Istanbul Waste Power Plant

Istanbul Waste Power Plant (Turkish: İBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Ürestim Tesisi) is a waste-to-energy facility in the Eyüp district of Istanbul near the Odayeri landfill,[1] Turkey, using waste incineration. Opened in 2021 it is owned by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) and operated by İstanbul Environmental Management Co. (İSTAÇ).[2] It is Turkey's first power plant of this type.[3]

Istanbul Waste Power Plant
Official nameİBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi
CountryTurkey
LocationIşıklar Mah., Eyüp, Istanbul
Coordinates41°13′30″N 28°48′54″E
StatusOperational
Construction began16 September 2017
Commission dateNovember 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
Owner(s)Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Operator(s)İstanbul Environmental Management Co. (İSTAÇ)
Thermal capacity175 MW⋅h
Power generation
Nameplate capacity78 MW⋅h

Overview

The waste-to-energy plant was built by a consortium of the Swiss Hitachi Zosen Inova and the Turkish Makyol. Construction began on 16 September 2017.[4][5] Located in the Işıklar (formerly Kısırmandıra) neighborhood of the Eyüp district of Istanbul,[6] it was opened on 26 November 2021.[2][4] The plant is owned by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) and operated by İstanbul Environmental Management Co. (İSTAÇ), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Municipality.[4] It is Turkey's first waste-to-energy facility.[3][4]

Characteristics

The plant is capable of incinerating 3,000 tons of waste daily, 15% of Istanbul's daily domestic waste.[2][4] The three incinerators each of 1,000 tons capacity reach about 850–1,100 °C (1,560–2,010 °F).[5][6] It can generate 78 MW⋅h electrical energy and 175 MW⋅h thermal energy. The generated electricity is equivalent to the needs of nearly 1.4 million people. A reduction of greenhouse gas emissions amounting to 1.38 million tons can be achieved, which is the amount of exhaust gas emission of about 700.000 vehicles.[2][7] In 2021 the nearby Odayeri lanfill was estimated by Climate Trace to have emitted 3.7 milion tonnes.[8] 90 people are employed in the facility. The plant saves a waste landfill storage area of 100 ha (250 acres).[5]

References
  1. Todorović, Igor (2022-02-15). "Istanbul expands waste-to-energy capacity to cover electricity needs of two million people". Balkan Green Energy News. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  2. "Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi – Atık Yönetimi Müdürlüğü. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. "Türkiye'nin ilk, Avrupa'nın en büyük atık yakma ve enerji üretim tesisi İstanbul'da hizmete girdi". NTV (in Turkish). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "Türkiye'nin ilk, Avrupa'nın en büyük atık yakma ve enerji üretim tesisi İstanbul'da hizmete girdi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. "Türkiye'de ilk: 1,4 Milyon kişinin elektriği evsel atıklardan üretilecek". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediuesi Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim resisi Projesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi – Atık Yönetimi Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. "İBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi faaliyete geçti Kaynak: İBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi faaliyete geçti". Enerji Günlüğü (in Turkish). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. "Emissions Map - Climate TRACE". climatetrace.org. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
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