Tunçbilek Çelikler power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Turkeycoal}}Çelikler Tunçbilek power station[1] is a 365-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Kütahya province, Turkey.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is near Tunçbilek town, Tavşanlı district, Kütahya province.
Background on Plant
The first units of the Tunçbilek Kütahya coal-fired power station were built in 1956 to 1978. Beginning in 2007, only Units 4 and 5, totaling 300 MW capacity, were functioning. Starting in February 2013, the plant was at 365 MW, after Unit 3 was restored to partial capacity.[2] It is doubtful whether units 1 and 2 could be brought back into operation.[3]
Environmental impact
In February 2019 the Right to Clean Air Platform, a coalition of 17 professional organizations and NGOs, successfully campaigned to stop the Turkish Parliament from delaying stronger air pollution requirements for some old coal plants from 2019 until 2021.[5] The delay would have allowed Tunçbilek Çelikler to continue to operate without a desulphurization system or modernised dust filters.[6] In November 2019 the Turkish Parliament approved a bill to extend the deadline for stronger emissions standards to 2021.[7] However on Dec. 2, 2019 President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vetoed the bill and said this veto was motivated by "environmental sensitivity".[8]
As a result, Tunçbilek Çelikler and other privatised coal power plants that have not completed the required infrastructure including filtration system must complete these requirements beginning Jan. 1, 2020 or these plants will face closure and/or fines.[9]
Plant Details
- Sponsor: Çelikler Orhaneli Tunçbilek Elektrik Üretim
- Parent company: Çelikler Holding
- Location: Tunçbilek town, Tavşanlı district, Kütahya province, Turkey
- Coordinates: 39.6284598, 29.4658009 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross capacity: 365 MW
- Type:
- In service: Unit 4: 1965; Unit 5: 1977; Unit 6: 1978
- Coal type: Lignite
- Coal source: Tunçbilek Kütahya coal mine, Turkey
- WRI ID: WRI1018715
- EBC ID: TR-21
Proposed expansion
There are several mentions in the news media about additional capacity expansions, which are supposed to bring the area's coal-fired capacity to roughly 1,000 MW in total. Part of this is apparently the Kütahya Domaniç power station, but it seems that another 300 MW of additional capacity will be added to the new Polat Tunçbilek power station. It is possible, however, that this is referring to an additional 300 MW that will be added to the Tunçbilek Kütahya plant.[10][11]
An August 2014 article suggests the aging power station may be replaced by a new 600 MW coal plant.[12]
In December 2014 Turkish construction and energy company, Çelikler Holding, won a tender for the privatization of the Tunçbilek Kütahya and Orhaneli power stations for US$521 million. There was no mention in the news on expanding or replacing the Tunçbilek Kütahya plant.[13]
With no developments on this proposed unit, plans for it appear to be abandoned.
Plant Details for 300 MW expansion
- Sponsor: Çelikler Orhaneli Tunçbilek Elektrik Üretim
- Parent company: Çelikler Holding
- Location: Tunçbilek town, Tavşanlı district, Kütahya province, Turkey
- Coordinates: 39.6284598, 29.4658009 (exact)
- Status: Cancelled
- Gross capacity: 300 MW
- Type:
- Coal type: Lignite
- Coal source: Tunçbilek Kütahya coal mine, Turkey
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Çelikler Tunçbilek Termik Santrali, company website, accessed May 2018
- ↑ Tunçbilek Termik Santrali'ndeki 3. Ünite Tekrar Devrede, Haberler, Feb. 5, 2013.
- ↑ Turkey: Need To Clarify Actual Installed Energy Power – OpEd, Eurasia Review, 6 April 2018
- ↑ Çelikler Tunçbilek Termik Santralinin bacalarından zehir tütüyor, iSCi Haber, Apr. 27, 2019
- ↑ Step forward for health protection in Turkey: Proposal to extend the pollution exemptions given to privatised coal power plants withdrawn, Health And Environment Alliance, Feb. 15, 2019
- ↑ Turkish Parliament will vote about polluting coal power plants next week, Health And Environment Alliance, Feb. 1, 2019
- ↑ 50’inci madde kabul edildi, Yeşil Ekonomi, 22 Nov. 2019
- ↑ Erdoğan Vetoes Bill Postponing Installation of Filters to Coal-Fired Plants, Bianet, 02 December 2019.
- ↑ TBMM Plan Ve Bütçe Komisyonu, Santrallere Filtre Düzenlemesini Yeniden Görüştü, Meclis Haber, 4 December 2019.
- ↑ Yüksek Kalorili Linyit Kömürü, Elektrik Enerjisine Dönüştürülecek, Kutahyaninsesi, June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Köşe Yazısı: Tunçbilek ve Domaniç, Enerji Enstitüsü, Feb. 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Tunçbilek santrali alınır mı?" Enerji Gunlugu, Aug 6, 2014
- ↑ "Celikler Holding: An active player in Turkey’s energy sector," Maritime, Dec 23, 2014
