Bekirli power station

{{short description|Coal fired power station in Turkey}}

{{Not confuse|Biga power station}}

{{Infobox power station}}

Bekirli power station or İÇDAŞ Bekirli-2 power station or İÇDAŞ Biga-2 power station is a 2 unit{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=Bekirli Thermal Power Plant, Turkey|url=https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/bekirli-thermal-power-plant-turkey/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Power Technology|language=en-US}} 1200-megawatt coal-fired power station in Turkey in Çanakkale Province owned by İÇDAŞ, which burns imported and local coal and receives capacity payments.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-01|title=2022’de 51 santrale kapasite desteği verilecek|url=https://www.enerjigunlugu.net/2022de-51-santrale-kapasite-destegi-verilecek-45176h.htm|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Enerji Günlüğü|language=tr}} İşbank provided construction finance.{{Cite web|title=Coal & Climate Change - 2017|url=https://www.banktrack.org/download/coal_climate_change_2017/coalandclimatechange2017.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508121137/https://www.banktrack.org/download/coal_climate_change_2017/coalandclimatechange2017.pdf |archive-date=2019-05-08 }} Opponents say it is one of many polluting industries in the area.{{Cite web|title=Halkın mücadelesiyle rafa kalkan Kirazlıdere Termik Santralı yine gündemde: Bu ısrar niye?|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/halkin-mucadelesiyle-rafa-kalkan-kirazlidere-termik-santrali-yine-gundemde-bu-israr-niye-1813417|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Cumhuriyet|language=tr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213033934/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/halkin-mucadelesiyle-rafa-kalkan-kirazlidere-termik-santrali-yine-gundemde-bu-israr-niye-1813417 |archive-date=2021-02-13 }}

It is estimated that closing the plant by 2030, instead of when its licence ends in 2056, would prevent over 5000 premature deaths.{{Cite report |url=https://www.env-health.org/curing-chronic-coal-turkey/ |title=Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey |publisher=Health and Environment Alliance |language=en-GB |year=2022}}