Tire power station is a 58 MW gas power plant in Izmir, Turkey. It ranks #338 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 22.1% 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 GOGPT_tire_trkiye.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 58 MW, Tire power station is below the median gas plant in Turkey (180 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #120 largest gas power plant of 142 in Turkey by capacity.
Turkey has 142 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 57,910 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Galip Hoca Germencik · Geothermal · 47 MW · Aydin
- Efeler · Geothermal · 114 MW · Aydin
- Deniz · Geothermal · 24 MW · Aydin
- Gümüşköy · Geothermal · 13 MW · Aydin
- Pancar power station · Gas · 39.9 MW · Izmir
- Pancar power station · Gas · 40 MW · Izmir
Location
Coordinates 38.1248, 27.7085 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tire power station?
Tire power station is a 58 MW gas power plant in Izmir, Turkey, commissioned in 2004.