The Natural Gas Business Unit of SOCAR Türkiye is responsible for operations such as import, retail and commercial sale, as well as distribution of natural gas in the domestic market of Türkiye; it also operates Kayserigaz, Bursagaz, Enervis and SOCAR Enerji Ticaret, which joined the SOCAR family in 2019.
Kayserigaz has been operating since 2003 and it distributes, transports and markets natural gas in Kayseri, one of the most important industrial cities of Türkiye. SOCAR Türkiye owns 80% of the company’s shares. 10% are owned by Çalık Holding and 10% by Kayseri Municipality. The total length of the grid controlled by Kayserigaz, Türkiye’s most modern natural gas distribution company, is 5,603 km. In 2020, the company’s service and customer satisfaction was rated at 99%. The number of Kayserigaz customers, which was 20,000 in 2004, is constantly increasing every year and reached 511,000 at the end of 2021. Kayserigaz integrates into the SCADA system and controls the gas grid as much as possible, and in case of any accident, it can be eliminated in a short time. The company has ISO 9001, ISO 10002, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 31000 and ISO 45001 certificates.
Bursagaz operating in Bursa, the fourth largest city and industrial region of Türkiye, was founded in 1992 by BOTAŞ. Bursagaz, which has more than 1.1 million customers, was privatised in 2004 and joined SOCAR Türkiye in 2019. 80% of the company’s shares are owned by SOCAR Türkiye, 10% by Çalık Holding and 10% by Bursa Municipality. Bursagaz, which controls a modern natural gas distribution grid with a total length of 7,025 km (until the end of 2021), was awarded the Best Employer Awards and Great Place to Work awards of Türkiye. The company has obtained ISO 9001, ISO 10002, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 50001 and ISO 45001 certificates.
SOCAR Enerji Ticaret, which carries out the wholesale of natural gas and electricity in Türkiye, has been considered the largest private sector representative in natural gas trade since 2009. SOCAR Enerji Ticaret, one of the leading companies in this area, sold 15 TWh (trillion watts per hour) of natural gas and electricity in 2021. The annual natural gas consumption of SOCAR Türkiye is approximately 1.7 billion m³, and taking into account the current investments, this figure is expected to increase further in the coming years. This means that the role of SOCAR Enerji Ticaret will increase even more.