Tosyalı İskenderun power station

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Tosyalı İskenderun power station (Tosyalı İskenderun Termik Santrali) is a cancelled power station in 2nd Organised Industry Zone parcel No. 633, Azganlık, İskenderun, Hatay, Türkiye.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tosyalı İskenderun power station 2nd Organised Industry Zone parcel No. 633, Azganlık, İskenderun, Hatay, Türkiye 36.6971, 36.2042 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 36.6971, 36.2042

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 1200 subcritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Tosyalı Elektrik Üretim [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): imported

Background

In July 2012, Tosyalı Elektrik (a subsidiary of Tosyalı Holding) applied to build a 1,200-MW, $1.2 billion coal-fired power plant to support the company's substantial steel piping and general steel manufacturing operations in İskenderun. At least 1/3 of the plant's power would be used by Tosyalı's operations in the area, and the remainder would be sold to local networks.[1][2][3][4]

A local forum was held in March 2013, at which local politicians, academics, environmentalists and residents expressed opposition to the proposed plant.[5]

In December 2014 Bloomberg reported that the plant would cost US$1.7 billion.[6]

According to the Tosyali Holding website (April 2015), the power station has received environmental clearance.[7] A 3 year preliminary licence (Önlisans No ÖN/5260-6/03143) was granted in 2014 and expired 2017.

In 2016 Tosyalı was subsidized 2800 million lira in the form of tax exemptions, and also imported hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tax free machinery.[8]

As of June 2019 there has been no further progress and the project appears to be cancelled.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Tosyalı Holding Enerji Yatırımı Yapıyor, Haberler, Oct. 24, 2013.
  2. Detaylar: Tosyalı İskenderun Termik Santralı, EPDK website, accessed May 2014.
  3. Tosyalı İskenderun Termik Santrali, Kara Atlas, accessed May 2014.
  4. Our Facilities, Tosyalı Holding website, accessed May 2014.
  5. İskenderun Termik Santral İstemiyor!, Dünyalılar, Mar. 26, 2013.
  6. "Tosyali of Turkey to Spend $3.5 Billion to Grow in Steel, Energy," Bloomberg, Dec 1, 2014
  7. "History," Tosyali Holding website, accessed April 2015
  8. "Coal & Climate Change - 2017," Önder Algedik, Aug 2017

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