Van CCGE power station is a 115 MW gas power station in Van, Turkey. It ranks #298 of 502 Turkey power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 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_vanccge_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 115 MW, Van CCGE 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 #93 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
- Van CCGE power station · Gas · 114.5 MW · Van
- Maku Combined-Cycle Power Plant · Gas · 620 MW · West Azarbaijan
- Ilısu Dam · Hydro · 1,209 MW · Sirnak
- Armenian-2 · Nuclear · 448 MW · Armavir
- New Yerevan · Gas · 271 MW · Ararat
Location
Coordinates 38.573745, 43.311898 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Van CCGE power station?
Van CCGE power station is a 115 MW gas power plant in Van, Turkey, commissioned in 2010.