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Dirtiest power plants in Turkey by CO₂

The highest-emitting power plants in Turkey ranked by asset-level annual CO₂, measured for EPA/EU ETS and modelled for Climate TRACE. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1ZETES power stationsCoalTurkey16,556,000Climate TRACE
2İÇDAŞ Biga power stationCoalTurkey9,523,700Climate TRACE
3Cenal power stationCoalTurkey7,832,500Climate TRACE
4EMBA Hunutlu power stationCoalTurkey7,360,600Climate TRACE
5Afşin-Elbistan power stationsCoalTurkey6,700,000Climate TRACE
6İsken Sugözü power stationCoalTurkey6,313,900Climate TRACE
7Atlas Enerji İskenderun power stationCoalTurkey5,482,300Climate TRACE
8Soma power stationCoalTurkey4,141,200Climate TRACE
9Kemerköy power stationCoalTurkey3,738,100Climate TRACE
10Çayırhan power stationCoalTurkey3,461,700Climate TRACE
11Yatağan power stationCoalTurkey3,291,400Climate TRACE
12Seyitömer power stationCoalTurkey2,978,700Climate TRACE
13Soma Kolin power stationCoalTurkey2,703,700Climate TRACE
14Tufanbeyli power stationCoalTurkey2,670,100Climate TRACE
15Kangal power stationCoalTurkey2,491,700Climate TRACE
16Yeniköy power stationCoalTurkey2,214,200Climate TRACE
17Enka İzmir Doğalgaz SantraliGasTurkey1,975,200Climate TRACE
18Çan (18 Mart) power stationCoalTurkey1,898,900Climate TRACE
19Çatalağzı-B power stationCoalTurkey1,863,200Climate TRACE
20Şırnak Silopi (CİNER) power stationCoalTurkey1,677,600Climate TRACE
21Tunçbilek Kütahya power stationCoalTurkey1,618,500Climate TRACE
22İzdemir Enerji power stationCoalTurkey1,598,100Climate TRACE
23Çan-2 power stationCoalTurkey1,435,320Climate TRACE
24Bandirma 2 Doğalgaz SantraliGasTurkey1,355,700Climate TRACE
25Yahsihan power stationGasTurkey1,349,730Climate TRACE
26Hamitabat Termik SantraliGasTurkey1,331,600Climate TRACE
27Erzin Doğalgaz SantraliGasTurkey1,281,440Climate TRACE
28Bursa B power stationGasTurkey1,098,010Climate TRACE
29Orhaneli power stationCoalTurkey989,620Climate TRACE
30Bilgin Samsun gas power stationGasTurkey971,370Climate TRACE
31Ambarlı B Doğalgaz SantraliGasTurkey970,800Climate TRACE
32Aksa Antalya Doğalgaz SantraliGasTurkey953,680Climate TRACE
33Aliaga Habas power stationGasTurkey858,550Climate TRACE
34Cengiz Enerji SamsunGasTurkey665,780Climate TRACE
35İç Anadolu Doğalgaz Kombine Çevrim SantraliGasTurkey645,640Climate TRACE
36Aksa Akrilik power stationGasTurkey642,480Climate TRACE
37Gebze Yeni power stationGasTurkey639,030Climate TRACE
38Yunus Emre Termik SantraliCoalTurkey615,490Climate TRACE
39Gebze Çolakoğlu power stationCoalTurkey563,700Climate TRACE
40Baymina Ankara Doğalgaz SantraliGasTurkey552,950Climate TRACE
41Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik power stationCoalTurkey521,000Climate TRACE
42Aliaga Alosbi power stationGasTurkey480,170Climate TRACE
43Bursa - Bis Energi power stationGasTurkey415,670Climate TRACE
44Mersin Camis power stationGasTurkey382,010Climate TRACE
45Tekirdağ power stationGasTurkey370,780Climate TRACE
46Petkim power stationGasTurkey355,790Climate TRACE
47Yesilyurt power stationGasTurkey333,300Climate TRACE
48Kipas MMP power stationCoalTurkey326,370Climate TRACE
49Polat power stationCoalTurkey302,630Climate TRACE
50Gebze Dilovasi power stationGasTurkey285,370Climate TRACE
51Eti Maden Bandirma power stationCoalTurkey277,110Climate TRACE
52Kazan Soda Elektrik power stationGasTurkey247,580Climate TRACE
53Karadeniz Ereğli Zonguldak power stationGasTurkey243,420Climate TRACE
54Albayrak Varaka Paper power stationCoalTurkey237,340Climate TRACE
55Bosen Bursa Doğalgaz SantraliGasTurkey211,630Climate TRACE
56Çolakoğlu-1 power stationGasTurkey187,940Climate TRACE
57Manisa OSB cogeneration power stationOtherTurkey180,040Climate TRACE
58İzmit-Köseköy power stationGasTurkey164,950Climate TRACE
59Denizli Saraykoy power stationGasTurkey161,830Climate TRACE
60Van CCGE power stationGasTurkey160,210Climate TRACE
61Kırklareli Alarko power stationGasTurkey158,010Climate TRACE
62Cay power stationGasTurkey157,660Climate TRACE
63Taha power stationGasTurkey148,440Climate TRACE
64Esenyurt power stationGasTurkey138,350Climate TRACE
65Luleburgaz Zorlu power stationGasTurkey127,710Climate TRACE
66IZMIT REFINERYOilTurkey121,949Climate TRACE
67Marmara Pamuklu power stationGasTurkey111,064Climate TRACE
68Cigli Ataer power stationGasTurkey110,281Climate TRACE
69Izmir Refinery power stationGasTurkey100,849Climate TRACE
70Cemdağ Akhisar power stationGasTurkey97,137Climate TRACE
71Adana power stationGasTurkey92,232Climate TRACE
72Kırkgöz power stationGasTurkey91,927Climate TRACE
73Çoban Yıldız power stationCoalTurkey89,880Climate TRACE
74Kentsa power stationGasTurkey88,733Climate TRACE
75Corlu CHP power stationGasTurkey84,141Climate TRACE
76Gediz power stationGasTurkey77,077Climate TRACE
77Hereke Cement Works power stationGasTurkey68,686Climate TRACE
78Tekirdag CHP power stationGasTurkey66,683Climate TRACE
79Eskisehir Endustriyel power stationGasTurkey65,487Climate TRACE
80Denizli Honaz power stationGasTurkey65,295Climate TRACE
81Cine Ales power stationGasTurkey56,294Climate TRACE
82Delta Enerji power stationGasTurkey56,169Climate TRACE
83Pancar power stationGasTurkey53,943Climate TRACE
84Cerkezkoy Ugur power stationGasTurkey53,914Climate TRACE
85Marmara Çebi power stationGasTurkey49,513Climate TRACE
86Mersin power stationGasTurkey46,488Climate TRACE
87OSTIM Industrial Zone power stationGasTurkey44,779Climate TRACE
88ANKARA SINCANOtherTurkey44,634Climate TRACE
89Bilecik power stationGasTurkey44,164Climate TRACE
90Bilkent University power stationGasTurkey39,838Climate TRACE
91Aliaga EUAS power stationGasTurkey14,352Climate TRACE
92Silopi power stationOilTurkey13,396Climate TRACE
93Bursa Korteks power stationOilTurkey6,625Climate TRACE
94EÜAS Hopa Termik Sant. ArtvinOilTurkey3,487Climate TRACE
95Kayseri Metalworks power stationOilTurkey2,092Climate TRACE

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE; CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in dirtiest power plants in turkey by co₂?

ZETES power stations (Turkey) ranks #1 with 16,556,000 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 95 power plants in in Turkey.

Which plants make the top three?

1. ZETES power stations (16,556,000); 2. İÇDAŞ Biga power station (9,523,700); 3. Cenal power station (7,832,500).