Seyitömer power station

Seyitömer power station
Country	Turkey
Coordinates	39°34′27″N 29°52′56″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1973
Çelikler Holding
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Lignite
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)

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.

External links

• Seyitömer power station on Global Energy Monitor
• Seyitomer coal mine on Global Energy Monitor