Bandırma Karat power station

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Bandırma Karat power station was a proposed 1,200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Balıkesir province, Turkey. This plant was a proposal of Karat Elektrik.

This proposal should not be confused with the 1,600-MW Bandırma Nurol power station.

Location

The map below shows the location of Bandırma district, the approximate location where the plant would be built in Balıkesir province.

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Background on Plant

In January 2008, Karat Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş. filed an application with Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) to build a 1,200-MW coal-fired power plant in the Bandırma district of Balıkesir province. EPDK's records state that the "last date of appeal" was February 2008.

No information is available on this proposal since these initial regulatory documents in 2008, and the plant was likely cancelled.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Karat Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş.
• Parent company:
• Location: Bandırma district, Balıkesir province, Turkey
• Coordinates: 40.357, 27.975 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Detailed status:
• Gross capacity: 1,200 MW
• Type:
• Projected in service:
• Coal type:
• Coal source: Imported
• Source of financing:

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