Local firm to construct 3 power plants abroad

ASGHABAT - Anatolia News Agency

Turkey’s Çalık Holding wins the tender for 3 power plants in Turkmenistan. AA photo

Turkish firm Çalık Holding, which has operations in Turkmenistan in the textile, construction and energy industries, is to build three gas turbine power plants in Turkmenistan.

Çalık Enerji won the tender, issued by Turkmenergo, a subsidiary of the Turkmenistan Energy and Industry Ministry, by its offer of $421,475 million for the three plants. Çalık will start to build the plants, 149.2 MW, 146.2 MW and 141.7 MW in that order, in Turkmenistan by May 2013. The company plans to complete the construction by February 2014. Çalık Enerji had previously built six power plants in Turkmenistan.