List of power stations in Turkey


The most important power stations in Turkey are listed here. For a more complete list please see the World Resources Institute "Global Power Plant Database". Turkey generates about 300 TWh of electricity per year.

High Carbon Emissions

Coal

All operational coal-fired power stations over 50MW are listed below.
Five plants were shutdown at the end of 2019 to reduce air pollution, leaving total installed capacity at about 17 GW, with 1.3 GW under construction. However government may continue subsidizing some of the most polluting plants in 2020. In 2019 almost 500 million lira was paid to them.
In 2017 imported hard coal generated 51 TWh and local coal 44 TWh of electricity.
Hard coal is estimated to emit 1126 g CO2-eq./kWh and lignite 1062 g CO2-eq./kWh.

Medium Carbon Emissions

Natural Gas

StationCommunityCoordinatesCapacity Construction yearNotes
Aliağaİzmir180
AntalyaAntalya1150Leap 1=2009 Leap 2=2011
AdapazarıSakarya7702002 October
GebzeKocaeli15402002 October
Bursa CCGT Power StationBursa, Ovacık 14322002 March
İzmirİzmir15202003
Hamitabat CCGT Power StationKırklareli 1120?
Ambarlı CCGT Power Plantİstanbul1350?
Ambarlı GT Power Plantİstanbul 1400?Under construction
Unimar Marmara Ereğlisi Power PlantMarmara Ereğlisi, Tekirdağ Province4801999

Geothermal

The CO2 emissions from new geothermal plants in Turkey are high but gradually decline: lifecycle emissions are still being researched as of 2019.
StationCommunityCoordinatesCapacity Construction year
Kızıldere Geothermal Power PlantSarayköy, Denizli951984
Gümüşköy Geothermal Power PlantGermencik, Aydın13.2?

Low carbon emissions

Hydroelectric

StationCommunityCoordinatesCapacity Construction year
Alkumru Dam265.52011
Altınkaya DamKızılırmak Nehri7001988
Arkun Damİspir, Erzurum2372014
Artvin DamArtvin3402016
Aslantaş DamUğurlu1381984
Atatürk DamEskin2,4001992
Batman DamCatakköprü1981999
Berke DamDüziçi, Osmaniye5101999
Birecik DamBelkıs6722001
Borçka DamBorçka, Artvin3002006
Boyabat DamBoyabat5132012
Çatalan DamAdana1691997
Çınarcık Dam1002002
Deriner DamArtvin6702012
Dicle DamAltayköy1101997
Ermenek Dam3002009
Gezende Dam 1591990
Gökçekaya DamGökçekaya2781972
Hasan Uğurlu DamUğurlu5001981
Hirfanlı DamHirfanlar1281959
Ilısu Dam 1,2002018
Karakaya DamHandere1,8001989
Karkamış DamZiyaret1892000
Keban DamKeban1,3301974
Kığı Dam1802016
Kılıçkaya DamYelkesen1241989
Köprü Dam1482012
Menzelet DamSarıçukur2481989
Muratlı DamMuratlı village, Artvin1152005
Obruk Dam 2022007
Oymapinar DamOymapınar-Manavgat5401984
Özlüce DamYayladere, Bingöl2002000
Sarıyar DamSarıyar1601956
Sır DamKüçüksır2841991
Torul Dam121.52007
Yedigöze Dam3202011
Yusufeli DamArtvin5402018

Solar photovoltaic

StationCommunityCoordinatesCapacity Construction year
Manisa 40?

Solar thermal

Wind

As of 2015, there were 172 wind farms in Turkey, of which 171 were active in production with a total installed capacity of 6.195 GW making out 7.7% of the total installed power capacity of the country. The generated electricity was 15.685 TWh in 2016, which supplied 6% of the total electrical energy consumption.
NameLocationProvinceCapacity Manufacturer
Aliağa Wind FarmAliağaİzmir1932008Nordex Enercon
Bahçe Wind FarmBahçeOsmaniye1352009GE
Bandırma Wind FarmBandırmaBalıkesir302006GE
Bozcaada Wind FarmBozcaadaÇanakkale102000Enercon
Çanta Wind FarmÇanta, Silivriİstanbul47.52014Nordex
Çatalca Wind FarmÇatalcaİstanbul602008Vestas
Çeşme Wind FarmÇeşmeİzmir392007Enercon
Dağpazarı Wind FarmDağpazarıMersin392012Siemens
Didim Wind FarmDidimAydın312009Suzlon
İntepe Wind FarmİntepeÇanakkale302007Enercon
Mut Wind FarmMutMersin332010Vestas
Samandağ Wind FarmSamandağHatay352009Nordex
Sayalar Wind FarmSayalarManisa302008Enercon
Soma Wind FarmSomaManisa1412012Enercon
Şamlı Wind FarmŞamlıBalıkesir902008Vestas

Nuclear