List of active coal-fired power stations in Turkey explained

There are 55 plants which generate coal power in Turkey including autoproducers, more than any other European country except Russia. All coal-fired power stations are listed on the Turkish version of this article.

Coal-fired power stations

scope=col Stationscope=col Operational Capacity (MWe)scope=col Generation to grid in 2019 (GWh)scope=col Capacity factor in 2019 (%)scope=col Province and Districtscope=col Construction or operational start year [1] scope=col Ownerscope=col Type[2] scope=col Coal typescope=col Retirementscope=col class=unsortableNotesscope=col class=unsortable

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scope=row style="text-align: left"18 Mart Çan a.k.a. Çan320213476Çanakkale Çan2003EÜAŞSubcriticalLigniteUnknown[4]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Adapazarı Sugar Factory a.k.a. Ada Şeker a.k.a. Sakarya1013Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factorySakaryaAdapazarı2014Adapazarı SugarUnknownLigniteUnknownCaptive power plant

no output to grid first half 2020

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scope=row style="text-align: left"Afşin Elbistan A1355189916KahramanmaraşAfşin1984–1987EÜAŞSubcriticalLigniteUnknown[6]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Afşin Elbistan B1440277322KahramanmaraşAfşin2004–2005EÜAŞSubcritical[7] LigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Afyon Sugar Factory Cogeneration a.k.a. Afyon Şeker150Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryAfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar2018Doğüş Food and DrinkUnknownUnknownUnknownCaptive power plant

no output to grid 2019 or first half 2020

scope=row style="text-align: left"Albayrak Balıkesir Cogeneration a.k.a. Albayrak TES80
[8]
578BalıkesirBalıkesir2019
Varaka PaperUnknownImportedUnknownAverages 150 tons steam from 27 tons coal per hour[9]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Atlas1200850281Hatayİskenderun2014Diler Holding via Atlas EnerjiSupercriticalImportedUnknownDiler is on the Global Coal Exit List.[10]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Aynes Cogeneration a.k.a. Aynes Gıda6918DenizliAcıpayam2014Aynes FoodUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Eti Maden Bandirma power station a.k.a. Bandırma Boron Factory a.k.a. Bandırma Boraks36
[11]
5317BandırmaAcıpayam2014ETİ MadenUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Bekirli-1 a.k.a. Biga a.k.a. İçdaş Çelik Enerji405316489Çanakkale Biga2005 (unit 1), 2009 (units 2–3)İÇDAŞSubcriticalImportedUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Bekirli-2 a.k.a. Bekirli1200865882ÇanakkaleBiga2011 (unit 1), 2015 (unit 2)İÇDAŞSupercriticalImportedUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Beypazarı ETİ Soda Cogeneration a.k.a. ETİ Soda20
9454AnkaraBeypazarıUnknownCiner Group via ETİ SodaUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Bolluk a.k.a.Alkim Konya1
[12]
219KonyaCihanbeyli2014Alkim Alkali ChemicalsUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Bolu Göynük a.k.a. Aksa Göynuk TES270196483BoluGöynük2015Kazancı HoldingSubcritical fluidized bed LigniteUnknownDusts air and ground.[13] Uses 1.8 million tons of lignite with a thermal value of 2,450 kcal/kg per year[14] [15]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Cenal1320916779ÇanakkaleBiga2017Alarko Holding and Cengiz Holding via Cenal ElektrikUltra-SupercriticalImported BituminousUnknownCenal is on the Global Coal Exit List.[16]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çan-2330152453ÇanakkaleÇan2018ODAŞ GroupLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çankırı Salt Factory Cogenerationa.k.a.

Med-mar Sağlık

2964ÇankırıÇankırı2014Med-marUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çatalağzıa.k.a. Yeni Çatalağzı314149454ZonguldakKilimli1979 (opening:1989)Aydem EnerjiSubcriticalAnthraciteUnknown[17]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çayırhan620431279AnkaraNallıhan1987–2000Ciner GroupSubcriticalLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çayırhan Sodium Sulphate Cogeneration a.k.a. Alkim Çayırhan3939Ankara Nallıhan2014Alkim Alkali ChemicalsUnknownUnknownUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çoban Yıldızı power stations a.k.a. Çumra Termik Santrali a.k.a. Çobanyıldızı (Cumra)[18] 373511Konya Çumra2015UnknownLigniteUnknownAt Çumra Campus
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çoban Yıldızı power stations a.k.a. Çumra2435Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKonyaÇumra2014UnknownLigniteUnknownSupplies both sugar factory and grid.[19] Claimed to be most environment friendly factory in Turkey.[20]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Çolakoğlu a.k.a. Çolakoğlu-2190119172Kocaeli Gebze2003Çolakoğlu MetalurjiSubcriticalBituminousUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Dazkırı Cogenerationa.k.a.

Alkim Afyon

31672Afyonkarahisar Dazkırı2014Alkim Alkali ChemicalsUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Göknur20Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryNiğdeNiğde2014Göknur FoodUnknownUnknownUnknownCaptive power plant

no output to grid 2019 or first half 2020

scope=row style="text-align: left"İsken Sugözü a.k.a. Sugözu İsken

a.k.a. İskenderun

1320711061AdanaYumurtalık2003OYAKSubcriticalHard coal[21] Anthracite[22] Unknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"İzdemir350248481İzmir Aliağa2014İzdemir EnerjiSupercriticalImported[23] Unknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Kahramanmaraş Paper Factory1673Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş2014Kahramanmaraş PaperUnknownImportedUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Kangal457[24] 258865SivasKangal1989 (Unit 1) 1990 (Unit 2) 2000 (Unit 3)SubcriticalLigniteUnknownOn the Global Coal Exit List[25]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Kardemir a.k.a. Karabük7854680KütahyaKarabükUnknownKardemir A.Ş.UnknownHard coalUnknownMay need update to meet 2020 standards[26] [27]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Kemerköy630412875Muğla Gökova1994 (units 1–2), 1995 (unit 3)Yeniköy Kemerköy ElektrikSubcriticalLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Kipaş Paper Factory81Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKahramanmaraşTürkoğlu2014Kipaş HoldingUnknownImportedUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Küçüker Cogeneration534Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryDenizli Denizli2014Küçüker TextilesUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Kütahya Sugar Factory77Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKütahyaKütahya2014Kütahya Sugar factoryUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Orhaneli210157085Bursa Orhaneli1992Çelikler HoldingSubcriticalLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Polat a.k.a. Polat-15113230KütahyaTavşanlı2013PolatyolCirculating fluidized bedLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Seydişehir a.k.a. ETİ Alüminyum143327KonyaSeydişehir2014ETİ AluminiumUnknownLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Seyitömer600396875Kütahya Kütahya1973–1989Çelikler HoldingSubcriticalLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Soma Kolin510252757Manisa Soma2019Kolin GroupCirculating fluidized bedLigniteUnknownThe environmental impact assessment does not mention greenhouse gas (sera gaz) emissions.[28]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Somaa.k.a. Soma A440Unknown as some electricity might have been used for other purposesManisa Soma1957[29] EÜAŞUnknownLigniteUnknownNo output to grid 2019 or first half 2020
scope=row style="text-align: left"Soma B a.k.a. Soma6605059Unknown as the steam is also used for residential heatingManisa Soma1981–1992SubcriticalLigniteUnknownOf the six 165 MW units, 2 units are shut down and 4 units operating under temporary license.[30] Steam from the power station is used for residential heating in the winter.[31]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Şırnak Silopi a.k.a. Silopi405232466Şırnak Silopi2013 (unit 1), 2015 (units 2–3)Ciner GroupCirculating fluidized bedAsphaltiteUnknownMay need update to meet 2020 standards Although technically not coal the solid fuel is treated similarly by regulators so is included here.
scope=row style="text-align: left"Tufanbeyli450328383AdanaTufanbeyli2016Sabancı Holding via EnerjisaCirculating fluidized bedLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"Tunçbilek365UnknownUnknownKütahyaTavşanlı1973Çelikler HoldingSubcriticalLigniteUnknownNot listed on "real time generation" query so no generation figure shown[32]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Yatağan630376468Muğla Yatağan1984 (units 1–2), 1986 (unit 3)Aydem EnerjiSubcriticalLigniteUnknown[33]
scope=row style="text-align: left"Yeniköy420299781Muğla Milas1986–1987Yeniköy Kemerköy ElektrikSubcriticalLigniteUnknown
scope=row style="text-align: left"ZETES-1160114181ZonguldakZonguldak2010Eren Holding via Eren EnerjiCirculating fluidized bedBituminousUnknownLicensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETES
scope=row style="text-align: left"ZETES-21230893183ZonguldakZonguldak2010Eren Holding via Eren EnerjiSupercriticalBituminousUnknownLicensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETES
scope=row style="text-align: left"ZETES-31400921275ZonguldakZonguldak2016Eren Holding via Eren EnerjiSupercriticalBituminousUnknownLicensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETES

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Notes and References

  1. Where the construction year is not known, the start of the current EDPK operational license is shown – nevertheless there may have been "pre-licenses" before that.
  2. Web site: Global Coal Plant Tracker . . 4 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191025161315/https://endcoal.org/tracker/ . 25 October 2019 . live .
  3. Web site: Enerji Yatırımları. Energy Investments. Enerji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü. 3 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181005025622/http://www.eigm.gov.tr/tr-TR/Sayfalar/Enerji-Yatirimlari. 5 October 2018. live.
  4. News: 22 May 2020. Close Unfiltered Thermal Plants in Turkey During Coronavirus Outbreak. Bianet.
  5. Web site: Şeker Üretimi. Sugar production. 2020-06-05. www.adaseker.com.tr. tr.
  6. News: 17 June 2020 . Coal-fired plants reopen: Engineers cast doubt on minister's statement that 'obligations fulfilled' . .
  7. Web site: Afsin Elbistan-B Coal Power Plant Turkey. globalenergyobservatory.org. 31 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901220250/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42972. 1 September 2019. live.
  8. Web site: 2019 yılı enerji yatırımları. 2019 energy investments. Enerji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü.
  9. Web site: Dumansız fabrika için 14 milyon avro yatırdı. 14 million euros invested in smokeless factory. Memurlar.Net. tr. 31 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131082827/https://www.memurlar.net/haber/871658/dumansiz-fabrika-icin-14-milyon-avro-yatirdi.html. 31 January 2020. live.
  10. Web site: Diler. coalexit.org. 2020-03-06.
  11. Web site: ETİ Maden – Bandırma. ETİ Mining – Bandırma. Lagos Enerji. tr. 2020-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215071845/http://www.lagosenerji.com/portfolios/eti-maden-bandirma/. 15 February 2020. live.
  12. Web site: 2018 Yılı Enerji Yatırımları. 2018 Energy Investments. Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Turkey).
  13. Ercan. Özgen. Dinçer. Faruk. Sarı. Deniz. Ceylan. Özcan. Di̇nçer. Fatih Kemal. 2020-06-10. Determination of PM10 and deposited dust dispersion on the settlement areas from Aksa Göynük coal (lignite) fueled thermal power plant. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 11. 12. 2126–2132. en. 10.1016/j.apr.2020.05.025. 225757367 . 1309-1042.
  14. Web site: Bolu Göynük Thermal Power Plant. 2020-06-20. www.aksaenerji.com.tr.
  15. Ercan. Özgen. Dinçer. Faruk. Sarı. Deniz. Ceylan. Özcan. Di̇nçer. Fatih Kemal. 2020-06-10. Determination of PM10 and deposited dust dispersion on the settlement areas from Aksa Göynük coal (lignite) fueled thermal power plant. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 11. 12. 2126–2132. en. 10.1016/j.apr.2020.05.025. 225757367 . 1309-1042.
  16. Web site: Cenal. coalexit.org. 2020-03-06.
  17. News: Çatalağzı Termik Santrali yeniden çalışmaya başlıyor. tr. Çatalağzı thermal power plant starts working again. Enerji Günlüğü. 2020-06-05.
  18. Web site: Konya Şeker Coban Yildizi Thermal Powerplant. Konya Sugar. 2020-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190820022151/http://www.konyaseker.com.tr/en/icerik/detay/6496/coban-yildizi-thermal-powerplant. 20 August 2019. live.
  19. Web site: Hakkımızda Çoban Yıldızı Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.. cobanyildizi.com.tr. 31 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131080038/http://cobanyildizi.com.tr/Tr/kurumsal. 31 January 2020. live.
  20. Web site: Konya Şeker Cumra Sugar Factory. www.konyaseker.com.tr. 2020-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803091000/http://www.konyaseker.com.tr/en/icerik/detay/6478/cumra-sugar-factory. 3 August 2019. live.
  21. Web site: İsken Sugözü Power Plant. 2020-06-11. Isken.
  22. Web site: Infographic: Turkish coal-fired plant expansion stalls, with 70 GW shelved since 2009. 23 August 2019. S & P Global. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901084058/https://www.spglobal.com/platts/plattscontent/_assets/_images/latest-news/20190823_turkish_coal_fired_plant_expansion.jpg. 1 September 2019. live.
  23. Web site: Teknik Özellikler. Technical Details. İzdemir Energy. tr. 31 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190818125817/http://www.izdemirenerji.com/teknik-ozellikler/. 18 August 2019. live.
  24. Web site: Kangal Termik Santrali 6 ay sonra yeniden tam kapasite olarak üretime başladı. After 6 months Kangal once again started generating at full capacity. 2020-06-04. Timeturk.com.
  25. Web site: Kangal. coalexit.org. 2020-03-06.
  26. News: Baskı sonuç verdi: Filtresiz termik santrallere izin çıkmadı. Pressure brings result: No thermal power plants without filters allowed. Deutsche Welle. tr-TR. 15 February 2019. 4 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190904123141/https://www.dw.com/tr/bask%C4%B1-sonu%C3%A7-verdi-filtresiz-termik-santrallere-izin-%C3%A7%C4%B1kmad%C4%B1/a-47528161. 4 September 2019. live.
  27. News: Filtresiz santraller tek tek mühürleniyor. Stations without filters sealed one by one. Sözcü. tr. 1 January 2020. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101201904/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2020/gundem/filtresiz-santral-muhurlendi-5542442/. 1 January 2020. live.
  28. Web site: Soma Kolin Termik Santrali ÇED. Soma Kolin power station EIA. eced.csb.gov.tr. 2020-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902014939/http://eced.csb.gov.tr/ced/jsp/ek1/8979. 2 September 2019. live.
  29. Web site: Soma-A Thermal Power Plant .
  30. News: Bakan Kurum: 5 Termik santral tamamen kapatıldı. Ministry: 5 thermal power plants completely shut down. Sabah. tr. 1 January 2020. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102174936/https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2020/01/01/bakan-kurum-5-termik-santral-tamamen-kapatildi. 2 January 2020. live.
  31. Web site: Direskeneli. Haluk. 3 January 2020. Enerji piyasalarında 2020 yılı öngörüleri. Looking ahead to the 2020 energy market. 4 January 2020. Enerji Günlüğü. tr.
  32. Web site: 1973-02-28. 1st Power Plant ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş.. 2020-06-20. en-US.
  33. Web site: Thermal Generation Aydem Energy. Thermal Generation Aydem Energy. en. 2020-05-31.