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Bozüyük power station

Gas power plant in Bilecik, Turkey. Approximate location 40.151522, 29.981798.

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Bozüyük power station is a 132 MW gas power station in Bilecik, Turkey. It is operated by Akenerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 149k homes (estimated). It ranks #286 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1997, it is around 29 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).

132MW installed capacity
148,669homes powered (est.)
1997commissioned (~29 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityBozüyük power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryTurkey · Bilecik GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates40.151522, 29.981798 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity132 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerAkenerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned1997 GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions208,138 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#286 / 502 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#85 / 142 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.73× · 180 MW · n=142 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent148,669 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 132 MW, Bozüyük power station is below the median gas plant in Turkey (180 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Turkey

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

Owner

Operated by Akenerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 40.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer mediterranean: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 #85 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 40.151522, 29.981798 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Bozüyük power station?

Bozüyük power station is a 132 MW gas power plant in Bilecik, Turkey, commissioned in 1997.

How many homes can Bozüyük power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 148,669 homes (estimated).

Who operates Bozüyük power station?

Bozüyük power station is operated by Akenerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%].

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