Present status and future development possibilities of Aydın-Denizli Geothermal Province

Aydın-Denizli Province (Büyük Menderes Graben) is one of the most developed regions in Western Anatolia for geothermal energy research. The geothermal system is controlled by the active graben faults in the region. The reservoir rocks in the geothermal field are limestone in a Neogene and marbles and quartziteschist in Paleozoic basement complex. Nowadays six main geothermal fields have been defined along the Büyük Menderes Graben by MTA. The first electric power plant of 20 MWe capacity has been installed in the Kızıldere (Denizli) geothermal field (212-242ºC). Geothermal energy investigations have been carried out in the Germencık-Aydın (232 ºC), Salavatlı- Aydın (171ºC), Yilmazköy- Aydın (142ºC) and Ilıcabasi- Aydın (101ºC), Gölemezli (75-88ºC) and Yenice (36-63ºC) fields in Denizli. Geothermal potentials have been planned for generation of electricity, district and greenhouse heating, cooling, industrial, balneological and touristic purposes in the region