Turkish mining city, Zonguldak’s coal imports have doubled due to increasing domestic demand as production amounts remain the same reports Hurriyet.

Turkey produced around 4 million tons of coal including the private sector in the last two years, and imported 8.1 million tons in the northern province of Zonguldak, already the richest city in terms of coal reserves with 1.3 billion tons. 

Despite the state-run Turkish Coal Institute (TTK), the largest coal producer with 5 million tons of establishment capacity, being located in Zonguldak, where the coal imports rose considerably, production has been less than 2 million tons in the last nine years. Thus coal imports were boosted to satisfy industrial needs. Zonguldak also hosts two thermal power plants and Ereğli Iron and Steel Plant.