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Bilecik power station

Gas power plant in Bilecik, Turkey. Approximate location 40.0041, 29.9222.

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Bilecik power station is a 52 MW gas power plant in Bilecik, Turkey. It is operated by Tekno Enerji LŞ. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 59k homes (estimated). It ranks #345 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 44,164 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 10k 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).

52Source-backed capacity
58,566homes powered (est.)
44,164t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-6348.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBilecik power station Climate TRACE
CountryTurkey · Bilecik Climate TRACE
Coordinates40.0041, 29.9222 Climate TRACE
FuelGas Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity52 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerTekno Enerji LŞ Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions44,164 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#345 of 502 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#125 of 142 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.29× · 180 MW median · 142 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent58,566 calculated
Climate10.2°C · HDD 2,900 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 31/100 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 (location L100000408834); fuel: Cross-source matched source record (GEM-GOGPT)

In context: how this plant compares

At 52 MW, Bilecik power station is below 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.

~44,164 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

10kpassenger cars driven for a year
5.8khomes' yearly energy use
736ktree 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 Tekno Enerji LŞ.

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 warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.2°Cannual mean temp
2,900heating degree-days (base 18°C)
82cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
902 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 2 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 10 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 17 °CJJ: 19 °CJA: 19 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 12 °CON: 7 °CND: 2 °CD19 °C

Heating degree-days here run 18% 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: 60/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
19.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
129 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 #125 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 40.0041, 29.9222 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Bilecik power station?

Bilecik power station is a 52 MW source-record gas power plant in Bilecik, Turkey.

How many homes can Bilecik power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 58,566 homes (estimated).

Who operates Bilecik power station?

Bilecik power station is operated by Tekno Enerji LŞ.

How much CO₂ does Bilecik power station emit?

Bilecik power station has modelled emissions of about 44,164 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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