EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. Artvin is a 50 MW oil power plant in Artvin, Turkey. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #349 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 3,487 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 813 cars driven for a year. 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 WRI1018693.
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.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 50 MW, EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. Artvin is below the median oil plant in Turkey (162.6 MW). 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.
~3,487 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 oil capacity
- 1.8% of 2,740 MW across 11 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 oil plants in Turkey
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
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 41.4°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 1% 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: 50/100 — 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 #9 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
- Borçka Dam · Hydro · 301 MW · Artvin
- Muratlı Dam · Hydro · 115 MW · Artvin
- Atshesi (Atsi) Hydroelectric Power Plant Georgia · Hydro · 16 MW · Ajaria
- Deriner Dam · Hydro · 670 MW · Artvin
- Yakutiye · Solar · 5 MW · Erzurum
- Uzunahmet · Solar · 6.2 MW · Erzurum
Location
Coordinates 41.4193, 41.4393 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. Artvin?
EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. Artvin is a 50 MW oil power plant in Artvin, Turkey.
How much CO₂ does EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. Artvin emit?
EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. Artvin has modelled emissions of about 3,487 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).