Bilkent University power station is a 36.5 MW gas power plant in Anatolia, Turkey. It is operated by Bilenerji Bilkent Enerji Uretim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 41k homes (estimated). It ranks #375 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1993, it is around 33 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 22.1% 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 GOGPT_bilkentuniversity_trkiye.
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 · L100000408833; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 36.5 MW, Bilkent University power station is below the median gas plant in Turkey (180 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Turkey gas capacity
- less than 0.1% of 57,910 MW across 142 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 69 dated gas plants in Turkey is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Turkey
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Bilenerji Bilkent Enerji Uretim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ [100%].
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 39.9°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 30% 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: 68/100 — this site sits in the top 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
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), 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 #137 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
- Bilkent University power station · Gas · 36.5 MW · Ankara
- OSTIM Industrial Zone power station · Gas · 49.1 MW · Ankara
- OSTIM Industrial Zone power station · Gas · 41 MW · Ankara
- Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz Santrali · Gas · 770 MW · Ankara
- Baymina Ankara power station · Gas · 770 MW · Ankara
- ANKARA SINCAN · Other · 50.3 MW · Ankara
Location
Coordinates 39.8666, 32.7563 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bilkent University power station?
Bilkent University power station is a 36.5 MW gas power plant in Anatolia, Turkey, commissioned in 1993.
Who operates Bilkent University power station?
Bilkent University power station is operated by Bilenerji Bilkent Enerji Uretim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ [100%].