Çayırhan power station

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Çayırhan power station
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Country
  • Turkey
Coordinates40°05′49″N 31°41′42″E / 40.097°N 31.695°E / 40.097; 31.695Coordinates: 40°05′49″N 31°41′42″E / 40.097°N 31.695°E / 40.097; 31.695
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1987
Owner(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 620 MW
Annual net output
  • 2,893 GWh (2020)
  • 4,312 GWh (2019)
External links
Websitewww.parktermik.com
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Çayırhan power station is a 620 MW operational coal fired power station in Turkey and a proposed 800 MW extension, in Ankara Province.[1] In 2019 land was expropriated for another lignite mine, to feed the new plant, which is being opposed as uneconomic and polluting.[2]

History[]

In 2017 the government privatized the Çayırhan-B lignite coalfield on condition a coal-fired power plant is built, in the hope that it would be the first of a wave of similar deals for various lignite coalfields around the country.[3]

Ownership[]

The project is a joint venture between Kolin, Kalyon and Çelikler.[4]

Finance[]

The cost of the extension is estimated at $1.1-billion.[4]

Subsidies[]

The government is giving a 15-year purchase guarantee.[4]

Economics[]

The winning consortium bid $60.4 per megawatt, but according to opponents of the extension expanding Turkey's solar power would save taxpayers money in the long term.[2]

Employment[]

The company says it will employ 500 people in the plant and 1,500 for coal mining.[4]

Coal supply[]

See also: Coal in Turkey

As Turkish lignite is heavy compared to its energy content coal must be sourced locally. Coalfields in Ankara province include Beypazarı-Çayırhan, Gölbaşı-Karagedik, Gölbaşı-Bahçeköy, Ayaş-Kayıbucak and Şereflikoçhisar.[3]

Electricity generation[]

See also: Electricity sector in Turkey

Environmental Impact[]

Despite the environmental impact assessment having been approved opponents of the extension claim the environment will be damaged.

Dust[]

As of 2020 the plant is operating with inadequate dust filters[5] and Turkey has no legal limit on ambient fine particules (PM2.5). Opponents claim that Nallıhan bird sanctuary, 6 km away, could be damaged.[2]

Sulfur Dioxide[]

As of 2020 the plant is operating with inadequate sulfur treatment,[6][5] and the area is a sulfur dioxide air pollution hotspot[7]

Nitrogen oxides[]

As of 2020 the plant is operating without sufficient NOx filtering.[5]

Greenhouse gases[]

After extension the power station would contribute an estimated 4 megatonnes (Mt) a year to Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions.[2] As Turkey has no carbon emission trading it would not be economically viable to capture and store the gas.[8]

Opposition[]

The Chamber of Mechanical Engineers has questioned why the existing plant was granted a 2020 operating license without meeting air pollution standards.[5] Opponents include Ankara 350.org and singer Tarkan.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "EMBA Electricity Production Co. Inc". EMBA Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Çevrecilerin karşı çıktığı proje için 'acele kamulaştırma' kararı". Gazete Duvar. 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ankara". Coal in Turkey. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "$1.1 billion investment planned in coal plant". Daily Sabah. 7 February 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "MMO Başkanı, Termik Santraller İle İlgili Bir Basın Açıklaması Yaptı". Enerji Portalı (in Turkish). 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Baskı sonuç verdi: Filtresiz termik santrallere izin çıkmadı | DW | 15.02.2019". DW.COM (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  7. ^ "Global SO2 emission hotspot database" (PDF). Greenpeace. August 2019.
  8. ^ Esmaeili, Danial (June 2018). Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage in the Context of Turkish Energy Market (PDF). Sabancı University.

External links[]

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