Yunus Emre power station

Coordinates: 39°59′06″N 31°38′10″E / 39.985°N 31.6361°E / 39.985; 31.6361
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Yunus Emre Power Station
Map
Country
  • Turkey
Coordinates39°59′06″N 31°38′10″E / 39.985°N 31.6361°E / 39.985; 31.6361
Owner(s)
  • Doruk mining and electricity generating company
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 290 MW
Annual net output
  • 0 GWh (2022)
  • 247 GWh (2023)
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Yunus Emre power station is a coal-fired power station in Turkey in Eskişehir Province.[1][2][3][4] As of 2023 it is partially operational.[5]

Description[edit]

The power station was originally owned by Adularya Energy, one of the Naksan Holding companies.[6]: 68  An environmental impact assessment was done in 2009.[7] Adularya contracted with the builders in 2010 and construction started in 2011.[2]

The power station was financed by the Czech Export Bank,[6]: 59 which loaned 433 million euros interest free,[3] with export guarantee from the Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation.[8] After the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt Naksan Holding was confiscated for allegedly helping to finance the attempt.[3] The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund made several attempts to reprivatize the power station and eventually sold it to Doruk (part of Yıldızlar SSS Holding).[9]: 17 

All the lignite is mined locally then washed.[6]: 41  The 2 units of 145 MW each are fluidized bed with electrostatic precipitators to control dust emissions. The plant was built with desulphurisation technology (Andritz dry FGD (Turbo-CDS) which was up to EU standard in 2014[6]: 64 ) but without controls on emissions of nitrogen oxides. No electricity was generated in 2019.[10]: 39  Two million tonnes of lignite can be burned each year and net generation efficiency was estimated at 35%.[3] The engineering, procurement, and construction contractor was Czech company Vitkovice Power Engineering.[6]: 59  Electrical and control equipment was supplied by ABB.[11] An ash pond was constructed.[12] Although Turkey's net zero target is the year 2053[13] the power station is licensed to 2054.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yunus Emre coal power plant". Banktrack. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  2. ^ a b "Power plant". Adularya. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  3. ^ a b c d "Turkish President Erdoğan's cronies defrauded Czech bank of over 400 million euros". Nordic Monitor. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  4. ^ "Yunus Emre Thermal Power Plant Project". Emta Energy. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  5. ^ "Oktay ve Dönmez, Eskişehir'deki Yunus Emre Termik Santrali'ni ziyaret etti" [Oktay and Dönmez visited Yunus Emre Thermal Power Plant in Eskişehir]. Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  6. ^ a b c d e Mills, Stephen (2014). Prospects for coal and clean coal technologies in Turkey (PDF). IEA Clean Coal Centre. ISBN 9789290295600.
  7. ^ "Yunus Emre power plant Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF) (in Czech). 2009.
  8. ^ "Poskytnutí informace k YUNUS EMRE POWER PLANT" [Providing information on YUNUS EMRE POWER PLANT]. Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  9. ^ Boom and Bust Coal 2023 (Report). Global Energy Monitor. 2023-04-05.
  10. ^ "Chronic coal pollution Turkey" (PDF).
  11. ^ "ABB wins supply contract for Yunus Emre power plant". Power Technology. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  12. ^ "Yunus Emre Thermal Power Plant Administration, Social Facilities and Ash Dam Construction". Tek - İmaş. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  13. ^ "Turkey to follow up climate deal ratification with action: Official". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  14. ^ "Elektrik Piyasası Üretim Lisansları" [Electricity market generation licences]. Enerji Piyasası Veritabanı Yönetim Sistemi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-12. Licence number EÜ/11539-1/05338

External links[edit]

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