Polat power station is a 51 MW coal power plant in Kuetahya, Turkey. It is operated by Polat Elektrik Üretim. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 64k homes (estimated). It ranks #346 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 302,630 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 71k 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 WRI1018725.
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 · L100000103684; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 51 MW, Polat 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.
~302,630 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
- less than 0.1% of 147,855 MW across 184 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 27 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 Polat Elektrik Üretim.
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 39.6°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 20% 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: 61/100 — 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 #176 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
- Polat power station · Coal · 351 MW · Kütahya
- Tunçbilek power station · Coal · 665 MW · Kütahya
- Tunçbilek Kütahya power station · Coal · 365 MW · Kuetahya
- Çolakoğlu Termik Santrali · Coal · 190 MW · Kuetahya
- Kütahya Domaniç power station · Coal · 300 MW · Kütahya
- Seyitömer power station · Coal · 600 MW · Kütahya
Location
Coordinates 39.616, 29.4429 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Polat power station?
Polat power station is a 51 MW coal power plant in Kuetahya, Turkey, commissioned in 2013.
Who operates Polat power station?
Polat power station is operated by Polat Elektrik Üretim.
How much CO₂ does Polat power station emit?
Polat power station has modelled emissions of about 302,630 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).