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Coordinates | 39°37′41″N 29°27′45″E / 39.6281°N 29.4626°E |
Status | Operational |
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Tunçbilek power station (also known as Çelikler Tunçbilek power station) is a 365 MW coal-fired power station in Turkey in Kütahya built in the 1970s, which burns lignite from Tunçbilek coal mine. [1] The plant is owned by Çelikler Holding and in 2018 received 41 million lira capacity payments. [2] The area is a sulfur dioxide air pollution hotspot. [3] According to İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği (Climate Change Policy and Research Association) in 2021 the plant operated without a licence for 11 days without penalty. [4]: 79
In 2022 it was operating on a temporary licence. [5]: 30
It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2064, would prevent over 6000 premature deaths. [6]