Ağan power station

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Ağan power station is a proposed 1,580-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Çanakkale province, Turkey.

Location

The map below shows the location of Biga, the approximate location where the plant would be built in Çanakkale province.

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Background on Plant

In 2016 Doğanlar Holding submitted an EIA for a 1,540 MW coal plant in Biga. The plant would use imported coal. The prelicence (ÖN/5763-6/03334 issued under the name DD Elektrik) expires September 2018.

In April 2018 a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups resulted in the Council of State nullifying the positive EIA for the project. A new positive EIA was submitted in July 2018 for a plant consisting of two 790-MW units.

Project Details

• Sponsor: GYD
• Parent company: Doğanlar Holding
• Location: Biga, Çanakkale province, Turkey
• Coordinates: 40.4498229364831, 27.3043556213368 (approximate)
• Status: Pre-permit development
• Gross capacity: 2 x 790 MW
• Type: Ultra-supercritical
• Projected in service:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal source: Imported
• Source of financing:

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