Çan (18 Mart) power station is a 320 MW coal power station in Çanakkale, Turkey. It is operated by Elektrik Uretim AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 400k homes (estimated). It ranks #198 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 34.3% of Turkey's electricity; the national grid averages 475 gCO₂/kWh (43.3% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_can18mart_trkiy.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103634; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 320 MW, Çan (18 Mart) power station is below the median coal plant in Turkey (630 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Turkey coal capacity
- 0.2% of 147,855 MW across 184 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 18 of 62 dated coal plants in Turkey are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Turkey
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Elektrik Uretim AŞ [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 10% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 46/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #129 largest coal power plant of 184 in Turkey by capacity.
Turkey has 184 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 147,855 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Çan-1 power station · Coal · 320 MW · Canakkale
- Çan (18 Mart) power station · Coal · 320 MW · Canakkale
- İÇDAŞ Biga Termik Santrali · Coal · 1,200 MW · Canakkale
- Çan-2 power station · Coal · 330 MW · Çanakkale
- Çan-2 power station · Coal · 330 MW · Canakkale
- Helvacı power station · Coal · 270 MW · Çanakkale
Location
Coordinates 40.02324, 26.976837 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Çan (18 Mart) power station?
Çan (18 Mart) power station is a 320 MW coal power plant in Çanakkale, Turkey, commissioned in 2003.
Who operates Çan (18 Mart) power station?
Çan (18 Mart) power station is operated by Elektrik Uretim AŞ [100%].