Cenal power station explained

Cenal power station is a 1320-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey in Çanakkale Province, which burns imported and local coal.^[1] The plant was financed by Turkish banks^[2] and is owned by Cengiz Holding and Alarko Holding and receives capacity payments.^[3] Environmentalists, such as Greenpeace, attempted to stop construction with protests,^[4] and legal action against the environmental impact assessments.^[5] Cenal is on the Global Coal Exit List.^[6] It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2062, would prevent over 4000 premature deaths.^[7]

External links

• Cenal power station on Global Energy Monitor

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-11-11. Yatırım Finansman: Model Portföy Güncelleme Raporu. 2022-01-03. Paraanaliz. tr.
2. Web site: Financing completed for Karabiga. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103171704/https://www.akyatirim.com.tr/apps/pdfviewer/ALARK-141211-AK/2858 . 2022-01-03 .
3. Web site: 2021-11-01. 2022’de 51 santrale kapasite desteği verilecek. 2022-01-02. Enerji Günlüğü. tr.
4. Web site: 2013-08-09. Termik santrale yürütmeyi durdurma çıktı, Karabiga Çevre Platformu: ‘Bu daha başlangıç mücadeleye devam’. 2022-01-03. Sendika.Org. tr.
5. Web site: Istanbul airport contractor gets new setback on coal plant project. live. 2022-01-03. Hürriyet Daily News. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117061426/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com:80/istanbul-airport-contractor-gets-new-setback-on-coal-plant-project-74853 . 2019-01-17 .
6. Web site: Cenal. 2020-03-06. coalexit.org.
7. Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey . Health and Environment Alliance . en-GB . 2022.