OREANDA-NEWS. Calik Enerji's Al Khairat Power Plant project in Iraq was awarded as the best global project in the industrial sector by the New York-based "Engineering News Record" Magazine, a publication regarded as one of the most prestigious organizations in the contracting and engineering sector. The award was presented to Calik Enerji's General Manager Dr. Osman Saim Dinc in the ceremony held in New York.

Calik Enerji, a Calik Holding affiliate, won the first prize with its project delivered in Iraq, in the Oscars of contracting and engineering world. The company was granted the "Best Global project" award in the industrial category with its Al Khairat Power Plant project delivered in Karbala Region. The award was presented to Calik Enerji's General Manager Dr. Osman Saim Dinc on behalf of Calik Enerji in the award ceremony "Gala Night" held in New York as part of the ENR Global Summit.

Calik Enerji won this award by overtaking the US-based Bechtel, which is currently the leading company in the world's biggest companies ranking maintaining its 1st place for 15 years in a row in the world's biggest construction and engineering companies ranking of ENR, a magazine published by McGraw-Hill Group, which also owns Standard and Poors (S&P) as a group company.

General Manager Dr. Osman Saim Dinc received the award on behalf of Calik Enerji and commented that it is not only the government's responsibility to facilitate peace and welfare in the globalized world. "We would be very glad if we could contribute to the facilitation of peace and comfort thanks to the energy networks we have installed to light up the cities."

Calik Enerji's General Manager Dr. Osman Saim Dinc underlined that Al Khairat Power Plant is one of the most important infrastructure projects for the reconstruction of Iraq and noted, "Al Khairat Power Plant will supply the one fourth of Iraq's electricity need and it is currently the largest plant in the country. Operating at full capacity since October, the plant provides 24-hour uninterrupted electricity to a total of 5 million people in Karbala, Babylon, Najaf and Kazima regions of Iraq. The plant uses 10x GE 9E model turbines to produce power. In addition, we have started construction of a second power plant in Mosul, North Iraq. It is largely completed. We have plans to commission the plant soon."