Bingöl power station
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Bingöl power station (Bingöl Termik Santrali) is a cancelled power station in Adaklı, Karlıova, Bingöl, Türkiye.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bingöl power station | Adaklı, Karlıova, Bingöl, Türkiye | 39.31575, 40.889156 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| cancelled | coal: lignite | 150 | unknown |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Owner | Parent |
|---|---|
| Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ [100%] | Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Bingol-Karliova coal mines
Background
In February 2013, Aksa Enerji Üretim A.Ş. (a subsidiary of Kazancı Holding) began the environmental permitting process to build a 150 MW coal-fired power plant in Bingöl province. The project would also include a coal mine, and the plant would thus presumably be a mine-to-mouth plant.[1][2][3]
In May 2013, Aksa Enerji won a bid to mine a lignite field in Bingöl province with 88 million tons of reserves, and to build an adjacent 150-MW mine-to-mouth coal-fired power plant.[4]
In October 2013, Aksa announced that, due to increases in borrowing costs, the company had decided to cancel the project, and to focus on its Bolu-Goynuk power station project. Aksa paid a $5 million fee to TKI in exchange for cancelling the project.[5][6]
With no developments since the application, the project appears to be abandoned, although there were reports in 2017 that the project may be tendered to private investors through a royalty agreement.[7] But as of April 2018 there is no further news of the project and it does not appear on the list of Bingöl privatizations.[8] Given the distance of Bingöl from power consumers in the west[9] and delays in other coal plant privatizations the project appears defunct.[10]
Opposition
In 2017, Önder Algedik published a “Coal and Climate Change 2017 report,” which discussed how coal plants, like the Bingöl power plant, may cause “more irreparable damages” to Turkey in the future.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Termik Santril İçin Çed Süreci Basladi, Bingöl Online, Feb. 13, 2013.
- ↑ Termik Santral ve Kömür Madenciliği İçin Çed Raporu Hazırlanacak, Haberler, Feb. 13, 2013.
- ↑ Bingöl Termik Santrali, Kara Atlas, accessed Mar. 2014.
- ↑ Bingöl-Karlıova Kömür Sahası Aksa'nın oldu, Enerji Günlügü, May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Aksa Enerji Karlıova termik santralini yapmaktan vazgeçti, Emlakkulisi, Oct. 11, 2013.
- ↑ Aksa Enerji termik santral sözleşmesinden vazgeçti, FinansTrend, Oct. 11, 2013.
- ↑ Communication with CAN Europe, December 2017
- ↑ Bingöl İhaleler, Privatization Administration, accessed April 2018.
- ↑ ALİ HAYDAR GÜVERÇİNCİ,TWO NEW INDICES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL TRANSMISSION CONNECTION CAPACITIES pages 65 and 87, MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, August 2017
- ↑ Algedik, ÖnderCoal & Climate Change - 2017 pages 12 and 29, onderalgedik.com, Nov 2017
- ↑ “Coal and Climate Change 2017 Report”, Önder Algedik, Translated by Google, December 9, 2017.
Additional data
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