ZETES power stations

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The Zonguldak Eren Termik Santrali (ZETES) power stations in Zonguldak are 3 coal-fired power stations in Turkey totaling 2790 MW owned by Eren Holding via Eren Enerji.

Built between 2010 and 2016, ZETES-1 is 160 MW, ZETES-2 is 1230 MW and ZETES-3 is 1400 MW. [1] Together they are the largest installed capacity coal-fired power stations in Turkey and are estimated by Climate Trace to emit over 15 million tons (Mt) CO2 per year, over 2% of Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions. [2] Located within about a kilometer of each other and the Black Sea the plants burn bituminous coal imported via the nearby Eren Port. ZETES-3 was financed by IşBank and Garanti Bank. [3]

The plants received 13 million lira capacity payments in 2018, [4] and 10 million lira in 2019. [5] In 2022 the plants generated over 16 TWh of electricity. [6] The emission factor was estimated at 870g CO2eq per KWh in 2020. [7]

Their licences end in 2053. For ZETES-1 it is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends, would prevent over 1000 premature deaths. For ZETES-2 it is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends, would prevent over 4000 premature deaths. For ZETES-3 it is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends, would prevent over 5000 premature deaths. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eren Enerji" . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Comparison Tool - Climate TRACE". climatetrace.org. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Black clouds looming: How Turkey's coal spree is threatening local economies on the Black Sea" (PDF). Bankwatch. October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kapasite mekanizması Aralık ayı ödemeleri açıklandı". Yeşil Ekonomi. 23 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Gazetesi, Yeni Yaşam (2020-02-02). "Üretmeden milyarlar alıyorlar". Yeni Yaşam Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  6. ↑ "Gerçek Zamanlı Üretim - Gerçekleşen Üretim - Üretim | EPİAŞ Şeffaflık Platformu". seffaflik.epias.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  7. ↑ "TÜRKİYE ELEKTRİK ÜRETİMİ VE ELEKTRİK TÜKETİM NOKTASI EMİSYON FAKTÖRLERİ BİLGİ FORMU" [Turkish electricity production and consumption emission factors](PDF). Energy Ministry (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey (Report). Health and Environment Alliance. 2022.

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