Karaburun power station

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Karaburun power station is a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Çanakkale province, Turkey.

Location

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

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Background on Plant

Sarıkaya Enerji, then a subsidiary of Doğan Holding, applied in May 2010 to build the Karaburun-1 135-MW coal-fired power plant in Çanakkale province. In June 2011, Sarıkaya applied to build a second 660-MW coal-fired unit (Karaburun-2) on the site. In March 2013, the project's initial environmental permit application was approved.

In March 2014, Sarıkaya applied to expand the plant's capacity further and the project was licensed in 2015 as 2 x 660 MW.

Sarıkaya Enerji now belongs to Yıldırım Group.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Sarıkaya Enerji
• Parent company: Yıldırım Group
• Location: Biga district, Çanakkale province, Turkey
• Coordinates: 40.446, 27.287 (approximate)
• Status: Permitted
• Gross capacity: 1,320 MW (Units 1-2: 660 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• Projected in service: 2020
• Coal type: Hard Coal
• Coal source: Imported
• Source of financing:

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