Istanbul Waste Power Plant, TR

Turkey’s first WtE plant is (at the time of completion) the largest in Europe. Located right next to Istanbul Airport, the plant, which commenced operation in 2021, has three lines thermally treating 15% of the solid municipal waste to generate 77 Mwel of electricity for the 16 million residents. Construction of the plant created value in the region, with more than a fifth of all components manufactured by local companies and the construction itself relying 100% on local workers.

• Type of system: air-cooled Kanadevia Inova reciprocating grate

• Fuel: municipal solid waste

• Calorific value: 6.0-9.0 MJ/kg

• Maximum throughput per line: 46 t/h

• Number of lines: three

• Boiler design: five-pass boiler

• Flue gas treatment: dry sorption with hydrated lime and activated carbon, SNCR