The Turkish Coal Operations Authority (TKİ) is the state-owned enterprise which mines lignite coal in Turkey. Turkey is the third-largest lignite producer in the world,[1] with 7% of total production.[2] In 2018 TKI mined 30 Mt of which 16 Mt was open pit and 14 Mt underground: and in the same year 20 Mt was sold, 12.6 Mt to power plants and 7.4 Mt to industry and households.[3] TKİ is on the Global Coal Exit List compiled by the NGO Urgewald (in German).[4] It employs about 4000 people.[5]: 34
Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri Kurumu | |
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| Abbreviation | TKİ |
|---|---|
| Type | State-owned enterprise |
| Products | lignite |
Official language | Turkish |
| Website | tki.gov.tr |
Economics
editTKI's annual capital expenditure was ₺198 million (US$57 million) per year between 2016 and 2017.,[6] and the largest lignite mine in Turkey is Afşin-Elbistan.[7] TKİ had been profitable but made losses in 2016 and 2017,[8] and in 2021 the Court of Accounts criticised TKİ for losses which could continue for decades.[9]
Methane
editVentilation air from some mines such as Soma Eynez, contains significant methane; in 2019 studies were being done on how to capture it.[10]
Sources
edit- ŞAHIN, Ümit (April 2016). "TURKEY'S COAL POLICIES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ECONOMY AND HEALTH" (PDF). Istanbul Policy Center.
- "Turkish Greenhouse Gas Inventory report". Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat report). April 2018.
- "Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 to 2016 in common reporting format (downloadable spreadsheets)". TurkStat. April 2018.
- "Status report on the annual inventory of Turkey". UNFCC. June 2018.
- OECD (February 2019). "OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Turkey 2019". OECD. doi:10.1787/9789264309753-en. ISBN 9789264309746. S2CID 242969625.
- "Investor's Guide for Electricity sector in Turkey" (PDF). MENR Elec. October 2018.
- "Investor's Guide for Mining sector in Turkey" (PDF). MENR Mine. October 2018.
- Doukas, Alex; Gençsü, Ipek (June 2019). "Turkey: G20 coal subsidies" (PDF). Overseas Development Institute.
- Jensen, Genon K. (December 2018). "Lignite coal – health effects and recommendations from the health sector" (PDF). Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).
- Çınar Engineering Consultancy (2019). Afşin C power station environmental impact report (Report) (in Turkish). Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey).[permanent dead link]
- Mücella Ersoy, R&D and Foreign Affairs Manager, TKI (2019). Turkish Coal Mining Sector: Current State, Strategy for the Future (PDF) (Report). Turkish Coal Operations Authority.
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References
edit- ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 7
- ^ "Lignite coal – health effects and recommendations from the health sector" (PDF). Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 11
- ^ "Coal Exit list". coalexit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ 2019 Annual Ownership Report for State Owned Enterprises (PDF). Ministry of Treasury and Finance (Turkey) (Report).
- ^ Doukas (2019), p. 2
- ^ Jensen (2018), p. 13
- ^ "Energy pricing and non-market flows in Turkey's energy sector" (PDF). SHURA Energy Transition Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-30.
- ^ "137.2 milyonluk hesap hatası" [137.2 million accounts error]. Sozcu. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 12
External links
edit- TKI on the Global Energy Monitor
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