List of active coal-fired power stations in Turkey
There are 55 plants which generate coal power in Turkey including autoproducers, more than any other European country except Russia.
Coal-fired power stations
| Station | Installed capacity | Generation to grid in 2019 | Capacity factor in 2019 | Province and district | Construction or operational start year | Owner | Type | Coal type | Retirement | Notes | |
| 18 Mart Çan a.k.a. Çan | 320 | 2134 | 76 | Çanakkale Çan | 2003 | EÜAŞ | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Adapazarı Sugar Factory a.k.a. Ada Şeker a.k.a. Sakarya | 10.4 | 13 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factory | Sakarya Adapazarı | 2014 | Adapazarı Sugar | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | Captive power plant: no output to grid first half 2020 | |
| Afşin Elbistan A | 1355 | 1899 | 16 | Kahramanmaraş Afşin | 1984–1987 | EÜAŞ | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Afşin Elbistan B | 1440 | 2773 | 22 | Kahramanmaraş Afşin | 2004–2005 | EÜAŞ | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Albayrak Balıkesir Cogeneration a.k.a. Albayrak TES | 40 | 57 | 8 | Balıkesir Balıkesir | 2019 | Varaka Paper | Unknown | Imported | Unknown | Averages 150 tons steam from 27 tons coal per hour | |
| Atlas | 1260 | 8502 | 81 | Hatay İskenderun | 2014 | Diler Holding via Atlas Enerji | Supercritical | Imported | Unknown | Diler is on the Global Coal Exit List. | |
| Aynes Cogeneration a.k.a. Aynes Gıda | 6 | 9 | 18 | Denizli Acıpayam | 2014 | Aynes Food | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Eti Maden Bandirma power station a.k.a. Bandırma Boron Factory a.k.a. Bandırma Boraks | 36 | 53 | 17 | Bandırma Acıpayam | 2014 | ETİ Maden | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Bekirli-1 a.k.a. Biga a.k.a. İçdaş Çelik Enerji | 405 | 3164 | 89 | Çanakkale Biga | 2005, 2009 | İÇDAŞ | Subcritical | Imported | Unknown | ||
| Bekirli-2 a.k.a. Bekirli | 1200 | 8658 | 82 | Çanakkale Biga | 2011, 2015 | İÇDAŞ | Supercritical | Imported | Unknown | ||
| Beypazarı ETİ Soda Cogeneration a.k.a. ETİ Soda | 20 | 94 | 54 | Ankara Beypazarı | Unknown | Ciner Group via ETİ Soda | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Bolluk a.k.a. Alkim Konya | 1 | 2 | 19 | Konya Cihanbeyli | 2014 | Alkim Alkali Chemicals | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Bolu Göynük a.k.a. Aksa Göynük TES | 270 | 1964 | 83 | Bolu Göynük | 2015 | Kazancı Holding | Subcritical fluidized bed | Lignite | Unknown | Dusts air and ground. Uses 1.8 million tons of lignite with a thermal value of 2,450 kcal/kg per year. | |
| Cenal | 1320 | 9167 | 79 | Çanakkale Biga | 2017 | Alarko Holding and Cengiz Holding via Cenal Elektrik | Ultra-Supercritical | Imported Bituminous | Unknown | Cenal is on the Global Coal Exit List. | |
| Çan-2 | 330 | 1524 | 53 | Çanakkale Çan | 2018 | ODAŞ Group | Lignite | Unknown | |||
| Çankırı Salt Factory Cogeneration a.k.a. Med-mar Sağlık | 2 | 9 | 64 | Çankırı Çankırı | 2014 | Med-mar | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Çatalağzı a.k.a. Yeni Çatalağzı | 314 | 1494 | 54 | Zonguldak Kilimli | 1979 | Aydem Enerji | Subcritical | Anthracite | Unknown | ||
| Çayırhan | 620 | 4312 | 79 | Ankara Nallıhan | 1987–2000 | Akçadağ Holding | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Çayırhan Sodium Sulphate Cogeneration a.k.a. Alkim Çayırhan | 3 | 9 | 39 | Ankara Nallıhan | 2014 | Alkim Alkali Chemicals | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Çoban Yıldızı power stations a.k.a. Çumra Termik Santrali a.k.a. Çobanyıldızı | 37 | 35 | 11 | Konya Çumra | 2015 | Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | At Çumra Campus | |
| Çoban Yıldızı power stations a.k.a. Çumra | 24 | 35 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factory | Konya Çumra | 2014 | Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | Supplies both sugar factory and grid. Claimed to be most environment friendly factory in Turkey. | |
| Çolakoğlu a.k.a. Çolakoğlu-2 | 190 | 1191 | 72 | Kocaeli Gebze | 2003 | Çolakoğlu Metalurji | Subcritical | Bituminous | Unknown | ||
| Dazkırı Cogeneration a.k.a. Alkim Afyon | 3 | 16 | 72 | Afyonkarahisar Dazkırı | 2014 | Alkim Alkali Chemicals | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Göknur | 2 | 0 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factory | Niğde Niğde | 2014 | Göknur Food | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Captive power plant: no output to grid 2019 or first half 2020 | |
| İsken Sugözü a.k.a. Sugözu İsken a.k.a. İskenderun | 1320 | 7110 | 61 | Adana Yumurtalık | 2003 | OYAK | Subcritical | Hard coal, anthracite | Unknown | ||
| İzdemir | 350 | 2484 | 81 | İzmir Aliağa | 2014 | İzdemir Enerji | Supercritical | Imported | Unknown | ||
| Kahramanmaraş Paper Factory | 16 | 73 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factory | Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş | 2014 | Kahramanmaraş Paper | Unknown | Imported | Unknown | ||
| Kangal | 457 | 2588 | 65 | Sivas Kangal | 1989 1990 2000 | Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | On the Global Coal Exit List | |
| Kardemir a.k.a. Karabük | 78 | 546 | 80 | Kütahya Karabük | Unknown | Kardemir A.Ş. | Unknown | Hard coal | Unknown | May need update to meet 2020 standards | |
| Kemerköy | 630 | 4128 | 75 | Muğla Gökova | 1994, 1995 | Yeniköy Kemerköy Elektrik | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Kipaş Paper Factory | 8 | 1 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factory | Kahramanmaraş Türkoğlu | 2014 | Kipaş Holding | Unknown | Imported | Unknown | ||
| Küçüker Cogeneration | 5 | 34 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factory | Denizli Denizli | 2014 | Küçüker Textiles | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Kütahya Sugar Factory | 7 | 7 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factory | Kütahya Kütahya | 2014 | Kütahya Sugar factory | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Orhaneli | 210 | 1570 | 85 | Bursa Orhaneli | 1992 | Çelikler Holding | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Polat a.k.a. Polat-1 | 51 | 132 | 30 | Kütahya Tavşanlı | 2013 | Polatyol | Circulating fluidized bed | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Seydişehir a.k.a. ETİ Alüminyum | 14 | 33 | 27 | Konya Seydişehir | 2014 | ETİ Aluminium | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Seyitömer | 600 | 3968 | 75 | Kütahya Kütahya | 1973–1989 | Çelikler Holding | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Soma Kolin | 510 | 2527 | 57 | Manisa Soma | 2019 | Kolin Group | Circulating fluidized bed | Lignite | Unknown | The environmental impact assessment does not mention greenhouse gas emissions. | |
| Soma a.k.a. Soma A | 44 | 0 | Unknown as some electricity might have been used for other purposes | Manisa Soma | 1957 | EÜAŞ | Unknown | Lignite | Unknown | No output to grid 2019 or first half 2020 | |
| Soma B a.k.a. Soma | 660 | 5059 | Unknown as the steam is also used for residential heating | Manisa Soma | 1981–1992 | Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | Of the six 165 MW units, 2 units are shut down and 4 units operating under temporary license. Steam from the power station is used for residential heating in the winter. | |
| Şırnak Silopi a.k.a. Silopi | 405 | 2324 | 66 | Şırnak Silopi | 2013, 2015 | Ciner Group | Circulating fluidized bed | Asphaltite | Unknown | May need update to meet 2020 standards Although technically not coal the solid fuel is treated similarly by regulators so is included here. | |
| Tufanbeyli | 450 | 3283 | 83 | Adana Tufanbeyli | 2016 | Sabancı Holding via Enerjisa | Circulating fluidized bed | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Tunçbilek | 365 | Unknown | Unknown | Kütahya Tavşanlı | 1973 | Çelikler Holding | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | Not listed on "real time generation" query so no generation figure shown | |
| Yatağan | 630 | 3764 | 68 | Muğla Yatağan | 1984, 1986 | Aydem Enerji | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| Yeniköy | 420 | 2997 | 81 | Muğla Milas | 1986–1987 | Yeniköy Kemerköy Elektrik | Subcritical | Lignite | Unknown | ||
| ZETES-1 | 160 | 1141 | 81 | Zonguldak Zonguldak | 2010 | Eren Holding via Eren Enerji | Circulating fluidized bed | Bituminous | Unknown | Licensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETES | |
| ZETES-2 | 1230 | 8931 | 83 | Zonguldak Zonguldak | 2010 | Eren Holding via Eren Enerji | Supercritical | Bituminous | Unknown | Licensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETES | |
| ZETES-3 | 1400 | 9212 | 75 | Zonguldak Zonguldak | 2016 | Eren Holding via Eren Enerji | Supercritical | Bituminous | Unknown | Licensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETES | |
| Total | 19,223 |
However the energy ministry says total installed capacity 21,931 MW.