IZMIR POWER PLANT, TURKEY

Power Plant layout

Gair Consulting Ltd was commissioned by InterGen-ENKA to carry out a review of air quality and emissions monitoring data relating to the operation of the İzmir Power Plant located in the Aliağa District, İzmir Province, Turkey. The power plant is located in an area dominated by local industries including a number of iron and steel works and as a result local air quality is poor. Commissioning of the power plant was completed in March 2003 and the principal objective of the project was to determine the impact of the power plant on local air quality. The project involved an assessment of the following:

• An audit of the Automatic Continuous Monitoring Station (ACMS) for air quality located within Horozgediği village.
• A review of ambient air quality monitoring data before and after commissioning of the power plant to evaluate its impact on local air quality.
• A review of data from the Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) and comparison with NOx and CO emission limits applicable to the power plant.
• Setting up a network of diffusion tube monitoring locations for nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide around the local area.

The assessment considered the İzmir Power Plant in the context of ambient air quality standards/guidelines and emission limits provided by the Turkish Air Quality Protection Regulations, OPIC (World Bank Group), US ExIm and European Union.