Bolu Power Station

The Bolu Power Station is a 270 MW coal-fired power plant near the town of Goynuk in the northwestern province of Bolu, Turkey that is currently under construction. The plant is being commissioned by Aksa Enerji Uretim AS (AKSEN), Turkey’s biggest non-government power producer. The plan will be made up of two units; the first 135-megawatt unit of the plant will be completed in October 2014 and the second one in March 2015.

Coal Supply
In its 2011 annual report Aksa Energy stated that it has an agreement with the General Directorate of Turkish Coal to source coal for the plant from a mine the Bolu-Goynuk coalfield.

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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