Press Release

Athens, 4.9.2013:  METKA is pleased to announce the successful completion of the OMV Samsun 870 MW combined cycle power plant project in Turkey.

The turn-key EPC contract, signed in 2010, has been carried out by METKA S.A. in consortium with its fully owned Turkish subsidiary, Power Projects Limited. The owner of the project is the major Austrian energy group, OMV.

The Samsun project is a state-of-the-art natural gas fired power plant which combines the high efficiency and operational flexibility needed for profitable participation in the Turkish electricity market.

METKA scope covered the complete engineering, procurement and construction of the power plant, consisting of two single shaft combined cycle units with main equipment (2 x 109FB) supplied by General Electric. The site has space for expansion of the power plant, and related infrastructure has been implemented to enable installation of a future third unit. 

The power plant is provided with direct seawater cooling from the Black Sea. The related seawater cooling and related marine works, also successfully completed by METKA, represented the most challenging part of the project.

As a result of the successful completion of the project, the parties managed to resolve pending issues and the provisional acceptance certificate for the plant has already been issued and signed.

METKA takes this opportunity to thank the project owner, OMV, for the excellent collaboration throughout the project, resulting in a state-of-the-art power plant which effectively supports both the energy needs and further economic development of the country.

For additional information please contact: 

Mrs. Katerina Mouzouraki – MYTILINEOS Group Press Office and Media Relations Supervisor, Tel. 210-6877484, Fax 210-6877400, e-mail: Katerina.Mouzouraki@mytilineos.gr