Bartin Power Station

The Bartin Power Station is a 1320 megawatt coal-fired power station which has been proposed by Hema Elektrik, a subsidiary of the diversified Turkish company Hattat Holding A.S.. The power station has been proposed to be built near Amasra in the Bartin province of Turkey. On its website Hema Elektrik states that locally produced coal would be used for the project. (The Hema subsidiary referred to in relation to the project is Batı Karadeniz Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.).

The size of the proposed plant has varied significantly in recent years. In January 2010 Hema's website stated that it would be 1,100 megawatts In March 2012 the company's website referred to it as a proposed 2,640MW plant While the company's website refers to the current proposal as being 1320MW, at an agreement signing ceremony for the plant the energy minister Taner Yildiz flagged that the project could increase to 4,000 megawatts in capacity.

The map below shows the approximate location:

Construction agreement, pending EIS
In February 2012 it was announced that Hema Endustri and China's Aviation Industries (Avic) had signed a framework agreement to construct the project. At a signing ceremony for the agreement, the energy minister Taner Yildiz flagged that the project would use locally sourced hard coal. Argus Media reported that Hema stated it has an agreement with TTK to produce 5 million tonnes of coal a year for the first phase of the project and 10 million tonnes for the second phase. While the company had been granted a generation licence by EPDK it had yet to gain environmental approvals.

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:

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External articles

 * Yonca Poyraz Dogan, "Pearl of the Black Sea coast faces threat from ‘black diamonds’", Todays Zamen', April 8, 2012.