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It is claimed that the local low quality lignite is unsuitable for the turnkey plants supplied by Chinese companies, but that these are purchased due to the cheap financial packages of the exim banks. Specifically it is alleged that pollution is emitted because these plants continue to be operated even whilst filters have to be removed for frequent maintenance.<ref>[http://www.eurasiareview.com/08102017-turkey-eskisehir-alpu-coal-fields-and-1080-new-thermal-power-plant-analysis/ Eskişehir Alpu Coal Fields and 1080 MWe New Thermal Power Plant Project,] Eurasia review, October 2017</ref> The need for frequent maintenance is claimed to be because of inadequate national acceptance into service testing rules.<ref>[https://www.eurasiareview.com/12012018-turkey-60-day-non-stop-operation-rule-for-new-fossil-firing-conventional-thermal-power-plants/ Turkey: ’60-Day Non-Stop Operation’ Rule For New Fossil Firing Conventional Thermal Power Plants,] Eurasia review, 12 Jan 2018</ref>
===Hattat Holding Energy Group mines and plants===
In April 2012, [[Hattat Holding Energy Group]], part of Hattat Holding which is a Turkish group with interests in mining, auto, and energy, signed an agreement to build three power plants each with a capacity of 660 megawatts for $2 billion with [[China Power Investment Corporation]] (CPIZ) and Avic International, a subsidiary of [http://en.wiki.admicos.cf/wiki/Aviation_Industry_Corporation_of_China AVIC]. The agreement includes developing coal mines for $300 million in Bartin in northern Turkey where the plants will be located. The plants will be coal-fired.<ref>Ercan Ersoy, [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-10/hattat-partners-china-power-avic-for-2-billion-power-plants.html "Hattat Partners China Power, Avic for $2 Billion Power Plants,"] Bloomberg, April 10, 2012.</ref>
===Emba Hunutlu power station===
[[Emba Hunutlu power station]] is a Turkish_Chinese joint venture.
===Ilgın power station===
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is financing [[Ilgın power station]].<ref>[http://www.haberturk.com/ekonomi/para/haber/1083028-700-milyon-dolarlik-dev-yatirim 700 milyon dolarlık dev yatırım!], Habertürk, May 26, 2015.</ref>
===[[Teyo Tufanbeyli power station]]===
In June 2012, Turkish investment firm Teyo Yatırım ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş and Chinese investment firm Weiqu Energy Investments won a bid from Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKİ) to build a 700-MW, $1.2-billion mine-to-mouth coal-fired power plant at TKİ's coal mine in the Tufanbeyli district of Turkey's Adana province.<ref name=hurriyet>[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/lignite-coal-plant-to-be-built.aspx?pageID=238&nID=24047&NewsCatID=345 Lignite Coal Plant to Be Built], ''Hürriyet Daily News'', June 26, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.teyo.com.tr/teyo/pages/en/home.php A POWERPLANT PROJECT IN ADANA TUFANBEYLI REGION], Teyo Yatırım website, accessed Feb. 2018.</ref>
In January 2014, the project's environmental permits (EIA) were approved by the Ministry of Environment & Urban Development,<ref name=gunlugu>[http://enerjigunlugu.net/teyonun-tufanbeyli-santrali-icin-onemli-adim_6387.html#.VSeHaxPF-Q0 Teyo`nun Tufanbeyli Santrali için önemli adım], Enerji Günlügü, 3 Jan. 2014.</ref> but the project has yet to apply for a license.<ref>Communication with Greenpeace Mediterranean, June 1, 2015</ref>
In February 2018 the investment required was $900 million and TEYO was reported to be in discussion with an unnamed major Chinese company.<ref>[http://www.cepekonomisi.com/tufanbeyli-santralina-cinli-ortak/ TUFANBEYLİ SANTRALINA ÇİNLİ ORTAK], ''Cep Ekonomisi'', Feb 1, 2018.</ref>
===PowerChina Eurasian headquarters===
The Eurasian regional headquarters of the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) is in Istanbul.<ref>[https://www.dailysabah.com/economy/2017/12/14/turkey-getting-more-attractive-for-chinese-outbound-investments Turkey getting more attractive for Chinese outbound investments], Daily Sabah, Dec. 13, 2017.</ref>
