Seyitömer power station explained

Seyitömer power station is a 600-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey near Seyitömer, Kütahya Province, built in the late 20th century, which burns lignite mined locally.^[1]

The four units were started in 1973, 1974, 1977 and 1989.^[2]

The plant is owned by Çelikler Holding and in 2018 received 67 million lira capacity payments.^[3] The area is a sulfur dioxide air pollution hotspot.^[4] In January 2020 the plant was shut down for failing to meet new pollution limits: however three out of four units were upgraded and restarted later in 2020.^[5] ^[6] According to İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği (Climate Change Policy and Research Association) in 2021 the plant discharged waste without a licence and without penalty.^[7] It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2062, would prevent over 4000 premature deaths.^[8]

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Notes and References

Web site: Çelikler Seyitömer. Çelikler Holding. tr. 2019-10-03.
Web site: SEVGİ. Orhan. SEYİTÖMER TERMİK SANTRALININ KURUMA ALANLARINDAKİ KARAÇAM (Pinus nigra Arnold.) YILLIK HALKALARINA ETKİSİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI. MAKİNECİ. Ender.
Web site: Kapasite mekanizması Aralık ayı ödemeleri açıklandı. 23 January 2019. Yeşil Ekonomi.
News: Global SO2 emission hotspot database. August 2019. Greenpeace.
Web site: Baskı sonuç verdi: Filtresiz termik santrallere izin çıkmadı DW 15.02.2019. DW.COM. tr-TR. 2019-09-04.
Web site: 2020-01-09. Seyitömer Termik Santrali'nin üçüncü ünitesi de devreye alındı. 2020-12-18. tr-TR.
Özelleştirilmiş Termik Santraller ve Çevre Mevzuatına Uyum Süreçleri. Çaltı. Nuray. Bozoğlu. Dr. Baran. 2 June 2021. İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği. Aldırmaz. Ahmet Turan. Atalar. Gülşah Deniz. Privatized Thermal Power Plants and Environmental Legislation Compliance Processes. tr.
Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey . Health and Environment Alliance . en-GB . 2022.