The COVID19 pandemic, which has been affecting the world since December 2019, has had a significant impact on electricity generation, one of the labor-
intensive industries. The actions taken by three important representatives of the sector that produces electricity from different technologies, the practises
developed, and the lessons learned during this period were discussed in this process, which requires changes in operation and maintenance strategy and
working culture.It was emphasised how daily life activities such as logistics, accommodation, food services, social distancing, and isolation, which are
extremely important in the activities carried out, were managed during the pandemic period.
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Gözde Açıkalın Genç
Environment, Social, Security Deputy Manager, Limak Hamitabat Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Detaylı BilgiAyhan Özyıldız
Ayhan Özyıldız
Thermal Power Plants Director, Enerjisa Üretim
Ayhan Özyıldız graduated from Middle East Technical University in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He began his professional career in 1995 at Bis Power Plant, where he worked as a Design Engineer between 1995 and 1999, as Plant Manager at Bil Power Plant between 1999 and 2002, and as Assistant Operations Manager, Operations Manager, Operations and Maintenance Manager at Baymina Power Plant between 2002 and 2014 Ayhan Özyıldız was appointed Operations Director at Yeni Elektrik Power Plant in 2014 and later General Manager of Yeni Elektrik. Ayhan Özyıldız joined the TANAP project in 2016 and served as OTL Manager until the end of 2017 He joined Enerjisa Production on 1 February 2018 as Senior Technical Support Manager and has since served as Senior Technical and Commercial Support Manager and Tufanbeyli Power Plant Manager. He was appointed as Thermal Power Plants Director on July 14, 2020, and he is still in that position. Ayhan Özyıldız is married with twin children and enjoys cooking as a hobby.
Gözde Açıkalın Genç
Gözde Açıkalın Genç
Environment, Social, Security Deputy Manager, Limak Hamitabat Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant of 1220 MW Hamitabat Üretim ve Ticaret A. Gözde Açkaln Genç, Assistant EHS Manager at Hamitabat Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A., is a graduate of Environmental Engineering with a degree in Civil Engineering double major programme. Gözde Açıkalın Genç, who has a Class B Occupational Safety Expertise and a NEBOSH certificate of appreciation, has been with Hamitabat since 2015 During her 9 years of experience, she has worked on the establishment of necessary Environmental, Health, and Safety standards, as well as the integration of management systems in the operation and maintenance of energy facilities, such as Trakya Elektrik Üretim
ve Ticaret A. Gözde AÇIKALIN GENÇ, who enjoys social responsibility projects, is a mentor in Turkey's Engineer Girls project, which conducts research on the participation and empowerment of female engineers in business.
Şevki Tandoğan
Şevki Tandoğan
Operations Manager, Borusan EnBW Energy
Şevki Tandoğan received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the ITU Faculty of Electrical and Electronics in 1985 He worked in the electrical contracting sector in city networks and energy transmission lines between 1985 and 1992 He has been with the Borusan Group since 1992 He was in charge of the electrical maintenance department at Borçelik from 1992 to 2009 He has been the Operations Manager at Borusan EnBW Enerji since 2009 He is in charge of the regional management of nine wind, one hydro, and two solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 714MW. He is married with two children.
Murat Eröz
Murat Eröz
Asset Management and Sustainability Leader, Enerjisa Üretim
In 2002, he received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from ITU, and in 2003 and 2007, he received his Master's and Doctorate degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology, where he worked as a research assistant. He was a consultant at Forell/Elsesser Engineers in San Francisco until 2011, when he joined Enerjisa Üretim as a project engineer. In Enerjisa Üretim, he was a system founder and executive in Engineering, Technical Risk Management, Process and Dam Safety, Environment, Social Management, and Asset Management. Since 2020, he has served as Asset Management and Sustainability Leader.