On April 4th, the head of Alanya Municipality has signed together with the electric company Akdeniz Elektrik (CLK) the protocol, allowing the start of the work on the construction of solar power plants (Gunes Enerji Santrali, GES).

For the construction of GES an area at the slopes of the Toros mountains above Alanya has been choosen. The construction is planned to be completed within 16 months.This will be the largest solar power plants in the Mediterranean region. (Information from the website of the Municipality of Alanya)