Istanbul Waste Power Plant (Turkish: İBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Ürestim Tesisi) is a waste-to-energy facility in the Eyüp district of Istanbul near the Odayeri landfill,[1] Turkey, using waste incineration. Opened in 2021 it is owned by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) and operated by İstanbul Environmental Management Co. (İSTAÇ).[2] It is Turkey's first power plant of this type.[3] Project development started in 2011 with a grant from the United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA) which involved first a Definitional Mission and subsequently a detailed Feasibility Assessment.[4][5]
| Istanbul Waste Power Plant | |
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| Official name | İBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Işıklar Mah., Eyüp, Istanbul |
| Coordinates | 41°13′30″N 28°48′54″E / 41.22500°N 28.81500°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 16 September 2017 |
| Commission date | November 26, 2021 |
| Owner | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
| Operator | İstanbul Environmental Management Co. (İSTAÇ) |
| Thermal capacity | 175 MW⋅h |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 78 MW⋅h |
Overview
editThe waste-to-energy plant was built by a consortium of the Swiss Hitachi Zosen Inova and the Turkish Makyol. Construction began on 16 September 2017.[6][7] Located in the Işıklar (formerly Kısırmandıra) neighborhood of the Eyüp district of Istanbul,[8] it was opened on 26 November 2021.[2][6] The plant is owned by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) and operated by İstanbul Environmental Management Co. (İSTAÇ), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Municipality.[6] It is Turkey's first waste-to-energy facility.[3][6] Kömürcüoda on the Asia side also generates electricity.
Characteristics
editThe plant is capable of incinerating 3,000 tons of waste daily, 15% of Istanbul's daily domestic waste.[2][6] The three incinerators each of 1,000 tons capacity reach about 850–1,100 °C (1,560–2,010 °F).[7][8] It can generate 78 MW⋅h electrical energy and 175 MW⋅h thermal energy. The generated electricity is equivalent to the needs of nearly 1.4 million people. A reduction of greenhouse gas emissions amounting to 1.38 million tons can be achieved, which is the amount of exhaust gas emission of about 700.000 vehicles.[2][9] In 2023 the nearby Odayeri landfill was estimated by Climate Trace to have emitted over 6 million tonnes of CO2eq.[10] 90 people are employed in the facility. The plant saves a waste landfill storage area of 100 ha (250 acres).[7]
References
edit- ^ Todorović, Igor (2022-02-15). "Istanbul expands waste-to-energy capacity to cover electricity needs of two million people". Balkan Green Energy News. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ a b c d "Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi – Atık Yönetimi Müdürlüğü. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Türkiye'nin ilk, Avrupa'nın en büyük atık yakma ve enerji üretim tesisi İstanbul'da hizmete girdi". NTV (in Turkish). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "USTDA Grant List".
- ^ Serbetci, Walter I. (2018). "Feasibility Assessment and Project Development for 3,000 Mtons/Day Istanbul Waste-to-Energy Plant". Proceedings of the 19th Annual Electric Power Conference, Nashville, TN, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Türkiye'nin ilk, Avrupa'nın en büyük atık yakma ve enerji üretim tesisi İstanbul'da hizmete girdi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Türkiye'de ilk: 1,4 Milyon kişinin elektriği evsel atıklardan üretilecek". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediuesi Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim resisi Projesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi – Atık Yönetimi Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "İBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi faaliyete geçti Kaynak: İBB Atık Yakma ve Enerji Üretim Tesisi faaliyete geçti". Enerji Günlüğü (in Turkish). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Explore map - Climate TRACE". climatetrace.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.