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A framework agreement towards the Sucati Dam and HEPP
was reached between ERE and the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural
Resources following technical, administrative and financial discussions
and ratified by the Turkish Supreme Court in 1996. A Concession Agreement
was signed between ERE and the Ministry on May 31 of that year.
Site installations were completed and construction
activities started in June 1998. Although feasibility studies suggested a
three year time frame for the construction work, ERE was able to complete
the project in twenty months, thanks to effective project management, the
use of the latest engineering applications and the highest possible
performance by all personnel involved.
Sucati Dam and HEPP installations performed excellently
during test runs on January 17 and 18, 2000 before the representatives of
· the owner,
Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
· the investor,
ERE Electricity Company,
· the civil
works contractor, ERE Engineering Company and
· the
electromechanical works contractor, Siemens AG, Austria
Commercial operation began
on January 18, 2000 after Preliminary Acceptance by the Ministry, which
gave its Final Acceptance on February 27, 2001.
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