ISTANBUL--January 3, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Turkey's Privatization Authority sold the operating rights for the lignite-fired Seyitomer Power Plant for $2.25 billion. Among the 16 firms bidding for the privatization tender, Turkey's Celikler Insaat (Ankara, Turkey) placed the highest offer for the 600-megawatt (MW) plant. This marks the highest offer placed in 2012 regarding power grid privatizations.