Tunçbilek power station (also known as Çelikler Tunçbilek power station) is a 365 MW coal-fired power station in Turkey in Kütahya built in the 1970s, which burns lignite from Tunçbilek coal mine.[1] The plant is owned by Çelikler Holding and in 2018 received 41 million lira capacity payments.[2] The area is a sulfur dioxide air pollution hotspot.[3] 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.[4]: 79
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| Coordinates | 39°37′41″N 29°27′45″E / 39.6281°N 29.4626°E |
| Status | Operational |
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In 2022 it was operating on a temporary licence.[5]: 30
It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2064, would prevent over 6000 premature deaths.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Çelikler Tunçbilek Termik Santrali". Çelikler Holding (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Kapasite mekanizması Aralık ayı ödemeleri açıklandı". Yeşil Ekonomi. 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Global SO2 emission hotspot database" (PDF). Greenpeace. August 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Çevre Mevzuatina Uyumsüreci Balaminda bir Decerlendirme" (PDF).
- ^ Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey (Report). Health and Environment Alliance. 2022.
