Kipas MMP power station

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Kipas MMP power station (Maren Soke Termik Santrali) is an operating power station of at least 55-megawatts (MW) in Soke, Dulkadıroğlu, Aydin, Türkiye.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kipas MMP power station Soke, Dulkadıroğlu, Aydin, Türkiye 37.767197, 27.445695 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 37.767197, 27.445695

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - lignite 55 circulating fluidized bed 2022

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Maren Maraş Electric [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper
  • Captive industry: Power

Background

In March 2018 Kipas Holdings contracted with Valmet to build a multifuel power plant that would be operational by March 2020.[1] The plant is fired by coal as well as paper and water treatment sludge, and plastic rejects.[2] According to Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) the plant's license has been in effect since April 2020.[3] As of July 2022, the plant remained under construction.[4]

As of January 2023, the power station was operating.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Valmet to supply a multifuel boiler to Kipas Holding's new paper mill in Turkey, Valmet, Mar. 29, 2018
  2. Valmet to supply a multifuel boiler to Kipaş Holding's new paper mill in Turkey, Bioenergy International, Mar. 29, 2018
  3. EÜ/9316-3/04503, EMRA, accessed May 2020
  4. Communication with CAN Europe, July 2022.
  5. Communication with CAN Europe, January 2023.

Additional data

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