List of power stations in Turkey


The most important power stations in Turkey are listed here. 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 shut down 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

In 2020, about 68 TWh of electricity was generated from gas., according to the head of the Electricity Producers’ Association, natural gas plants did not have enough money for maintenance work.
StationLocationCoordinatesCapacity Construction yearNotes
GebzeSAKARYA1,631
İzmirİZMİR1,520
BursaBURSA1,432
Ambarlı AİSTANBUL1,351
HamitabatKIRKLARELİ1,220
Habaş AliağaİZMİR1,043
BandırmaBALIKESİR936
KırıkkaleKIRIKKALE927
ErzinHATAY904
AntalyaANTALYA900
Bilgin Samsun Doğalgaz Kombine Çevrim SantraliSAMSUN887
Yeni Doğalgaz Çevrim SantraliKOCAELİ865
İç Anadolu Doğal Gaz Kombine Çevrim Enerji Santralı ProjesiKIRIKKALE853
Adapazarı Doğalgaz Kombine Çevrim SantraliSAKARYA818
İstanbul Fuel Oil ve Doğal Gaz Kom. Çev. Sant. İSTANBUL816
Doğalgaz Kombine çevrim Enerji SantraliDENİZLİ797
AnkaraANKARA770
Cengiz 610 MW DGKÇSSAMSUN610
Bandırma II Doğalgaz Kombine Çevrim SantraliBALIKESİR607
BursaBURSA486
TekirdağTEKİRDAĞ956
Kazan Doğalgaz Kojenerasyon SantraliANKARA379
Gebze Dilovası Doğal Gaz Kombine Çevrim SantraliKOCAELİ253
Yeşilyurt Enerji Samsun Merkez OSB DGKÇSSAMSUN234
AGE DGKÇS IDENİZLİ205
Karadeniz Ereğli-ZonguldakZONGULDAK195
Esenyurt Termik SantraliİSTANBUL180
Şanlıurfa OSB Enerji SantraliŞANLIURFA147
Aksa SantralıYALOVA145
Taha DGKÇSMARDİN136
Mersin Kojenerasyon SantraliMERSİN126
Çolakoğlu-1 Termik SantraliKOCAELİ123
İzmit-Köseköy Termik SantraliKOCAELİ112
Kırklareli DGKÇKIRKLARELİ82
Ales DKÇSAYDIN62
Delta Doğalgaz Kombine Çevrim SantraliKIRKLARELİ61
Çorlu-TekirdağTEKİRDAĞ56
Lüleburgaz-KırklareliKIRKLARELİ50
Kentsa gas power plant

Geothermal

The CO2 emissions from new geothermal plants in Turkey are high but gradually decline: lifecycle emissions were 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

there was 9 GW of solar PV.
Station nameOwnerLocationPlanned capacityCapacity Construction year
KarapınarKalyonKonya130010002020 to 2023

Wind

As of 2022, there were 280 wind farms in Turkey, of which 280 were active in production with a total installed capacity of 10.592 GW more than 10% of the total installed power capacity of the country.
NameLocationProvinceCapacity Manufacturer
KARABURUN Wind FarmİZMİRKARABURUN222.801.03.2018
İstanbul Wind FarmİSTANBULÇATALCA181.810.09.2020
Albay Çiğiltepe Wind FarmAFYONKARAHİSARDİNAR172.616.03.2011
Geycek Wind FarmKIRŞEHİR16814.05.2008
Balıkesir Wind FarmBALIKESİR142.518.04.2007
GökçedağOSMANİYEBAHÇE13519.12.2003
Saros Wind FarmÇANAKKALE132.88618.10.2012
Kangal Wind FarmSİVAS12812.04.2011
ŞamlıBALIKESİR126.506.04.2004
SomaMANİSASOMA12018.04.2019
Evrencik Wind FarmKIRKLARELİVİZE12009.02.2012
AliağaİZMİRALİAĞA12017.07.2008
Tatlıpınar Wind FarmBALIKESİRMERKEZ10821.06.2012
Şah Wind FarmBALIKESİRBANDIRMA10510.04.2008
Kuşadası Wind FarmAYDINSÖKE103.521.07.2011
Bağlar Wind FarmKONYAMERKEZ10021.06.2012
Çanta47.5
Dağpazarı39
Mut33