HISTORY OF GURIS

• Upon the commissioning of our last and the 8th Geothermal Power Plant EFE 8 as GÜRİŞ Holding, our installed capacity of geothermal power plants has reached to 260 MW. EFE 8 GPP will provide the electricity needs of 170.000 households annually by generating 400.000.000 kWh per year. We continue our investments in renewable and domestic energy to reduce Turkey’s dependency on energy.

• The acceptance of the two initial turbines of our 120.4 MW ULU WPP (27 4,2 MW E-138 EP3 and 2 3,5 MW E-138 EP3) which we have invested and constructed in İnegöl and Keles districts of Bursa is realized and began to generate electricity. WE PROUD TO BE THE BIGGEST WIND POWER PLANT (WPP) INVESTOR IN TURKEY.

• All turbines of 100 MWm Kocatepe Res were accepted and the the production of entire plant started production. 25 4 MW Enercon (E-126 EP3) turbines were used in the power plant.

• After the commissioning of 100 MWm Kocatepe Res, Güriş has been TURKEY'S BIGGEST WIND POWER PLANT INVESTOR with 9 wind power plants with 581.25 MW power.

- Official opening ceremony of our Ovid WPP, GURIS's first wind power plant in Ukraine, was held on September 21, 2019 with the participation of Turkey's Ambassador of Kiev Yağmur Güldere, Odessa Regional State Vice President Shatalov Svetlana Nikolaevna, Ukraine Former Economic Development Deputy Minister Mihajlo Titarçu and Turkey Odessa Consul General Sadin Ayyıldız.

- The installation of first turbine for our 100 MWm Kocatepe WPP, located in Sandıklı province in Afyon, has been completed.

• The acceptance of  80 MW FATMA (Mugla) WPP which exists in the investment, construction and operation programme of DERNE CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION CO. INC. of which GURIS is % 100 shareholder, is completed and the electricity generation has started. 80 MW FATMA WPP will generate approximately 211.500.000 kWh electricity annually. 

• The acceptance of 25.6 MW ZELIHA (Uskup / Kirklareli) WPP which exists in the investment, construction and operation programme of DERNE CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION CO. INC. of which GURIS is % 100 shareholder, is completed and the electricity generation has started. 25.6 MW ZELIHA WPP will generate approximately 92.000.000 kWh electricity annually. 
   
• GURIS has purchased 25.78 MW CERMIKLER HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT. Cermikler HEPP, located in Sivas city, has an installed capacity of 25.78 MW and is generating 80.651.000 kWh of electricity annually. In other words Cermikler HEPP meets the needs of monthly electricity of 27.000 houses. With this new investment, the number of hydroelectric power plants that GURIS owns becomes six and the total installed capacity of hydroelectric power plant investments rises to 104.38 MW.
   
• GURIS has purchased 14.07 MW ESPIYE HEPP. Espiye HEPP, located in Giresun city, has an installed capacity of 14.07 MW and is generating 57.500.000 kWh of electricity annually. In other words Espiye HEPP meets the needs of monthly electricity of 20.000 houses. With this new investment, the number of hydroelectric power plants that GURIS owns becomes five and the total installed capacity of hydroelectric power plant investments rises to 78,6 MW.
  
  

• The partial acceptance of 64 MW KANIJE (UZUNKOY/EDIRNE, HAYRABOLU/TEKIRDAG) WPP which exists in the investment, construction and operation programme of DERNE CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION CO. INC. of which GURIS is % 100 shareholder, is completed and the electricity generation has started. 
• The acceptance of 47.4 MW EFE 1 of our EFELER GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT has been completed and the plant is in commercial operation. 
• The acceptance of 22.5 MW EFE 4 GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, the fourth unit of the largest geothermal power plant in TURKEY with an installed capacity of 232.3 MW, has been realized and electricity generation is started. 
• The acceptance of 22,5 MW EFE 3 GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, the third unit of the largest geothermal power plant in TURKEY with an installed capacity of 232.3 MW, has been realized and electricity generation is started.
• The name of the owner of SARIKAVAK HEPP changed from COMERTOGLU ENERGY INVESTMENTS CO. INC. to KACKAR ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC.
• GURIS has purchased Arpa Hydroelectrical Power Plant having an installed capacity of 32.9 MW, located on Arpa Creek of Borçka County of Artvin City. The license duration of Arpa HEPP is 49 years. Company name changed as POKUT ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC.
• GURIS has purchased % 100 shares of MCK ELECTRICITY GENERATION CO.INC., the company WHO has the license of ARPA HEPP.
• GURIS has incorporated TAHTA HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT found on Tahta Creek of Kadirli province located within the boundaries of Osmaniye and Kahramanmaraş to its investments. TAHTA HEPP of which the installed capacity is 12.3 MW is generating approximately 53.400.000 kwh electricity annually and the duration of the generation license is 49 years. Company name changed as TRIPOLI ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC.  
• GURIS has purchased % 100 shares of TAHTA ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC. 

• The provisional acceptance of 22.5 MW EFE 2 plant, second unit of Turkey's largest geothermal power plant with an installed capacity of 232.2 MW, has been realized and electricity generation has started.    

•  GURIS has purchased Sarikavak HEPP located on Kurtsuyu Creek, bayou of Goksu River and with this purchase the total installed capacity has reached to 262 MW. Sarikaya HEPP with an installed capacity of 8.89 MW is generating 42.000.000 kWh electricity annually.

• GURIS has purchased 100% share of GIMAK ENERGY GENERATION CO. INC. with this purchase GURIS becomes the owner of 8.2 MW Çeşmebaşı Hydroelectric Power Plant on Kızılırmak river. Çeşmebaşı HEPP is the first HEPP owned by GURIS and the plant generates annually 56.160.000 kWh electricity on average.

• GURIS CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO. INC., has purchased 100% shares of IBERDROLA RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, TRADE AND INDUSTRY CO. INC. in Turkey, the affiliate company of Spanish IBERDROLA RENOVABLES ENERGIA S.A.U. Company name changed as DERNE CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION CO. INC.
  
  With this purchase, GURIS became the license owner of;
  
  48 MW Kanije WPP in Edirne
  15 MW Zeliha WPP in Kırklareli
  70 MW Fatma WPP in Muğla.
  Investments are planned to be commenced in 2013. 

• Shares of BURC GEOTHERMAL INVESTMENT ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC. have been purchased by GURIS GROUP COMPANIES. EFE GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, which is an investment of BURC GEOTHERMAL INVESTMENT ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC., planned to be constructed at Aydin Province, Germencik and İncirliova Countries, Omerbeyli Village. Electricity generation licence provided by EMRA on 13.12.2012 with the reference number EU/4165-16/2491 for an installed capacity of 162.5 MW. Regarding to the approval of EMRA, shares of BURC GEOTHERMAL INVESTMENT ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC. have been purchased by MOGAN ENERGY INVESTMENT HOLDING CO. INC., GURIS HOLDING CO. INC., GURIS CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO. INC. and GURENERGY ELECTRIC GENERATION LIMITED CO. which are GURIS GROUP COMPANIES. 

• 55th anniversary of GURIS was celebrated.
• SANTRAL MINING CO. INC. has been founded in 2012 for the purpose of exploring, extracting and processing underground sources. With its own technology and logistics, the company, through its investments, aims to reach efficiency, growth and sustainability for the acquisition of metal and industrial minerals in Turkey and worldwide.

• GURIS has purchased 100% shares of OLGU ENERGY INVESTMENT GENERATION AND TRADE CO. INC., the owner the license of 50 MW Wind Power Plant in Afyon Dinar.

• Wind power plant licence was obtained for Antakya-Senkoy from Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).
• Investing company of Senkoy wind power plant called EOLOS WIND (renewable) ENERGY GENERATION CO.INC. was established.
• Yarubiye / Syria Clinker milling plant came into operation.

• Commercial production and electric selling started in Germencik / Aydin geothermal power plant. (47.4 MWe largest geothermal power plant in Turkey)
• Raqqa / Syria Clinker milling plant, invested and installed by GURIS Group came into operation.
• Belen RES 30 MWe (3 MWe x 10 Turbine) has started to produce electricity.

• In the Shareholder’s extraordinary meeting held on 29.08.2008 of GURIS CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING CO. INC., the capital of the Company was increased from 100.000.000.-TL to 390.000.000.-TL
• Within the boundaries of Province of Hatay, in district of Belen, the construction of BELEN WIND POWER PLANT of which annual production amount foreseen would be 96.000.000 kWh /year with a total power of 30 MW was commenced.

• 50th anniversary of GURIS was celebrated.
• A branch was inaugurated in Tripoli / Libya and the first contract was signed.

• Guris Raqqa Cement Co. Inc. was founded in the city of Raqqa in Syria.
• A branch was inaugurated in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia.
• The Construction Contract of Jeddah City Center and Southern Region 2nd Stage Main And Ancillary Sewerage Networks was signed as GURIS + Al Mabani (Lebonan) + Dallah (Saudi Arabia) Joint Venture.
• Environmentally friendly GURIS has initiated the construction of Aydin Germencik Geo-Thermal Power Plant / Aydin.

• GURIS DUBAI LLC Company was founded in Dubai and the first contract in Dubai was signed.

• GURMAT ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CO. INC. was founded.
• A new school was added to our donations to Turkish Public Education Ministry: Yamanturk Multi Program High School started education. /Armutlu - IZMIR.

• GURENERJI ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION CO. INC. was founded.
• In Bucharest / Romania, GURIS ROMANIA S.R.L company was founded and first contract in Romania was signed.

• BELEN ELECTRIC GENERATION CO. INC. was founded.
• In the Shareholder’s extraordinary meeting held on 20.12.2002 of GURIS HOLDING CO., the capital of the Company was increased from 16.000 TL to 15.000.000 TL.

• ISO 9001 Certificate was issued.
• Construction of Ankara Metro 3rd Phase Batikent – Sincan Linewas commenced. / Ankara
• Yamanturk Primary School which is one of the schools donated to Turkish Public Education Ministry started education. /Cayeli-Rize

• ASIL STEEL INDUSTRY AND TRADE CO. INC. was purchased by GURIS + YAZICI Group from the Turkish Privatization Administration.
• The Construction of Natural Gas Renewal and Expansion Projects/ Ankara
• The Contract for Bursa Ring Road Yalova Exit – Turankoy Flyover function Section was signed as GOCAY – GURIS Joint Venture. / Bursa
• Turkan Yamanturk Primary School which was donated to Turkish Public Education Ministry started education. /ANKARA

• The Bursa Light Rail System 1st Phase Construction Contract was signed by the GURIS + Siemens Aktiengesellschaft + Simko + Tuvasas Consortium. / Bursa
• Yamanturk High School which was donated to Turkish Public Education Ministry started education./ANKARA
• The first road project after many years was signed: Contract for Giresun – Espiye Motorway Section of the Black Sea Highway, by GURIS – METIS Joint Venture.

• MIRAJ TOURISM AND TRADE CO. INC. was founded and construction of its own hotel investment Miraj Park Resort Hotelcommenced. / Antalya
• TOPRAK MARBLE INDUSTRY CO. INC. was founded. (GURIS CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING CO. + Nurol Holding Corp + Milangaz LPG Distribution Corp. (Demiroren Group) + Toprak Paper Industry Corp. as the founding partners)
• OMTAS AUTOMATIVE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY INDUSTRY & TRADE CO. INC. has joined the Group.

• Contract for the realization of Izmit Urban and Industrial water supply project that was the biggest water supply project financed by the private sector as the first build – operate – transfer model application of Turkey was signed by Thames Water (England), Gama Industry, GURIS Construction, Mitsui & Co. Inc. (Japan) and Sumitomo Co. Inc. (Japan)
• Yamanturk High School which was donated to Turkish Public Education Ministry started education. / MALATYA

• Two Buildings which have been constructed (National Reassurance – Istanbul and Park Place Business Center and Residences – Moscow) won the architectural design awards of the same year in two different countries.
• The construction of the 3 x 210 MW Yatagan Thermal Power Plant Flue Gas Desulphurization Facility was commenced GURIS + Gottfried + Bischoff ( Germany) Consortium.

• Contract for Construction and Erection of Cayirhan Thermal Power Plant Units III & VI was signed as and by GURIS + AE & E (Austuria) + Bischoff (Germany) + Siemens + Mitsubishi (Japan) + Caillard – Lavache (France) Consortium.

• The construction contract of Ankara Metro 1st Stage Kizilay – Batikent Line that was the first Metro Project of Turkey, was signed as and by the Ankara Metro Consortium (GURIS CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO. INC. + GAMA INDUSTRY PLANTS CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION CORP + SNC LAVALIN INC. and BOMBARDIER INC.)

• The construction of Inonu University Research and Application Hospital, which is a research and application hospital was commenced. / Malatya

• MERKEZ INSURANCE CO. INC. was founded.

• Joined to the MIR CONTRACTING AND TRADE CO. INC. as the founding partner.
• The Moscow Office was opened in RUSSIA.

• GURIS EXPORT, IMPORT AND MARKETING CO. INC. was founded.
• Contract for Construction of Petlas Tire Factory was signed. / Kirsehir

• Baghdad office was established in Iraq.
• The first overseas business was undertaken in Iraq: The contract was signed for Extension Works of Falluja White Cement Factory, Units III & IV.

• The first office abroad started its activities in Duesseldorf. / GERMANY

• The Contract between DSI (State Hydraulic Works) and GURSEL JV for the construction of the Altinkaya Dam (4x175MWe) which is one of the largest dams of Turkey with HEP Plants in Samsun was signed under the leadership of Guris.

• Altinkaya Dam, Construction of Diversion Tunnels / Samsun
• PARSAT MACHINERY INDUSTRY AND MARKETING CO.INC. was founded.

• Cayirhan Thermal Power Plant, Construction and Erection of Units I & II / Ankara

• Fabrication and Erection of 23 Harbor Cranes / Hopa – Antalya – Derince – Bandirma
• As the beginning of environmental projects: Construction of Ankara Water Treatment Plants, Sections I and II (GURIS + Water Project International Ltd. (England) Partnership). / Ankara

• GURIS MACHINERY AND ERECTION INDUSTRY INC. was founded.
• GURIS HOLDING was founded.
• ELSA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY AND TRADE INC. joined the Group.

• The first harbor work: Construction of Iron & Steel Factories Harbor / İskenderun
• Thermal Power Plant and getting acquainted with a foreign partner for the first time: GURIS + Vereiniote Kessel Werke (Germany) Ordinary Partnership signed the contract of Seyitomer Thermal Power Plant, Construction of Unit III. /Kutahya.

• GURIS limited company transformed into GURIS CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO. INC.

• Was a turning point. Dalaman Cellulose and Paper Factory Construction/ Mugla was the first business requiring fairly detailed design and the first project with a foreign consultant.
• PARSAN MACHINERY PARTS INDUSTRY CO.INC. was founded.

• Fatsa Port Construction Project /Ordu

• Yemisen Stream Rehabilitation Project /Golbasi-Adiyaman
• Bentderesi Rehabilitation Project / Ankara

• Cubuk Creek Rehabilitation Project /Ankara
• Kazova Irrigation Left Bank Construction Project /Tokat

• GURIS was founded as a limited company.
• Signed the first Contract: Kirikkale Elmadag Power Transmission Line / Ankara