İÇDAŞ Biga power station is a 1,605 MW coal power station in Canakkale, Turkey. It is operated by İÇDAŞ Elektrik Enerjisi Üretim ve Yatırım AŞ. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #15 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 9,523,700 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 2.2 million cars driven for a year. 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 CT-6258.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 405 MW for İÇDAŞ Biga 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 · L100000103640; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,605 MW, İÇDAŞ Biga 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.
~9,523,700 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 coal capacity
- 1.1% 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 İÇDAŞ Elektrik Enerjisi Üretim ve Yatırım AŞ.
Local climate & thermal context
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 40.4°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 24% 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: 41/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #10 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
- İÇDAŞ Biga power station · Coal · 405 MW · Çanakkale
- İÇDAŞ Bekirli power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Çanakkale
- İÇDAŞ Bekirli-2 power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Canakkale
- Naren Karabiga power station · Coal · 1,960 MW · Çanakkale
- Karaburun power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Çanakkale
- Kirazlıdere power complex · Coal · 1,600 MW · Çanakkale
Location
Coordinates 40.4438, 27.1307 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is İÇDAŞ Biga power station?
İÇDAŞ Biga power station is a 1,605 MW coal power plant in Canakkale, Turkey.
Who operates İÇDAŞ Biga power station?
İÇDAŞ Biga power station is operated by İÇDAŞ Elektrik Enerjisi Üretim ve Yatırım AŞ.
How much CO₂ does İÇDAŞ Biga power station emit?
İÇDAŞ Biga power station has modelled emissions of about 9,523,700 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).