Turkish Coal Operations Authority
The Turkish Coal Operations Authority (TKİ) is the state owned enterprise which mines lignite coal in Turkey. Turkey is the third-largest lignite producer in the world,[1] with 7% of total production.[2] TKI’s annual capital expenditure was ₺198 million (US$57 million) per year between 2016–2017.,[3] and the largest lignite mine in Turkey is Afşin-Elbistan.[4] TKİ had been profitable but made losses in 2016 and 2017.[5] In 2018 TKI mined 30 Mt of which 16 Mt was open pit and 14 Mt underground: and in the same year 20 Mt was sold, 12.6 Mt to power plants and 7.4 Mt to industry and households.[6] Ventilation air from some minesi such as Soma Eynez, contains significant methane and so in 2019 studies were being done on how to capture it.[7] TKİ is on the Global Coal Exit List compiled by the NGO Urgewald (in German).[8]
Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri Kurumu | |
Abbreviation | TKİ |
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Type | State Owned Enterprise |
Products | lignite |
Official language | Turkish |
Website | tki.gov.tr |
Methane
Sources
- ŞAHIN, Ümit (April 2016). "TURKEY'S COAL POLICIES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ECONOMY AND HEALTH" (PDF). Istanbul Policy Center.
- "Turkish Greenhouse Gas Inventory report". Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat report). April 2018.
- "Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 to 2016 in common reporting format (downloadable spreadsheets)". TurkStat. April 2018.
- "Status report on the annual inventory of Turkey". UNFCC. June 2018.
- OECD (February 2019). "OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Turkey 2019". OECD. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews. doi:10.1787/9789264309753-en. ISBN 9789264309746.
- "Investor's Guide for Electricity sector in Turkey" (PDF). MENR Elec. October 2018.
- "Investor's Guide for Mining sector in Turkey" (PDF). MENR Mine. October 2018.
- Doukas, Alex; Gençsü, Ipek (June 2019). "Turkey: G20 coal subsidies" (PDF). Overseas Development Institute.
- Jensen, Genon K. (December 2018). "Lignite coal – health effects and recommendations from the health sector" (PDF). Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).
- Çınar Engineering Consultancy (2019). Afşin C power station environmental impact report (Report) (in Turkish). Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey).
- Mücella Ersoy, R&D and Foreign Affairs Manager, TKI (2019). Turkish Coal Mining Sector: Current State, Strategy for the Future (PDF) (Report). Turkish Coal Operations Authority.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
References
- Ersoy (2019), p. 7
- "Lignite coal – health effects and recommendations from the health sector" (PDF). Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- Doukas (2019), p. 2
- Jensen (2018), p. 13
- "Energy pricing and non-market flows in Turkey's energy sector" (PDF). SHURA Energy Transition Center.
- Ersoy (2019), p. 11
- Ersoy (2019), p. 12
- "Coal Exit list". coalexit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.