Turkish Government Approves Coal Power Plant Expansion

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Afşin Elbistan A plant seen from Çoğulhan village square, Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. © 2024 Katharina Rall/Human Rights Watch Amid growing concerns about its existing air pollution problem, Turkish authorities have approved the expansion of one of Türkiye’s biggest coal power plants. The decision to greenlight two additional new units at Afşin-Elbistan plant A, in southeastern Türkiye, comes despite local community concerns the expansion will exacerbate the already dangerous health impacts of the plant.Human Rights Watch’s analysis of air…

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