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Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali

Gas power plant in Ankara, Turkey. Approximate location 39.7773, 32.4022.

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Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali is a 770 MW gas power station in Ankara, Turkey. It is operated by Baymina Enerji. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 867k homes (estimated). It ranks #119 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 552,950 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 129k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 22.1% of Turkey's electricity; the national grid averages 475 gCO₂/kWh (43.3% low-carbon) (2025).

770Source-backed capacity
867,240homes powered (est.)
552,950t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1018761.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBaymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali WRI
CountryTurkey · Ankara WRI
Coordinates39.7773, 32.4022 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity770 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerBaymina Enerji WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions552,950 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#119 of 502 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#37 of 142 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers4.28× · 180 MW median · 142 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent867,240 calculated
Climate11.8°C · HDD 2,608 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 30/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 operating-unit sum (location L100000405896); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 770 MW, Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali is well above the median gas plant in Turkey (180 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~552,950 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

129kpassenger cars driven for a year
72khomes' yearly energy use
9.2 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Turkey

Enka Gebze power station: 1,600 MW2kEnka Gebze…Enka Gebze Doğalgaz Santrali: 1,595 MW2kEnka Gebze…Enka İzmir Doğalgaz Santrali: 1,580 MW2kEnka İzmir…Enka İzmir power station: 1,580 MW2kEnka İzmir…Bandırma power station: 1,543 MW2kBandırma p…Bursa Doğalgaz Santrali: 1,432 MW1kBursa Doğa…Bursa B power station: 1,432 MW1kBursa B po…Bursa B power station: 1,432 MW1kBursa B po…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Baymina Enerji.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

11.8°Cannual mean temp
2,608heating degree-days (base 18°C)
349cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
843 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 2 °CFM: 6 °CMA: 11 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 20 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 22 °CAS: 18 °CSO: 13 °CON: 7 °CND: 2 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 6% above 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: 52/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
30/100environmental-severity index
22.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
172 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #37 largest gas power plant of 142 in Turkey by capacity.

Turkey has 142 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 57,910 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 39.7773, 32.4022 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali?

Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali is a 770 MW source-record gas power plant in Ankara, Turkey.

How many homes can Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 867,240 homes (estimated).

Who operates Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali?

Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali is operated by Baymina Enerji.

How much CO₂ does Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali emit?

Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali has modelled emissions of about 552,950 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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