Rama Energy to explore new geothermal resource in Germencik, Aydin, Türkiye
Magnesia, Germencik, Ayd?n (source: Türkiye Culture Portal)
Carlo Cariaga
28 Sep 2024
Rama Energy plans to drill 9 exploratory boreholes in the geothermal license with the borders of Germencik, Aydin and Selcuk, Izmir in Türkiye.
Rama Enerji ve Bilgi Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Rama Energy) plans to drill 9 boreholes within the scope of geothermal resource exploration activities at a site within the borders of Germencik district of Aydin and Selcuk district of ?zmir, Türkiye.
The project will be realized in an area of 3,973.25 hectares within the borders of ?zmir and Ayd?n provinces. 9.7697 hectares of this area has been determined as the EIA area and a total of 9 boreholes will be drilled in this area. Geothermal resource exploration activity will be carried out at 9 drilling points selected from 26 potential points previously determined. It is stated that while selecting the areas, attention is paid to the protection of the ecosystem.
EIA Process and Legal Regulations
The project is subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 29 July 2022 and the EIA Application File prepared in accordance with the relevant regulations was approved. Informative letters were sent to Izmir and Ayd?n governorships about the process, and it was announced that necessary examinations were carried out in the field.
Geothermal Potential
Regarding the Geological Structure and Resource Potential, geological formations such as various rocks belonging to the Menderes massif, Upper Cretaceous foliation and Tertiary aged terrestrial sediments were identified during the investigations in the license area. Limestone, sandstone and pebble units in these areas, which are thought to have shallow reservoir potential, are associated with geothermal resources.
According to the information in the project presentation file, because of the geological-geophysical studies carried out in the past within the license area, 1 gradient well was drilled at the Naipli-1 location. As a result of the gradient drilling, it was concluded that the site has geothermal potential.
Source: Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change via our Turkish language platform JeotermalHaberler
