Mare Mantasir Wind Power, Turkey

Generating 129 GWh of renewable electricity each year, the Mare Mantasir project is one of the largest onshore wind farms in Turkey. Approximately 50 wind turbines have been installed at the project site, 70km from the centre of Izmir - Turkey’s third largest city - on the Aegean coast. The project delivers clean energy to the regional grid, displacing the use of fossil fuels and reducing the production of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulates.

Turkey is coming to grips with pressing domestic energy needs and over the next decade its annual energy consumption is forecast to more than double. The country’s domestic fossil fuel resources are extremely limited but its geographical location has several advantages for extensive use of wind power.

Alongside the environmental benefi ts, the project has created 13 permanent jobs and provided training for local employees. Additionally, the project owner has responded to requests made during the Gold Standard stakeholder consultation process to support the local communities by:

• Donating computer equipment with internet connections to the primary school in Germiyan village, creating the only internet connection for public use in the
  village;
• Constructing a kindergarten school in Germiyan village for local children in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The building work was completed at the end of 2007 and the school opened its doors in February 2008.

Get in touch

If you are developing a carbon offset project, please contact our Carbon Sourcing team. If you are interested in buying carbon offset projects, please contact our regional Sales teams.