Gebze Çolakoğlu power station

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Gebze Çolakoğlu power station also known as "Çolakoğlu Termik Santrali" or "Çolakoğlu-2 Termik Santrali" is a 190-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Kocaeli province, Turkey.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is in the town of Gebze, Kocaeli province.

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Background on Plant

The plant powers the Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. steelworks. The company publishes its environmental policy, and environmental product declarations which state the CO2 emitted during manufacturing of 2 products.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.
• Parent company:
• Location: Gebze town, Kocaeli province, Turkey
• Coordinates: 40.767379, 29.5270925 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 190 MW
• Start year: 2003
• Type: Subcritical
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:
• WRI ID: WRI1018722
• EBC ID: TR-3

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