Elbistan coalfield
Afsin-Elbistan Power Complex
Location
Kahramanmaraş Province
CountryTurkey
Production
Productslignite

Elbistan coalfield, also known as Afşin Elbistan Lignite Reserve, is a large lignite coalfield located in the south-east of Turkey in Kahramanmaraş Province. Elbistan is the field with the most coal in Turkey.[1] Kışlaköy coal mine now mines the field. 200 million tons of CO2 were emitted by burning lignite from this field before 2016, and 2.4 billion tons could be emitted in future.[2] The lignite is high in sulfur and moisture, and only has 1,000 to 1,500 kcal/kg,[3] or less than 5 MJ/kg, which is a quarter of typical thermal coal.[4] The coalfield supplies the Afşin-Elbistan power stations.

References

  1. ^ "Is it too late to stop Turkey's coal rush?". The Guardian. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ Algedik, Önder. "Afşin-Elbistan Coal Power Plants" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  3. ^ "Turkey's 21st Century Coal Rush". Global Business Reports. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Nuclear Power in Turkey | Nuclear Energy In Turkey - World Nuclear Association". www.world-nuclear.org. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

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