Izdemir Enerji Power Plant

The Izdemir Enerji Power Plant is a proposed 350 megawatt coal-fired power station which is currently under construction. The plant is being built for Izdemir Enerji, the power generation subsidiary of İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş (İDC), a privately owned Turkish steel company. The company is planning that the plant, which is being built on land adjoining its parent company's steel plant, operate on imported coal.

Location of Aliağa, İzmir Power Station - approximate area only

Background
The website of IDC states that Izdemir Enerji "was established in 2007 to contribute in the increasing power demand of Turkey. The contract for construction of 1x350 MWe supercritical coal fired power plant was signed in April 2011. Power plant will be located within the 103.000m2 land inside the İDÇ factory area. Imported coal is going to be used in power plant and the yearly consumption is about 895.000 t. Power plant commissioning is scheduled in May 2014 and yearly net electricity production is 2.562.000.000 kWh. İzdemir Enerji Power Plant, which will be the first any only supercritical power plant in 350MW capacity in Turkey, is going to both produce the energy which Turkey needs and contribute the local economy."

Financing and construction
In its 2011 annual report IDC stated that a $US222.9 million contract had been signed on April 2, 2011 with China Machninery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for power station equipment.

IDC also reported that the project was scheduled to be completed in 2014 and that a $US280 million loan agreement for the project had been entered into with Turkey Garanti Bank A.S. on April 8, 2011.

Legal actions against the plant
In its 2011 annual report IDC reported that "there have been lawsuits filed to annul and cancel the “Production License” issued by Energy Market Regulatory Authority and “EIA” decision by Ministry of the Environment and Forestry for Izdemir Power Plant Project-2” to be established in Aliaga, Izmir."

Project Details
Sponsor: Location: Coordinates: (approximate) CARMA ID: Status: proposed Nameplate capacity: Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: hard coal Coal Source: imported Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

Contact details
Website (Turkish): http://www.izdemirenerji.com/ (Turkish) Website (English): http://www.izdemir.com.tr/en/IzdemirEnerji.asp

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