Edremit (Balikesir) 7,500 Residences Equivalence Geothermal District Heating and Thermal Water Supply System

Abstract

Edremit is a town of Balikesir province situated 87 km from the Balikesir city center. Its urban population is 39,202.
Edremit Geothermal District Heating System (GDHS) is fed from Edremit geothermal field, which is 3 km away to the Edremit city center located at the Aegean Sea Coast.

Edremit Geothermal District Heating System has begun to operate on December 2003 with 500 residences. Now 1500 residences are connected to the system by October 2004 (ORME, 2004). Total capacity of the project is 7,500 residences. As the first stage 2500 residences are planned to be heated. Additional to the two production wells and one re-injection well, seven production and two re-injection wells are planned to be drilled in order to realize the whole project with 7500 residences heating capacity. Each residence pays 22.20 US$/month heating fee. With the utilization of the geothermal water in this project, decrease in Carbon Dioxide emission value will be 15,483 tons/year.

The system supplies heating in winter, hot tap water during the whole year. The geothermally heated clean water is transported with the pre-insulated pipes to the residences. The returning water is planned to be used for thermal tourism facilities.