This article is about the organization which mines lignite. For the organization which mines hard coal, see Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises.

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] 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.[3] TKİ is on the Global Coal Exit List compiled by the NGO Urgewald (in German).[4] It employs about 4000 people.[5]: 34 

Economics

TKI's annual capital expenditure was ₺198 million (US$57 million) per year between 2016 and 2017.,[6] and the largest lignite mine in Turkey is Afşin-Elbistan.[7] TKİ had been profitable but made losses in 2016 and 2017,[8] and in 2021 the Court of Accounts criticised TKİ for losses which could continue for decades.[9]

Methane

Ventilation air from some mines such as Soma Eynez, contains significant methane; in 2019 studies were being done on how to capture it.[10]

Sources

References

  1. ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 7
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 11
  4. ^ "Coal Exit list". coalexit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. ^ 2019 Annual Ownership Report for State Owned Enterprises (PDF). Ministry of Treasury and Finance (Turkey) (Report).
  6. ^ Doukas (2019), p. 2
  7. ^ Jensen (2018), p. 13
  8. ^ "Energy pricing and non-market flows in Turkey's energy sector" (PDF). SHURA Energy Transition Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-30.
  9. ^ "137.2 milyonluk hesap hatası" [137.2 million accounts error]. Sozcu. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  10. ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 12

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