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Cay power station

Gas power plant in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Approximate location 38.5939, 31.0434.

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Cay power station is a 156 MW gas power station in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. It is operated by Dedeli Dogalgaz Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret AŞ. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 176k homes (estimated). It ranks #262 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 157,660 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 37k 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).

156Source-backed capacity
175,700homes powered (est.)
157,660t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-6320.

Data status

Known data

FacilityCay power station Climate TRACE
CountryTurkey · Afyonkarahisar Climate TRACE
Coordinates38.5939, 31.0434 Climate TRACE
FuelGas Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity156 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerDedeli Dogalgaz Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret AŞ Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions157,660 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#262 of 502 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#74 of 142 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.87× · 180 MW median · 142 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent175,700 calculated
Climate9.8°C · HDD 3,083 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 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 L100000408831); fuel: Cross-source matched source record (GEM-GOGPT)

In context: how this plant compares

At 156 MW, Cay 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.

~157,660 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

37kpassenger cars driven for a year
21khomes' yearly energy use
2.6 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 Dedeli Dogalgaz Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret AŞ.

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 38.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.8°Cannual mean temp
3,083heating degree-days (base 18°C)
104cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,289 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -1 °CJF: 1 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 9 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 17 °CJJ: 20 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 11 °CON: 6 °CND: 1 °CD20 °C

Heating degree-days here run 25% 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: 65/100 — 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)
28/100environmental-severity index
20.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
205 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 #74 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 38.5939, 31.0434 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Cay power station?

Cay power station is a 156 MW source-record gas power plant in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.

How many homes can Cay power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 175,700 homes (estimated).

Who operates Cay power station?

Cay power station is operated by Dedeli Dogalgaz Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret AŞ.

How much CO₂ does Cay power station emit?

Cay power station has modelled emissions of about 157,660 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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