Turkish Coal Operations Authority

The Turkish Coal Operations Authority (TKİ) is the state-owned enterprise which mines lignite coal in Turkey. Turkey is the third-largest lignite producer in the world,[1] with 7% of total production.[2] In 2018 TKI mined 30 Mt of which 16 Mt was open pit and 14 Mt underground: and in the same year 20 Mt was sold, 12.6 Mt to power plants and 7.4 Mt to industry and households.[3] TKİ is on the Global Coal Exit List compiled by the NGO Urgewald (in German).[4] It employs about 4000 people.[5]: 34 

This article is about the organization which mines lignite. For the organization which mines hard coal, see Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises.
Turkish Coal Operations Authority
Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri Kurumu
AbbreviationTKİ
TypeState-owned enterprise
Productslignite
Official language
Turkish
Websitetki.gov.tr

Economics

TKI's annual capital expenditure was ₺198 million (US$57 million) per year between 2016 and 2017.,[6] and the largest lignite mine in Turkey is Afşin-Elbistan.[7] TKİ had been profitable but made losses in 2016 and 2017,[8] and in 2021 the Court of Accounts criticised TKİ for losses which could continue for decades.[9]

Methane

Ventilation air from some mines such as Soma Eynez, contains significant methane; in 2019 studies were being done on how to capture it.[10]

Sources

References
  1. Ersoy (2019), p. 7
  2. "Lignite coal – health effects and recommendations from the health sector" (PDF). Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  3. Ersoy (2019), p. 11
  4. "Coal Exit list". coalexit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. 2019 Annual Ownership Report for State Owned Enterprises (PDF). Ministry of Treasury and Finance (Turkey) (Report).
  6. Doukas (2019), p. 2
  7. Jensen (2018), p. 13
  8. "Energy pricing and non-market flows in Turkey's energy sector" (PDF). SHURA Energy Transition Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-30.
  9. "137.2 milyonluk hesap hatası" [137.2 million accounts error]. Sozcu. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  10. Ersoy (2019), p. 12


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