Seyitömer power station

Seyitömer power station
Map
Country
  • Turkey
Coordinates39°34′27″N 29°52′56″E / 39.574254°N 29.88233683°E / 39.574254; 29.88233683
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1973
Owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 600 MW
Annual net output
  • 1,461 GWh (2020)
  • 3,359 GWh (2022)
  • 3,769 GWh (2021)
  • 3,968 GWh (2019)
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Seyitömer power station is a 600-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey near Seyitömer, Kütahya Province, built in the late 20th century, which burns lignite mined locally.[1]

The four units were started in 1973, 1974, 1977 and 1989.[2]

The plant is owned by Çelikler Holding and in 2018 received 67 million lira capacity payments.[3] The area is a sulfur dioxide air pollution hotspot.[4] In January 2020 the plant was shut down for failing to meet new pollution limits: however three out of four units were upgraded and restarted later in 2020.[5][6] According to İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği (Climate Change Policy and Research Association) in 2021 the plant discharged waste without a licence and without penalty.[7]: 79  It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2062, would prevent over 4000 premature deaths.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Çelikler Seyitömer". Çelikler Holding (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. ^ MAKİNECİ, Ender; SEVGİ, Orhan. "SEYİTÖMER TERMİK SANTRALININ KURUMA ALANLARINDAKİ KARAÇAM (Pinus nigra Arnold.) YILLIK HALKALARINA ETKİSİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI".
  3. ^ "Kapasite mekanizması Aralık ayı ödemeleri açıklandı". Yeşil Ekonomi. 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Global SO2 emission hotspot database" (PDF). Greenpeace. August 2019.
  5. ^ "Baskı sonuç verdi: Filtresiz termik santrallere izin çıkmadı | DW | 15.02.2019". DW.COM (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  6. ^ "Seyitömer Termik Santrali'nin üçüncü ünitesi de devreye alındı" (in Turkish). 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-12-18.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Çaltı, Nuray; Bozoğlu, Dr. Baran; Aldırmaz, Ahmet Turan; Atalar, Gülşah Deniz (2 June 2021). Özelleştirilmiş Termik Santraller ve Çevre Mevzuatına Uyum Süreçleri [Privatized Thermal Power Plants and Environmental Legislation Compliance Processes] (Report) (in Turkish). İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği.
  8. ^ Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey (Report). Health and Environment Alliance. 2022.