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Seyitömer power station — Turkey

Coal power plant in Kuetahya, Turkey. Approximate location 39.5736, 29.8822.

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Seyitömer power station is a 600 MW coal power station in Kuetahya, Turkey. It is operated by Çelikler Elektrik. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 751k homes (estimated). It ranks #148 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1978, it is around 48 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 2,978,700 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 694k 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).

600MW installed capacity
750,857homes powered (est.)
2,978,700t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
1978commissioned (~48 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1018711.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySeyitömer power station WRI
CountryTurkey · Kuetahya WRI
Coordinates39.5736, 29.8822 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity600 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000103685; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerÇelikler Elektrik WRI
Commissioned1978 WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions2,978,700 t CO₂·a⁻¹ modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#148 / 502 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#96 / 184 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.95× · 630 MW · n=184 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent750,857 calculated
Climate9.7°C · HDD 3,093 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot 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

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103685; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 600 MW, Seyitömer power station is around 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.

~2,978,700 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

17krailcars of coal burned
694kgasoline cars driven for a year
890wind turbines running for a year
2.4%of the CO₂ from all Turkey power plants with an emissions figure in PowerAtlas

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Key facts

Share of Turkey coal capacity
0.4% of 147,855 MW across 184 plants in this dataset
Age among peers
3 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

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

Owner

Operated by Çelikler Elektrik.

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.

9.7°Cannual mean temp
3,093heating degree-days (base 18°C)
76cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,232 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 1 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 9 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 17 °CJJ: 19 °CJA: 19 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 11 °CON: 6 °CND: 2 °CD19 °C

Heating degree-days here run 26% 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: 65/100 — 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
27/100environmental-severity index
19.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
158 kmdistance to coast

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 #96 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 39.5736, 29.8822 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Seyitömer power station?

Seyitömer power station is a 600 MW coal power plant in Kuetahya, Turkey, commissioned in 1978.

Who operates Seyitömer power station?

Seyitömer power station is operated by Çelikler Elektrik.

How much CO₂ does Seyitömer power station emit?

Seyitömer power station has modelled emissions of about 2,978,700 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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