MAV Elektrik power station is a 35 MW biomass power plant in Bolu, Turkey. It is operated by MAV Elektrik Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 48k homes (estimated). It ranks #377 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 2.4% 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-6371.
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: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 35 MW, MAV Elektrik power station is well above the median biomass plant in Turkey (16 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Turkey biomass capacity
- 3.8% of 922 MW across 45 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 biomass plants in Turkey
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by MAV Elektrik Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ.
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — 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 17% 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: 59/100 — 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 #5 largest biomass power plant of 45 in Turkey by capacity.
Turkey has 45 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 922 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bolu Göynük power station · Coal · 270 MW · Bolu
- Bolu Göynük power station · Coal · 270 MW · Bolu
- Gökçekaya Dam · Hydro · 278 MW · Ankara
- Enka Gebze Doğalgaz Santrali · Gas · 1,595 MW · Sakarya
- Alpu power station · Coal · 1,080 MW · Eskişehir
- Enka Adapazarı Doğalgaz Santrali · Gas · 770 MW · Sakarya
Location
Coordinates 40.405, 30.7881 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MAV Elektrik power station?
MAV Elektrik power station is a 35 MW biomass power plant in Bolu, Turkey.
Who operates MAV Elektrik power station?
MAV Elektrik power station is operated by MAV Elektrik Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ.