According to the latest information about hot developments, a new phase has been entered in the event that is closely followed by the public. According to the details given; Following the annulment decision of the Kahramanmaraş 4th Administrative Court regarding the additional units planned to be built at the Afşin-Elbistan A Thermal Power Plant in Kahramanmaraş, a development took place in the case concerning the fourth operating unit of the power plant and made a public impact. Greenpeace Türkiye and citizens living in the region issued an expert report in the case. Legal investigations and investigations by the competent authorities on the subject continue to deepen. We will continue to report new developments as they occur.
Hot details continue to come after the last minute development that occupies the agenda. According to the latest information obtained; The report revealed that air pollution emitted from the fourth unit of Afşin-Elbistan A Thermal Power Plant poses a "serious and persistent risk" on human health, agricultural production, water resources and ecosystem integrity. Detailed analysis and official statements of the issue are closely followed by our editorial team in line with the developments.
Hot details continue to come after the last minute development that occupies the agenda. According to the latest information obtained; According to the report, the facility does not meet the minimum technical requirements of the environmental permit and license in terms of air emissions; does not fulfill its integrated assessment obligation within the scope of the regulation. These inadequacies are structural and permanent. Moreover, the measures taken are insufficient and unfavorable when compared to national and world standards. Air emissions anomalies pose a serious and ongoing risk to human health, agricultural production, water resources and ecosystem integrity. Legal investigations and investigations by the competent authorities on the subject continue to deepen. We will continue to report new developments as they occur.
Information from official sources regarding the issue, which has a wide repercussion on Türkiye's agenda, has become clear. According to the statements made; According to the report, even when the facility determined the measurement moment by saying "We are now ready for measurement" after fixing the detected boiler malfunction, the legal limits for the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide released into the air were exceeded. The expert panel described this not as an “incidental error” but as a “structural and persistent deficiency”. Legal investigations and investigations by the competent authorities on the subject continue to deepen. We will continue to report new developments as they occur.
Information from official sources regarding the issue, which has a wide repercussion on Türkiye's agenda, has become clear. According to the statements made; The report found that the regulation requiring all facilities at the same address to be evaluated together was not fulfilled. The health consequences of an environmental risk can only be measured when this data is fully presented, because chronic diseases caused by the environment take decades to be recorded. For this reason, the expert defined the risk not as a damage that has already occurred, but as a "serious threat that is unacceptable to continue." Detailed analysis and official statements of the issue are closely followed by our editorial team in line with the developments.
Information from official sources regarding the issue, which has a wide repercussion on Türkiye's agenda, has become clear. According to the statements made; Making a statement regarding the decision, Greenpeace Türkiye Climate and Energy Campaign Manager Emel Türker Alpay said that the expert panel revealed all the negativities. Alpay said, "One of the most important findings in the expert report is that the air pollution exceedance is not isolated. The continuous emission measurement system (SEÖS) data that we obtained for the first time in 2024 showed that the average values exceeded the regulatory limits by 1 and a half times to 8 times." Legal investigations and investigations by the competent authorities on the subject continue to deepen. We will continue to report new developments as they occur.
Hot details continue to come after the last minute development that occupies the agenda. According to the latest information obtained; Alpay said, "What needs to be done for the region is to plan how to save the region from coal through a fair transition, instead of continuing to invest in these obsolete power plants." While the investigation process carried out by the official authorities regarding the incident continues, you can instantly follow the most up-to-date information on our website.