Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri Kurumu | |
Abbreviation | TKİ |
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Type | State-owned enterprise |
Products | lignite |
Official language | Turkish |
Website | tki.gov.tr |
The Turkish Coal Operations Authority (TKİ) is the state-owned enterprise which mines lignite coal in Turkey. Turkey is the third-largest lignite producer in the world,[1] with 7% of total production.[2] In 2018 TKI mined 30 Mt of which 16 Mt was open pit and 14 Mt underground: and in the same year 20 Mt was sold, 12.6 Mt to power plants and 7.4 Mt to industry and households.[3] TKİ is on the Global Coal Exit List compiled by the NGO Urgewald (in German).[4] It employs about 4000 people.[5]: 34