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 (MWe) Generation to grid in 2019 (GWh)Capacity factor in 2019 (%) Province and district Construction or operational start year 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. OwnerTypeCoal typeRetirement Notes 18 Mart Çan a.k.a. Çan320213476Çanakkale Çan2003EÜAŞSubcriticalLigniteUnknownAdapazarı Sugar Factory a.k.a. Ada Şeker a.k.a. Sakarya10.413Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factorySakarya Adapazarı2014Adapazarı SugarUnknownLigniteUnknownCaptive power plant: no output to grid first half 2020Afşin Elbistan A1355189916Kahramanmaraş Afşin1984–1987EÜAŞSubcriticalLigniteUnknownAfşin Elbistan B1440277322Kahramanmaraş Afşin2004–2005EÜAŞSubcriticalLigniteUnknownAlbayrak Balıkesir Cogeneration a.k.a. Albayrak TES40578Balıkesir Balıkesir2019Varaka PaperUnknownImportedUnknownAverages 150 tons steam from 27 tons coal per hourAtlas1260850281Hatay İskenderun2014Diler Holding via Atlas EnerjiSupercriticalImportedUnknownDiler is on the Global Coal Exit List. Aynes Cogeneration a.k.a. Aynes Gıda6918Denizli Acıpayam2014Aynes FoodUnknownLigniteUnknownEti Maden Bandirma power station a.k.a. Bandırma Boron Factory a.k.a. Bandırma Boraks365317Bandırma Acıpayam2014ETİ MadenUnknownLigniteUnknownBekirli-1 a.k.a. Biga a.k.a. İçdaş Çelik Enerji405316489Çanakkale Biga2005 (unit 1), 2009 (units 2–3)İÇDAŞSubcriticalImportedUnknownBekirli-2 a.k.a. Bekirli1200865882Çanakkale Biga2011 (unit 1), 2015 (unit 2)İÇDAŞSupercriticalImportedUnknownBeypazarı ETİ Soda Cogeneration a.k.a. ETİ Soda209454Ankara BeypazarıUnknownCiner Group via ETİ SodaUnknownLigniteUnknownBolluk a.k.a. Alkim Konya1219Konya Cihanbeyli2014Alkim Alkali ChemicalsUnknownLigniteUnknownBolu Göynük a.k.a. Aksa Göynük TES270196483Bolu Göynük2015Kazancı HoldingSubcritical fluidized bed LigniteUnknownDusts air and ground. Uses 1.8 million tons of lignite with a thermal value of 2,450 kcal/kg per year.Cenal1320916779Çanakkale Biga2017Alarko Holding and Cengiz Holding via Cenal ElektrikUltra-SupercriticalImported BituminousUnknownCenal is on the Global Coal Exit List.Çan-2330152453Çanakkale Çan2018ODAŞ GroupLigniteUnknownÇankırı Salt Factory Cogeneration a.k.a.
Med-mar Sağlık2964Çankırı Çankırı2014Med-marUnknownLigniteUnknownÇatalağzı a.k.a. Yeni Çatalağzı314149454Zonguldak Kilimli1979 (opening:1989)Aydem EnerjiSubcriticalAnthraciteUnknownÇayırhan620431279Ankara Nallıhan1987–2000Akçadağ HoldingSubcriticalLigniteUnknownÇayırhan Sodium Sulphate Cogeneration a.k.a. Alkim Çayırhan3939Ankara Nallıhan2014Alkim Alkali ChemicalsUnknownUnknownUnknownÇoban Yıldızı power stations a.k.a. Çumra Termik Santrali a.k.a. Çobanyıldızı (Cumra)373511Konya Çumra2015Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar UnknownLigniteUnknownAt Çumra CampusÇoban Yıldızı power stations a.k.a. Çumra2435Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKonya Çumra2014Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar UnknownLigniteUnknownSupplies both sugar factory and grid. Claimed to be most environment friendly factory in Turkey.Çolakoğlu a.k.a. Çolakoğlu-2190119172Kocaeli Gebze2003Çolakoğlu MetalurjiSubcriticalBituminousUnknownDazkırı Cogeneration a.k.a.
Alkim Afyon31672Afyonkarahisar Dazkırı2014Alkim Alkali ChemicalsUnknownLigniteUnknownGöknur20Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryNiğde Niğde2014Göknur FoodUnknownUnknownUnknownCaptive power plant: no output to grid 2019 or first half 2020İsken Sugözü a.k.a. Sugözu İsken
a.k.a. İskenderun1320711061Adana Yumurtalık2003OYAKSubcriticalHard coal, anthraciteUnknownİzdemir350248481İzmir Aliağa2014İzdemir EnerjiSupercriticalImportedUnknown Kahramanmaraş Paper Factory1673Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş2014Kahramanmaraş PaperUnknownImportedUnknownKangal457258865Sivas Kangal1989 (Unit 1) 1990 (Unit 2) 2000 (Unit 3)Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar SubcriticalLigniteUnknownOn the Global Coal Exit ListKardemir a.k.a. Karabük7854680Kütahya KarabükUnknownKardemir A.Ş.UnknownHard coalUnknownMay need update to meet 2020 standardsKemerköy630412875Muğla Gökova1994 (units 1–2), 1995 (unit 3)Yeniköy Kemerköy ElektrikSubcriticalLigniteUnknown Kipaş Paper Factory81Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKahramanmaraş Türkoğlu2014Kipaş HoldingUnknownImportedUnknownKüçüker Cogeneration534Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryDenizli Denizli2014Küçüker TextilesUnknownLigniteUnknownKütahya Sugar Factory77Unknown as some electricity might have been used by the factoryKütahya Kütahya2014Kütahya Sugar factoryUnknownLigniteUnknownOrhaneli210157085Bursa Orhaneli1992Çelikler HoldingSubcriticalLigniteUnknown Polat a.k.a. Polat-15113230Kütahya Tavşanlı2013PolatyolCirculating fluidized bedLigniteUnknownSeydişehir a.k.a. ETİ Alüminyum143327Konya Seydişehir2014ETİ AluminiumUnknownLigniteUnknownSeyitömer600396875Kütahya Kütahya1973–1989Çelikler HoldingSubcriticalLigniteUnknownSoma Kolin510252757Manisa Soma2019Kolin GroupCirculating fluidized bedLigniteUnknownThe environmental impact assessment does not mention greenhouse gas (sera gaz) emissions.Soma a.k.a. Soma A440Unknown as some electricity might have been used for other purposesManisa Soma1957EÜAŞUnknownLigniteUnknownNo output to grid 2019 or first half 2020Soma B a.k.a. Soma6605059Unknown as the steam is also used for residential heatingManisa Soma1981–1992Anadolu Birlik Holding via Konya Sugar SubcriticalLigniteUnknownOf 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. 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.Tufanbeyli450328383Adana Tufanbeyli2016Sabancı Holding via EnerjisaCirculating fluidized bedLigniteUnknownTunçbilek365UnknownUnknownKütahya Tavşanlı1973Çelikler HoldingSubcriticalLigniteUnknownNot listed on "real time generation" query so no generation figure shownYatağan630376468Muğla Yatağan1984 (units 1–2), 1986 (unit 3)Aydem EnerjiSubcriticalLigniteUnknown Yeniköy420299781Muğla Milas1986–1987Yeniköy Kemerköy ElektrikSubcriticalLigniteUnknownZETES-1160114181Zonguldak Zonguldak2010Eren Holding via Eren EnerjiCirculating fluidized bedBituminousUnknownLicensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETES ZETES-21230893183Zonguldak Zonguldak2010Eren Holding via Eren EnerjiSupercriticalBituminousUnknownLicensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETESZETES-31400921275Zonguldak Zonguldak2016Eren Holding via Eren EnerjiSupercriticalBituminousUnknownLicensed as "Çatalağzı Termik" together with other ZETESTotal19,223 However, the energy ministry says total installed capacity 21,931 MW (perhaps the difference is net vs gross that is operational vs installed).
See also
Electricity sector in Turkey#Future Energy policy of Turkey Greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey Environmental issues in Turkey Climate change litigation#Turkey :Category:Coal mines in Turkey
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External links Map of coal plants by Global Energy Monitor Map of European coal plants including Turkey by Beyond Coal Graph of owners etc. List from Openstreetmap