. Tunç Soyer, “In this context, we brought a huge power plant to our Tire district, producing 1 million 890 thousand kilowatt hours of energy annually. We expanded the circular economy of our city thanks to 6 panels spread over an area of ​​approximately 2 thousand square meters on the roof of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Stadium. Our power plant will be operated by İZGÜNEŞ for 260 years with an installed power of 1300 kilowatt peak (kWp) and will provide 15 percent discounted electricity service to Tire Municipality during this period. More than half of Tire Municipality's annual energy needs will be met from this power plant. At the end of the operating period, the ownership of our power plant will be transferred to Tire Municipality free of charge. For the last 10 years, we have inspired the whole of Turkey with our innovative projects in the field of energy. We have become one of the leading cities of change in the world. We have attached great importance to the use of solar energy in our Municipality's facilities for five years. We enlarged the solar power plant area we installed on our roofs. With these power plants, we achieved a record increase of 5 percent in our energy production. We have established partnerships with the private sector and universities to develop energy policies that are compatible with our nature. We have transformed our IzEnerji company into a specialized center working in this field. We supplied renewable energy source certified electrical energy to İZSU, ESHOT and all affiliated companies of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. Today, I am proud to say that our energy production in harmony with nature has reached a total of 540 million kilowatt hours. This figure corresponds to the annual energy needs of approximately 2.5 households. All of our work made a difference at the international level in a very short time. "I hope these projects will continue," he said.

I will continue to fight wherever I am
Reminding that Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which broke new ground with its local government vision and action plans against the climate crisis, was selected for the European Union's Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission among 377 cities, Mayor Soyer said, “In this direction, we are reducing the greenhouse gas released in our city to zero by 2030.” . Our concern has never been about rank or position. Especially not to save the day and sweep the problem under the carpet. I am attached to this city with love. We felt neither fatigue nor demoralization. We have only one problem. And that is to provide Izmir and the 4 and a half million people of Izmir with the service they deserve. I promise once again in your presence. We will either change this illegal system that takes 40 from Izmir and gives 1, or we will change it! "I will continue to fight for this until my last breath, wherever I am," he said.

It all started with loving so much
Tire Mayor Salih Atakan Duran said, “It is a project that will bring added value to Tire in the field of energy. It all started with loving a city very much. From the day we took office, we started looking for a place to establish a solar power plant. We held tenders. Our Metropolitan Mayor Tunç SoyerWe asked for support by conveying the issue to , and he helped us. This process, which we can summarize in a few sentences, took approximately 4 years. our president Tunç SoyerI thank you very much. "He always supported us," he said.

29 million pounds investment
The project stands out as the first application within the scope of the legislation known as ESCO in the world and "Public Energy Performance Agreement" in Turkey. With the solar power plant built on the roof of the stadium with an investment of 29 million lira, without using public resources, Tire Municipality will meet more than half of its electricity consumption. Thanks to 6 thousand 2 panels to be placed on an area of ​​​​approximately 260 thousand square meters, 1 million 890 thousand kilowatt-hours of energy will be produced annually. The power plant, which has an installed power of 1.300 kWp, will be operated by İZGÜNEŞ for 15 years. During this period, Tire Municipality will receive 10 percent discounted electricity, and at the end of the period, the ownership of the power plant will be transferred to Tire Municipality free of charge.