Kangal Etyemez power station is a 135 MW coal power station in Sivas, Turkey. It is operated by Tam Enerji Üretim [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 169k homes (estimated). It ranks #281 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_kangaletyemez_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 135 MW, Kangal Etyemez power station is below the median coal plant in Turkey (630 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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
- less than 0.1% 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 Tam Enerji Üretim [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.1°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 60% 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: 83/100 — this site sits in the top 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #165 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
- Kangal power station · Coal · 537 MW · Sivas
- Kangal power station · Coal · 457 MW · Sivas
- Sivas · Solar · 19.1 MW · Sivas
- Afşin-Elbistan power stations · Coal · 9,283 MW · Kahramanmaraş
- Kahramanmaraş Anadolu power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Kahramanmaraş
- Afşin Elbistan Termik Santrali · Coal · 2,795 MW · Kahramanmaras
Location
Coordinates 39.07743, 37.29562 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kangal Etyemez power station?
Kangal Etyemez power station is a 135 MW coal power plant in Sivas, Turkey.
Who operates Kangal Etyemez power station?
Kangal Etyemez power station is operated by Tam Enerji Üretim [100%].