Elbistan coalfield

Elbistan coalfield, also known as Afşin Elbistan Lignite Reserve, is a large lignite coalfield in Kahramanmaraş Province in the south-east of Turkey. Elbistan is the field with the most coal in Turkey.^[1] Formerly Çöllolar coal mine also supplied a local power station, but after that closed Kışlaköy was the only mine. 200 million tons of CO₂ were emitted by burning lignite from this field before 2016.^[2] The lignite is high in sulfur and moisture, and the energy value of this coal is only 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.

Elbistan coalfield

Afsin-Elbistan Power Complex
Location
Kahramanmaraş Province
Country	Turkey
Production
Products	lignite

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.

Sources

• EÜAŞ - A briefing for investors, insurers and banks (PDF). Europe Beyond Coal (Report). January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Afşin-Elbistan coal mines on Global Energy Monitor

• Turkey portal
• Energy portal