E.ON: supply region of Turkish JV Enerjisa affected by earthquake

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding

08/02/2023 18:09

FRANKFURT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - E.ON  EONGn.DE  on
Wednesday said the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey has
affected the supply area of local power grid operator Enerjisa
Enerji  ENJSA.IS , in which the German group owns 40%, adding
that repair work was currently underway.
    "We are dismayed and saddened by the two major earthquakes
in Turkey and Syria ... they not only caused great human
suffering and many deaths and injuries, but also massive damage
to the infrastructure," an E.ON spokesperson said in e-mailed
comments.
    "The supply area of our Turkish joint venture Enerjisa is
also affected," the spokesperson said, adding the company
mourned the loss of four employees while others were wounded,
some in a critical condition.
    Enerjisa, in which Sabanci Holding  SAHOL.IS  also owns 40%,
has more than 10 million customers in 14 Turkish provinces,
including Adana and the surrounding region, which are among the
affected parts of Turkey.
    Around 2,500 transformers - key components of long-distance
power transmission - are still out of operation and 380,000
people are without electricity in Enerjisa's supply region, the
spokesperson said, adding this was already down from 1 million
shortly after the earthquake.
    Repairwork has started, the spokesperson said, adding that
technical teams from less affected regions were providing
support.
 (Reporting by Christoph Steitz; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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