Irmak power station is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Çanakkale, Turkey. It is operated by Bıçakcılar Çandarlı Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #50 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 34.3% 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 GEM_coa_irmak_trkiy.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, Irmak power station is well above the median coal plant in Turkey (630 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Turkey coal capacity
- 0.9% of 147,855 MW across 184 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 coal plants in Turkey
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Bıçakcılar Çandarlı Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion 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 #34 largest coal power plant of 184 in Turkey by capacity.
Turkey has 184 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 147,855 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Ezine power station · Biomass · 19 MW · Canakkale
- Akçansa Çimento power station · Biomass · 15.2 MW · Canakkale
- Babadere power station · Coal · 1,600 MW · Çanakkale
- Bozcaada · Wind · 10 MW · Canakkale
- Çan-2 power station · Coal · 330 MW · Çanakkale
- Çan-2 power station · Coal · 330 MW · Canakkale
Location
Coordinates 39.79, 26.3325 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Irmak power station?
Irmak power station is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Çanakkale, Turkey.
Who operates Irmak power station?
Irmak power station is operated by Bıçakcılar Çandarlı Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%].