Çayırhan power station
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| Coordinates | 40°05′49″N 31°41′42″E / 40.097°N 31.695°E |
| Status | Operational |
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Çayırhan power station is a 620 MW operational coal fired power station in Turkey and a proposed 800 MW extension, in Ankara Province.[1] In 2019 land was expropriated for another lignite mine, to feed the new plant, which is being opposed as uneconomic and polluting.[2]
History
In 2017 the government privatized the Çayırhan-B lignite coalfield on condition a coal-fired power plant is built, in the hope that it would be the first of a wave of similar deals for various lignite coalfields around the country.[3]
Ownership
The project is a joint venture between Kolin, Kalyon and Çelikler.[4]
Finance
The cost of the extension is estimated at $1.1-billion.[4]
Subsidies
The government is giving a 15-year purchase guarantee.[4]
Economics
The winning consortium bid $60.4 per megawatt, but according to opponents of the extension expanding Turkey's solar power would save taxpayers money in the long term.[2]
Employment
The company says it will employ 500 people in the plant and 1,500 for coal mining.[4]
Coal supply
As Turkish lignite is heavy compared to its energy content coal must be sourced locally. Coalfields in Ankara province include Beypazarı-Çayırhan, Gölbaşı-Karagedik, Gölbaşı-Bahçeköy, Ayaş-Kayıbucak and Şereflikoçhisar.[3]
Electricity generation
Environmental Impact
Despite the environmental impact assessment having been approved opponents of the extension claim the environment will be damaged.
Dust
As of 2020[update] the plant is operating with inadequate dust filters[5] and Turkey has no legal limit on ambient fine particules (PM2.5). Opponents claim that Nallıhan bird sanctuary, 6 km away, could be damaged.[2]
Sulfur Dioxide
As of 2020[update] the plant is operating with inadequate sulfur treatment,[6][5] and the area is a sulfur dioxide air pollution hotspot[7]
Nitrogen oxides
As of 2020[update] the plant is operating without sufficient NOx filtering.[5]
Greenhouse gases
After extension the power station would contribute an estimated 4 megatonnes (Mt) a year to Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions.[2] As Turkey has no carbon emission trading it would not be economically viable to capture and store the gas.[8]
Opposition
The Chamber of Mechanical Engineers has questioned why the existing plant was granted a 2020 operating license without meeting air pollution standards.[5] Opponents include Ankara 350.org and singer Tarkan.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "EMBA Electricity Production Co. Inc". EMBA Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Çevrecilerin karşı çıktığı proje için 'acele kamulaştırma' kararı". Gazete Duvar. 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Ankara". Coal in Turkey. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "$1.1 billion investment planned in coal plant". Daily Sabah. 7 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "MMO Başkanı, Termik Santraller İle İlgili Bir Basın Açıklaması Yaptı". Enerji Portalı (in Turkish). 24 January 2020.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Baskı sonuç verdi: Filtresiz termik santrallere izin çıkmadı | DW | 15.02.2019". DW.COM (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Global SO2 emission hotspot database" (PDF). Greenpeace. August 2019.
- ^ Esmaeili, Danial (June 2018). Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage in the Context of Turkish Energy Market (PDF). Sabancı University.
External links
- Çayırhan power station on Global Energy Monitor
- 2016 Environmental Impact Assessment (Turkish)
- 2018 Environmental Impact Assessment (Turkish)
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