Bekirli power station or İÇDAŞ Bekirli-2 power station or İÇDAŞ Biga-2 power station is a 2 unit 1200-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey in Çanakkale Province owned by

İÇDAŞ İÇDAŞ, is a conglomerate in Turkey with businesses in construction, concrete production, energy, and mining services. Due to its coal-fired power stations it is one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in Turkey. ICDAS Electric Production ...

, which burns imported and local coal and receives capacity payments.

İşbank İşbank, officially Türkiye İş Bankası, is a commercial bank in Turkey. It was the largest private bank in the country by the size of total assets, total loans, total deposits and equity, as well as by the number of branches and employees a ...

provided construction finance. Opponents say it is one of many polluting industries in the area. It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2056, would prevent over 5000 premature deaths.

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Bekirli power station
on Global Energy Monitor {{Turkey-powerstation-stub Coal-fired power stations in Turkey