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| Coordinates | 39°57′05″N28°52′15″E / 39.9515°N 28.8708°E |
| Status | Operational |
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Orhaneli power station is a small lignite coal-fired power station in Orhaneli, Bursa Province, Turkey.
The power station was completed in 1991. [1] It was shutdown in January 2020 for not meeting new emission rules but reopened in June with a temporary licence to January 2021. [2]
Right to Clean Air Platform has called for flue gas emissions figures to be released. [2]
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