Orhaneli power station is a 210 MW coal power station in Bursa, Turkey. It is operated by EÜAŞ. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 263k homes (estimated). It ranks #230 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1992, it is around 34 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 989,620 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 231k 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 WRI1018721.
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.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103630; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 210 MW, Orhaneli power station is below 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.
~989,620 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
- 0.1% of 147,855 MW across 184 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 13 of 62 dated coal plants in Turkey are older
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 EÜAŞ. All plants by this company →
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 climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.0°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 1% 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: 50/100 — 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 #147 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
- Orhaneli power station · Coal · 210 MW · Bursa
- Devecikonağı Dam · Hydro · 28.03 MW · Bursa
- Bursa power station · Coal · 270 MW · Bursa
- Bursa Korteks power station · Oil · 90 MW · Bursa
- Bosen Bursa Doğalgaz Santrali · Gas · 263 MW · Bursa
- Bosen Bursa power station · Gas · 263 MW · Bursa
Location
Coordinates 39.9502, 28.8709 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Orhaneli power station?
Orhaneli power station is a 210 MW coal power plant in Bursa, Turkey, commissioned in 1992.
Who operates Orhaneli power station?
Orhaneli power station is operated by EÜAŞ.
How much CO₂ does Orhaneli power station emit?
Orhaneli power station has modelled emissions of about 989,620 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).