Geothermal greenhouse in Dikili, Türkiye to receive increased World Bank funding

Dikili TD?OSB Project (source: Dikili TD?OSB)

Funding support from The World Bank for the geothermal-heated greenhouse project in Dikili, Türkiye will be increased from $30 million to $65 million.

The Geothermal Heated Greenhouse Organized Agricultural Zone (OTB), implemented in the Dikili district of Izmir, Türkiye is set to receive increased funding support from The World Bank, from the pervious $30 million to $65 million. The Dikili project is distinct as being the only agriculture-based geothermal heating project in Türkiye to receive World Bank funding.

Mahmut Özgener, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the importance of the project as a pioneering agricultural model not only in Türkiye but also in Europe. The project brings non-agricultural land into production while harnessing renewable energy and providing plenty of employment opportunities.

The Chairman also welcomed the funding increase and spoke positively about the project: “This increase clearly demonstrates the confidence in the project’s scale and potential. It is a source of great pride for us that such an investment is being made in Izmir.”

The facility will operate in a total area of more than 3 million square meters and will be the largest agriculture-based geothermal heating project in Europe. The project broke ground back in 2022 and will cost a total investment amount of 5 billion TL (approx. $123 million) when completed.

Dikili OTB Chairman Mehmet Sahin Cakan shared a significant development regarding the infrastructure process. Construction of wastewater, rainwater, utility water, electricity, and telecommunications infrastructure, along with geothermal networks and heating systems, was initiated with a tender published on July 25th. Cakan said, “Once our infrastructure work is complete, all the necessary groundwork will be in place for OTB participants to begin production. Our goal is to harvest our first crops as soon as possible.”

With its modern greenhouse infrastructure supported by geothermal energy, Dikili OTB aims to both encourage environmentally friendly production and contribute to regional development.

Source: Gözlem Gazetesi via our Turkish language platform JeotermalHaberler

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