Soma power station (formerly Soma B power station) is a 990 MW

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in western

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. In 2020 of the 6 units 2 were shut down. Steam from the plant is used for residential heating in the winter.

Illness and deaths due to air pollution

According to

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Soma is the deadliest power station in Turkey, and deadlier than any power station in Europe, being responsible for 13 thousand lost years of life and 282 thousand lost working days in 2010. Although the company is contracted to install pollution control, such as desulpherization it may not be financially viable to do so.

Subsidies

In 2018 the plant received 110 million lira capacity payments, and 148 million in 2019 both the largest in Turkey.

Coal

The power station burns

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from the nearby

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References

External links

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