Thanks to this technological breakthrough achieved as a result of 5 years of work by 60 engineers from 4 different organizations under the leadership of TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center Energy Institute, it is now possible to produce the components of the National Hydroelectric Power Plant, which Turkey has needed for many years, with domestic facilities!
MILHES aims to keep 7.5 billion dollars of investment in Turkey
With the Domestic Design and Production of Hydroelectric Power Plant Components (MİLHES) project, which was initiated with the aim of localizing the components used in hydroelectric power plants, which are in need of intensive investment in Turkey, it is aimed to keep approximately 7.5 billion dollars of HEPP electromechanical equipment investment planned to be made in the future domestically thanks to the projects implemented entirely with domestic producers.
Designed and produced from scratch with indigenous capabilities
With the MİLHES project, for the first time, a power plant where all the equipment is designed, manufactured and implemented has been realized. Within the scope of the project, the vertical bottom Francis turbine, which was designed from scratch and forms the basis of the National Hydroelectric Power Plant, and the synchronous generator, speed regulator, warning system, control and protection systems, and all other auxiliary components were commissioned in the 11 MVA installed power unit of the KEPEZ-1 hydroelectric power plant.
In the unit, whose synchronous generator and Francis turbine were designed by TÜBİTAK MAM Energy Institute and TOBB ETÜ respectively, the generator was manufactured at TEMSAN, the Francis turbine model tests were carried out at TOBB ETÜ test laboratory, and the turbine production was carried out at GİMAS A.Ş. facilities.
Within the scope of the project, control and protection systems, warning system and speed regulator design and production, unit acceptance tests and efficiency measurement according to IEC60041 standard etc. tests were carried out by TÜBİTAK MAM. In this way, methodological experience was gained for the production and commissioning of a HEPP unit.
Following the successful completion of the 11 MVA capacity Kepez-1 HEPP with the MİLHES project, the target was raised to 44 MVA and work began. With the contract signed on November 26, 2020, the HEPP components that have completed their economic life in Ankara Sarıyar Dam will be renewed with 44 MVA power systems with increased efficiency. Thus, Turkey will gain domestic design and production capability for HEPPs with an installed capacity of over 100 MW.
With this project, which starts from "R&D to the final product put into practice", the efficiency of HEPPs will be increased and the cost of new power plants to be built in the future will be reduced.
Source: Read WORLD well (dunya.com)
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