Cengiz Enerji Samsun is a 849 MW gas power station in Samsun, Turkey. It is operated by Cengiz Enerji. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 956k homes (estimated). It ranks #108 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 665,780 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 155k 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1018759.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,113 MW for Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405900; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 849 MW, Cengiz Enerji Samsun is well above 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.
~665,780 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Turkey gas capacity
- 1.5% of 57,910 MW across 142 plants in this dataset
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 Cengiz Enerji.
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 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.
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 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 #31 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
- Cengiz Enerji Samsun power station · Oil · 1,112.9 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?
Cengiz Enerji Samsun is a 849 MW gas power plant in Samsun, Turkey.
Who operates Cengiz Enerji Samsun?
Cengiz Enerji Samsun is operated by Cengiz Enerji.
How much CO₂ does Cengiz Enerji Samsun emit?
Cengiz Enerji Samsun has modelled emissions of about 665,780 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).