Sinop nuclear power plant is a 4,600 MW nuclear power station in Sinop, Turkey. It ranks #4 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 0.0% 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 GEM_nuc_sinop_trkiy.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (announced); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest nuclear power plant of 3 in Turkey by capacity.
Turkey has 3 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 14,700 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Gerze power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Sinop
- Sinop Akfen power station · Coal · 1,600 MW · Sinop
- Barbaros-1 power station · Coal · 610 MW · Sinop
- Boyabat Dam · Hydro · 513 MW · Sinop
- Altınkaya Dam · Hydro · 703 MW · Samsun
- Enyat Samsun power station · Coal · 150 MW · Samsun
Location
Coordinates 42.0141, 35.0949 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sinop nuclear power plant?
Sinop nuclear power plant is a 4,600 MW nuclear power plant in Sinop, Turkey.