| Elbistan coalfield | |
| State/Province: | Kahramanmaraş Province |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Products: | lignite |
Elbistan coalfield, also known as Afşin Elbistan Lignite Reserve, is a large lignite coalfield in Kahramanmaraş Province in the south-east of Turkey. Elbistan is the field with the most coal in Turkey.[1] Formerly Çöllolar coal mine also supplied a local power station, but after that closed Kışlaköy was the only mine. 200 million tons of CO2 were emitted by burning lignite from this field before 2016.[2] The lignite is high in sulfur and moisture, and the energy value of this coal is only 1,000 to 1,500 kcal/kg,[3] or less than 5 MJ/kg, which is a quarter of typical thermal coal.[4] The coalfield supplies the Afşin-Elbistan power stations.