Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station is a 1,112.9 MW oil power station in Samsun, Turkey. It is operated by Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 836k homes (estimated). It ranks #84 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 0.3% 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_cengizenerjisamsun_trkiye.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000405900; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,112.9 MW, Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station is well above the median oil plant in Turkey (162.6 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Turkey oil capacity
- 40.6% of 2,740 MW across 11 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 3 dated oil plants in Turkey are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Turkey
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.2°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 10% below 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: 46/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #1 largest oil power plant of 11 in Turkey by capacity.
Turkey has 11 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 2,740 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Cengiz Enerji Samsun · Gas · 849 MW · Samsun
- OMV Samsun Doğalgaz Santrali · Gas · 887 MW · Samsun
- Samsun1-2 · Oil · 162.6 MW · Samsun
- Toros Tarım power station · Biomass · 30.6 MW · Samsun
- Yesilyurt power station · Gas · 234 MW · Samsun
- Yesilyurt power station · Gas · 234 MW · Black Sea
Location
Coordinates 41.2393, 36.4799 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station?
Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station is a 1,112.9 MW oil power plant in Samsun, Turkey, commissioned in 2010.
Who operates Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station?
Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station is operated by Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ [100%].