Biga power station

Biga power station (also known as Bekirli-1 or İçdaş Çelik Enerji or İÇDAŞ Değirmencik and different from nearby İÇDAŞ Biga-2 but owned by the same company) is a 405 MW coal-fired power station in Turkey in Değirmencik, Biga, in Çanakkale built in the early 21st century.[1][2][3]

Bekirli‑1
Country
  • Turkey
Coordinates40°26′37″N 27°07′50″E
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 2005
Owner(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 405 MW
Annual net output
  • 2,659 GWh (2022)
  • 2,799 GWh (2020)
  • 2,943 GWh (2021)
  • 3,164 GWh (2019)

It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2056, would prevent over 2000 premature deaths.[4]

References
  1. "Biga Coal Fired Power Plant, Turkey". Power Technology. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. "İÇDAŞ Biga Termik Santrali". Enerji Atlası (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. "İçdaş Biga Termik Santrali".
  4. Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey (Report). Health and Environment Alliance. 2022.


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