Türkiye guarantees purchase of domestic coal at USD 75 per MWh
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Türkiye has set a purchase guarantee of USD 75 per megawatt-hour for domestic coal, which Ember estimates will cost at least USD 8.7 billion to 2030. At stake for nature is whether the scheme slows the shift to renewables and cuts emissions.
What happened
Türkiye guarantees a purchase of domestic coal at USD 75 per MWh, which Ember estimates will cost at least USD 8.7 billion to 2030.
Capacity payments give priority to domestic coal, according to Ember.
Türkiye's emissions trading pilot allocates 100% of allowances free of charge, with each plant's past emission intensity as the benchmark, and first deliveries are due in 2028, according to ICAP.
Ember says the guarantee runs against Türkiye's renewable targets.
In court and with insurers
Lawsuits and rulings
Insurers
What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record Who pays for the guarantee, such as electricity consumers or the budget, is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record Which coal producers or plants benefit is not named in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The sources reviewed give an Ember estimate of the cost, not an official figure.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Press and investigations
- ICAP emissions trading information: TürkiyeICAP · 2026