SOCAR, Aliağa’daki santralden vazgeçti
October 31, 2016
SOCAR’ın, İzmir Aliağa’da yapmayı planladığı kömürlü termik santrali yatırımını gerçekleştirmeyeceği iddia edildi. Source: SOCAR, Aliağa’daki santralden vazgeçti | Şirket haberleri
Historic win for frontline communities: plans for coal power project in Turkey shelved
October 31, 2016
Communities in Aliağa, Turkey, who have been resisting the construction of coal power plants in the region for decades, have achieved a significant victory. Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy company SOCAR, has decided to shelve plans to construct an integrated 672 MW coal power plant in Aliağa, İzmir.
The case of a ‘secret’ coal plant in Turkey suggests a polluted future for the country
April 28, 2014
The SOCAR Refinery project and its ‘secret’ coal power plant show the magnitude of the problems that the mixture of business interests, coal and neglect of local health concerns may cause in Turkey.
