Muratlı Dam is a 115 MW hydro power station in Artvin, Turkey. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 115k homes (estimated). It ranks #297 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 16.2% 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 WRI1018947.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000603654; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 115 MW, Muratlı Dam is below the median hydro plant in Turkey (278 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Turkey hydro capacity
- 0.8% of 13,858 MW across 28 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 hydro plants in Turkey
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.5°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 9% 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: 54/100 — 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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #26 largest hydro power plant of 28 in Turkey by capacity.
Turkey has 28 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 13,858 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Borçka Dam · Hydro · 301 MW · Artvin
- Atshesi (Atsi) Hydroelectric Power Plant Georgia · Hydro · 16 MW · Ajaria
- EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. Artvin · Oil · 50 MW · Artvin
- Deriner Dam · Hydro · 670 MW · Artvin
- Vartsikhe Cascade Hydroelectric Power Plants Georgia · Hydro · 256 MW · Imereti
- Rioni Hydroelectric Power Plant Georgia · Hydro · 48 MW · Imereti
Location
Coordinates 41.4683, 41.7137 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Muratlı Dam?
Muratlı Dam is a 115 MW hydro power plant in Artvin, Turkey.