Çan-2 power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Turkeycoal}}Çan-2 power station is a 330-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Çanakkale province, Turkey.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the Can-2 plant (at 40.0343524, 26.9505736) approximately one km to northwest of Yaya village and two km northwest of the existing Çan-1 power station (at 40.02023, 26.97560), in Çan district, Çanakkale province.

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The photo below provides a closer view of the plant.

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Background on Plant

An environmental permitting hearing for the Çan-2 plant in Çan on Dec. 18, 2013. A banner protesting pollution from the proposed plant is visible in the background.

The single-unit 140-MW Çan-2 coal-fired power plant is a project of Çan Kömür ve İnşaat A.Ş., a subsidiary of ODAŞ Group. The plant would be built adjacent to the existing 320-MW Çan-1 power station and the Çan lignite coal mine.

The environmental permitting process for Çan-2 began in December 2013. Most attendees of a public permitting meeting on December 17 voiced opposition to the proposed plant, arguing that the project's proponents were disregarding public health. Residents of Yaya village have also asked that the village be relocated at public costs, citing the destructive effects of the existing plant (as well as the proposed one) on local agriculture.

In December 2014 the EIA was approved. License for a 330 MW plant was granted in 2015.

The power station is under construction. In February 2016 it was reported as 40% complete. It is planned to be commissioned in 2018.

According to a May 10, 2018, report, the plant had achieved its first firing and was expected to enter commercial operations in June. The plant started commercial electricity production as of 1 August 2018.

Accident

In September 2018 an explosion and fire in the plant's coal tank injured six workers and caused the plant to be shut down for a week.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Çan Kömür ve İnşaat A.Ş.
• Parent company: ODAŞ Group
• Location: Yaya village, Çan district, Çanakkale province, Turkey
• Coordinates: 40.0343524, 26.9505736 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 330 MW
• Type:
• Start year: 2018
• Coal type: Lignite
• Coal source: Çan lignite coal mine, Turkey
• Source of financing: Halkbank, Yapı Kredi

Articles and resources

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External resources

Europe Beyond Coal plant ID: TR-25