Soma Kolin power station is a 510-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey in

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, which burns lignite mined locally. The planned original site was changed after local protests. Both units were funded by Turkish banks, built by

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, are subcritical and started generating in 2019. The project cost 1.78 billion lira. The plant is owned by Koloğlu Holding and receives capacity payments.

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