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Lüminer Enerji power station

Coal power plant in Tekirdağ, Turkey. Approximate location 40.892, 26.901.

CoalTekirdağTurkeysubcritical

Lüminer Enerji power station is a 160 MW coal power station in Tekirdağ, Turkey. It is operated by Lüminer Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 200k homes (estimated). It ranks #260 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).

160MW installed capacity
200,228homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityLüminer Enerji power station GEM-coal
CountryTurkey · Tekirdağ GEM-coal
Coordinates40.892, 26.901 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity160 MW GEM GCPT; source record
OwnerLüminer Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%] GEM-coal
Technologysubcritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions700,800 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#260 / 502 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#157 / 184 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.25× · 630 MW · n=184 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent200,228 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 160 MW, Lüminer Enerji 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Turkey

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Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Lüminer Enerji 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 40.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot-summer mediterranean: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
33/100environmental-severity index
18.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
73 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 #157 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

Location

Coordinates 40.892, 26.901 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Lüminer Enerji power station?

Lüminer Enerji power station is a 160 MW coal power plant in Tekirdağ, Turkey.

How many homes can Lüminer Enerji power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 200,228 homes (estimated).

Who operates Lüminer Enerji power station?

Lüminer Enerji power station is operated by Lüminer Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ [100%].

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