Tunçbilek power station explained

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]

In 2022 it was operating on a temporary licence.^[5]

It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2064, would prevent over 6000 premature deaths.^[6]

External links

• Tunçbilek power station on Global Energy Monitor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Çelikler Tunçbilek Termik Santrali. Çelikler Holding. tr. 2019-10-03.
2. Web site: Kapasite mekanizması Aralık ayı ödemeleri açıklandı. 23 January 2019. Yeşil Ekonomi.
3. News: Global SO2 emission hotspot database. August 2019. Greenpeace.
4. 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.
5. Web site: Çevre Mevzuatina Uyumsüreci Balaminda bir Decerlendirme .
6. Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey . Health and Environment Alliance . en-GB . 2022.