1950

Commercial foundation of the Group.

1968

Watt Electric Motor, the Group’s first energy company, was founded.

1984

The Group entered into generator manufacturing business.

1986

Aksa Service and Spare Parts was founded.

1994

Kazancı Holding A.Ş. was founded.

Aksa Power Generation’s Istanbul factory was inaugurated.

1997

Aksa Energy was established.

2002

The Group entered natural gas distribution sector.

2004

First natural gas distribution license was obtained.

Aksa Electricity Wholesale was founded.

Aksa Agriculture commenced commercial operations.

Aksa Tourism commenced operations with Mirada Del Mar Hotel.

2006

The first privately-owned natural gas wholesale trading company in Turkey, Aksa Natural Gas Wholesale, was established.

2007

Natural gas distribution operations were merged under the umbrella of Aksa Natural Gas.

Aksa Power Generation’s first factory in China was inaugurated.

Aksa Tourism’s Mirada Del Lago and Mirada Del Monte hotels became operational.

2010

Aksa Energy’s IPO took place.

The Group assumed control over Çoruh and Fırat electricity distribution regions.

2011

Ali Metin Kazancı Antalya Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant reached an installed capacity of 1,150 MW.

2012

Aksa Power Generation inaugurated its power generator factory in China, which has the world’s largest production capacity.

2013

Aksa Power Generation’s factory in the USA was inaugurated.

2015

Bolu Göynük Thermal Power Plant, Turkey’s second private lignite-fired power plant, became operational.

Aksa Aksen Energy Trading was founded.

Aksa Energy entered the African market by executing a power plant construction and guaranteed energy sales agreement with the Republic of Ghana.

2016

Aksa Energy executed agreements on power plant construction and energy sales with the Republic of Madagascar and Republic of Mali.

2017

Aksa Energy’s Ghana, Madagascar and Mali heavy fuel oil power plants commenced commercial operations.

2018

Aksa Energy signed a contract for the rehabilitation and operation of the 24 MW Madagascar CTA-2 HFO Power Plant. Some 12 MW of the facility’s capacity was commissioned and began commercial operations.

The installed capacity of Ghana Heavy Fuel Oil Power Plant rose from 280 MW to 370 MW.

Aksa Natural Gas added 36 new districts to its service network; increasing its network to 180 districts and towns.

Aksa Power Generation's Miami and Uzbekistan sales offices were inaugurated.

2019

Aksa Power Generation established a joint venture with Mitsubishi to produce high-tech generators.

Aksa Energy reached 24 MW installed capacity at the Madagascar CTA-2 Heavy Fuel Oil Power Plant.

Aksa Energy signed a preliminary MoU to develop an electricity generation project in Cameroon.

Aksa Energy obtained preliminary licenses for two natural gas-fired energy generation and sales projects in the Republic of Congo.

Aksa Power Generation obtained accreditation from Turquality, Turkey's most prestigious brand program.

Aksa Power Generation's online sales portal was launched.

2020

Aksa Energy concluded an agreement with the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan for the establishment of a natural gas combined cycle power plant with an installed capacity of 240 MW in Tashkent.

Aksa Energy signed an agreement to build a second natural gas combined cycle power plant with an installed capacity of 230 MW in Tashkent and a third natural gas combined cycle power plant with an installed capacity of 270 MW in Bukhara.

Aksa Power Generation established its brand new trade center in Rotterdam, NL.

The length of mains of Aksa Natural Gas reached 30,000 km.

2021

Aksa Energy won the tender for the 3 solar energy plants, with a capacity of 35 MW in total, in Bingöl, Yozgat, and Kırşehir.

Aksa Energy performed its pilot test production in Uzbekistan.

Aksa Power Generation relocated its Türkiye production facility to its new plant in Çerkezköy, Tekirdağ.

Kazancı Holding partnered with SAP and undertook one of the most extensive digital transformation projects in the energy industry.

2022

Aksa Energy ranked among Türkiye’s 30 most valuable publicly traded companies.

The number of Aksa Natural Gas subscribers reached approximately 4.5 million.

Aksa Power Center (APC) opened a new office in New Jersey, USA. Aksa Power Generation also continued to expand its sales and service network by opening offices in Kenya and Sudan.

Mirada Bodrum Exclusive Hotel started its operations.

2023

Aksa Energy signed an agreement for the establishment of a new natural gas combined cycle power plant with an installed capacity of 350 MW in Kumasi, Ghana, and the guaranteed sales of the electricity produced at the plant in US dollars for 20 years.

Aksa Energy signed an agreement for the establishment of a new natural gas combined cycle power plant with an installed capacity of 430 MW in Talimarjan, Uzbekistan, and the guaranteed sales of the electricity produced in US dollars for 25 years.

Aksa Energy obtained preliminary licenses for wind and solar power plants with integrated storage, with a total capacity of 831.41 MW, in 8 cities in Türkiye.

Aksa Natural Gas natural gas distribution network, spanning 40,000 kilometers, is long enough to encircle the Earth.

Aksa Natural Gas received the “Consumer Satisfaction Company of the Year Award” from the Ministry of Trade.

In September 2023, Aksa Power Generation acquired the majority of the shares of Spanish power generator manufacturer Dagartech.