Atlas power station

Atlas power station or Atlas Enerji İskenderun power station is a 1200-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey in İskenderun in Hatay Province,[1] which burns imported and local coal and receives capacity payments.[2] Construction was financed by Garanti Bank, Akbank and Işbank.[3] Its owner, Diller, is on the Global Coal Exit List.[4]

Atlas power station
Country
  • Turkey
Coordinates36°41′25″N 36°12′33″E
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 2014
Owner(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,200 MW
Annual net output
  • 7,966 GWh (2021)
  • 8,502 GWh (2019)
  • 8,583 GWh (2020)
  • 8,687 GWh (2022)

It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2057, would prevent over 5000 premature deaths.[5]

References
  1. "A Chinese coal plant highlights Turkey's flawed energy policy". China Dialogue. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. "2022'de 51 santrale kapasite desteği verilecek". Enerji Günlüğü (in Turkish). 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. "SGS case study" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-23.
  4. "Diller". coalexit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey (Report). Health and Environment Alliance. 2022.
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