Petkim power station
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Petkim power station (Petkim Petkojen Termik Santrali, Petkim Yeni Buhar Üretim Teisis Projesi) is an operating power station of at least 226-megawatts (MW) in Aliağa, İzmir, Türkiye with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Petkim power station | Aliağa, Aliağa, İzmir, Türkiye | 38.795, 26.970278 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - bituminous | 205 | unknown | – | 2016 | – |
| Unit 1 | operating[1] | gas[1] | 226[1][2] | gas turbine[1][3] | yes[1] | 2003[4] | – |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Socar Power Enerji [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 1 | Petkim Petrokimya Holding As[1] | Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. [49.0%]; SOCAR; Turcas Petrol A.Ş. |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Background
The Petkim power station, also known as PETKOJEN, is a project of SOCAR Power which aims to replace PETKIM Petrochemical’s aged steam and electricity generation plant with a new 205 MW coal-fired power station.[5][6] In October 2016 the project was called off.[7][8]
Currently, a gas-fired turbine with combined-heat-and-power (CHP) rated at 226MW operates at the plant.[9]
Opposition
In May 2014, CEE Bankwatch released a report expressing concern over how coal plants in Turkey, like the Petkim power plant, would “restrict access to a valuable geothermal energy resource.”[10] There were allegedly preventive resistance against the Petkim power plant, including street protests, public campaigns, official complaint petitions, and lawsuits.[11]
On May 28, 2015, 1500 workers closed the Petkim factory and shouted, “Everywhere is Bursa, everywhere is resistance.” It is unclear if the resistant was specifically to the Petkim coal plant, or in support of Bursa-based workers near the Petkim plant.[12]
On May 13, 2020, there was a malfunction in the Petkim power plant that resulted in heavy black smoke in the Aligali nearby neighborhood. There was no explanation for the fumes nor their effect on the environment or public health. Bahadir Dogutürk from the Foça Environment Platform suggested that the Petkim company wrongly thinks of polluting as “their most natural right.”[13]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221112091709/https://www.petkim.com.tr/Sayfa/1/247/YARDIMCI-ISLETMELER.aspx. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220616214937/https://www.emo.org.tr/ekler/a3b7e412019793f_ek.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230131141250/https://epca.eu/company/petkim. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220801135648/https://silo.tips/download/2014-yili-trkye-kojenerasyon-tessler-envanter. Archived from the original on 01 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Petkim Investor Presentation," Petkim, March 9, 2015
- ↑ Önder Algedik, "Coal and Climate Change," June 2016
- ↑ Personal communication with CAN Europe, Feb 7, 2017
- ↑ "liağa'da 30 yıl sonra gelen zafer," Birgun, Feb 17, 2017
- ↑ "silo.tips_2014-yili-trkye-kojenerasyon-tessler-envanter : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ↑ “Bankwatch Mail Issue 59”, CEE Bankwatch, May 2014.
- ↑ “Aliaga Thermal Power Plants”, Environmental Justice Atlas, April 8, 2014.
- ↑ “1500 workers in Petkim closed to the factory”, Yesil Gazette, Translated by Google, May 29, 2015.
- ↑ “The failure in Aliaga is just an example”, Yesil Gazette, Translated by Google, May 15, 2020.
Additional data
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