Bekirli power station

Bekirli power station or İÇDAŞ Bekirli-2 power station or İÇDAŞ Biga-2 power station is a 2 unit[1] 1200-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey in Çanakkale Province owned by İÇDAŞ, which burns imported and local coal and receives capacity payments.[2] İşbank provided construction finance.[3] Opponents say it is one of many polluting industries in the area.[4]

Bekirli-2
Country
  • Turkey
Coordinates40°23′58″N 27°02′59″E
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 2011
Owner(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,200 MW
Annual net output
  • 7,208 GWh (2021)
  • 7,855 GWh (2022)
  • 8,544 GWh (2020)
  • 8,658 GWh (2019)

It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2056, would prevent over 5000 premature deaths.[5]

References
  1. "Bekirli Thermal Power Plant, Turkey". Power Technology. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. "2022'de 51 santrale kapasite desteği verilecek". Enerji Günlüğü (in Turkish). 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. "Coal & Climate Change - 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-05-08.
  4. "Halkın mücadelesiyle rafa kalkan Kirazlıdere Termik Santralı yine gündemde: Bu ısrar niye?". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  5. Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey (Report). Health and Environment Alliance. 2022.
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