ANKARA--January 25, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Turkey has found 1.8 billion tons of lignite reserves in Konya-Karapinar, located in Central Anatolia, 200 miles south of capital city Ankara. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said that the newly found field will be enough to fuel 5,000 megawatts (MW) of lignite-fired power plant for 40 years.