18 Mart Çan power station (also known as Çan power station) is a coal-fired power station in Turkey in Çan, which burns lignite mined locally and belongs to the state power company.[1] It was shut down in March 2021[2] but reopened[3] after a flue-gas desulfurization system was installed at a cost of US$45.9 million.[4][5]
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| Coordinates | 40°01′18″N 26°58′28″E / 40.0218°N 26.9744°E |
| Status | Operational |
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| Website | www |
In June 2021 İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği (Climate Change Policy and Research Association) said the plant should be shut down for operating without an environmental permit.[6]: 79
References
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- ^ canakkale.csb.gov.tr. "18 MART ÇAN TERMİK SANTRALİ'NDE ÇALIŞMA REVİZYON VE UYUM İÇİN DURDURULDU". canakkale.csb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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- ^ "Turkey and Ukraine rank highly across all air pollutant types". Bianet. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Coal power air pollution". Ember. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Çaltı, Nuray; Bozoğlu, Dr. Baran; Aldırmaz, Ahmet Turan; Atalar, Gülşah Deniz (2 June 2021). Özelleştirilmiş Termik Santraller ve Çevre Mevzuatına Uyum Süreçleri [Privatized Thermal Power Plants and Environmental Legislation Compliance Processes] (Report) (in Turkish). İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
