Tunçbilek power station (also known as Çelikler Tunçbilek power station) is a 365 MW
coal-fired power station in Turkey in
Kütahya
Kütahya () (historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion, Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, Porsuk river, at 969 metres above sea level. It is inhabited by some 578,640 people (2022 estimate) ...
built in the 1970s, which burns lignite from
Tunçbilek coal mine.
The plant is owned by Çelikler Holding and in 2018 received 41 million
lira
Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current currency of Turkey and also the local name of the currencies of Lebanon and of Syria. It is also the name of several former currencies, including those of Italy, Malta and Israe ...
capacity payments.
The area is a
sulfur dioxide
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air pollution hotspot. According to ''İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği'' (Climate Change Policy and Research Association) in 2021 the plant operated without a licence for 11 days without penalty.
In 2022 it was operating on a temporary licence.
It is estimated that
closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2064, would prevent over 6000 premature deaths.
References
External links
Tunçbilek power stationon
Global Energy Monitor
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Coal-fired power stations in Turkey