Tunçbilek power station

Tunçbilek power station (also known as Çelikler Tunçbilek power station) is a 365 MW coal-fired power station in Turkey in Kütahya built in the 1970s, which burns lignite from Tunçbilek coal mine.^[1] The plant is owned by Çelikler Holding and in 2018 received 41 million lira capacity payments.^[2] The area is a sulfur dioxide air pollution hotspot.^[3] According to İklim Değişikliği Politika ve Araştırma Derneği (Climate Change Policy and Research Association) in 2021 the plant operated without a licence for 11 days without penalty.^[4]: 79

Tunçbilek power station
Country	Turkey
Coordinates	39°37′41″N 29°27′45″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1956
Owner	Çelikler Holding
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Lignite
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	365 MW
Annual net output	0 GWh (2021) 2 GWh (2020) 534 GWh (2022) 760 GWh (2019)

In 2022 it was operating on a temporary licence.^[5]: 30

It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2064, would prevent over 6000 premature deaths.^[6]