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İç Anadolu power station

Gas power plant in Kırıkkale, Turkey. Approximate location 39.7575, 33.448.

GasKırıkkaleTurkeyCCGT · HRSG

İç Anadolu power station is a 853 MW gas power station in Kırıkkale, Turkey. It is operated by Gama Enerji AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 961k homes (estimated). It ranks #106 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 22.1% of Turkey's electricity; the national grid averages 475 gCO₂/kWh (43.3% low-carbon) (2025).

853MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
960,721homes powered (est.)
2016commissioned (~10 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_icanadolu_trkiye.

Data status

Known data

Facilityİç Anadolu power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryTurkey · Kırıkkale GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates39.7575, 33.448 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity853 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000405933; operating plant capacity
OwnerGama Enerji AŞ [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2016 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,345,010 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#106 / 502 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#29 / 142 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers4.74× · 180 MW · n=142 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent960,721 calculated
Climate10.8°C · HDD 2,828 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 29/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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 · 2026 · L100000405933; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 853 MW, İç Anadolu power station is well above the median gas plant in Turkey (180 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

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 Gama Enerji AŞ [100%].

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 39.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.8°Cannual mean temp
2,828heating degree-days (base 18°C)
237cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,034 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -1 °CJF: 1 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 11 °CAM: 15 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 22 °CJA: 21 °CAS: 18 °CSO: 12 °CON: 6 °CND: 1 °CD22 °C

Heating degree-days here run 15% 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: 58/100 — 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)
29/100environmental-severity index
22.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
219 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 #29 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 39.7575, 33.448 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is İç Anadolu power station?

İç Anadolu power station is a 853 MW gas power plant in Kırıkkale, Turkey, commissioned in 2016.

How many homes can İç Anadolu power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 960,721 homes (estimated).

Who operates İç Anadolu power station?

İç Anadolu power station is operated by Gama Enerji AŞ [100%].

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