Çelikler Yumurtalık power station

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Çelikler Yumurtalık power station is a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Adana Province, Turkey.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant's site, which is near Gölovası village, Yumurtalık district, Adana province.

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Background

In December 2014, Çelikler Holding announced plans to build a two-unit, $1 billion coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 1,320 MW in Yumurtalık district of Adana Province. An environmental permitting public hearing was held in Gölovası in December 2014.

As of December 2018 there had been no further news about this project and it appears to have been cancelled.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Çelikler Termik Elektrik Üretim
• Parent company: Çelikler Holding
• Location: Gölovası village, Yumurtalık district, Adana province, Turkey
• Coordinates: 36.86788, 35.90949 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross Capacity: 1,320 MW (Units 1 & 2: 660 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• Projected in service:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Coal Source: Imported (Russia, South America, Indonesia, South Africa)
• Source of financing:

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