Afşin-Elbistan power stations is a 9,283 MW coal power station in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. It is operated by Afşİn Elbİstan Elektrİk Üretİm Ve Tİcaret AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 12 million homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1984, it is around 42 years old — long-established. 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_afsinelbistanstation_trkiy.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 2,795 MW for Afşin-Elbistan power stations, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103674; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 9,283 MW, Afşin-Elbistan power stations is well above 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
- 6.3% of 147,855 MW across 184 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 5 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 Afşİn Elbİstan Elektrİk Üretİm Ve Tİcaret AŞ [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 38.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #1 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
- Kahramanmaraş Anadolu power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Kahramanmaraş
- Afşin Elbistan Termik Santrali · Coal · 2,795 MW · Kahramanmaras
- Afşin-Elbistan power stations · Coal · 1,440 MW · Kahramanmaras
- Diler (Akbayir) Elbistan power station · Coal · 400 MW · Kahramanmaraş
- Tufanbeyli power station · Coal · 450 MW · Adana
- Tufanbeyli power station · Coal · 450 MW · Adana
Location
Coordinates 38.3472108, 37.0260017 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Afşin-Elbistan power stations?
Afşin-Elbistan power stations is a 9,283 MW coal power plant in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, commissioned in 1984.
Who operates Afşin-Elbistan power stations?
Afşin-Elbistan power stations is operated by Afşİn Elbİstan Elektrİk Üretİm Ve Tİcaret AŞ [100%].