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Power Plants in Turkey

Turkey has 207 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 20th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 177 operating and 22 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 73.8 GW across 177 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is İğneada nuclear power plant (5.3 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Elektrik Üretim AS (EÜAŞ) (27), Elektrik Uretim AŞ (9) and Enerjisa Üretim AŞ (7) — Elektrik Üretim AS (EÜAŞ) alone is named on 13% of them. Half of Turkey's power plants in service predate 2012 (median commissioning year of the 166 with a known date), 42 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Sariyar H Polatkan hydroelectric plant, dating from 1956. 22 are in the pipeline, led by İğneada nuclear power plant (5.3 GW), proposed. They account for 49% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Turkey.

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207
Power Plant in Turkey
#20
of 155 countries
73.8 GW
Operating capacity
22
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Turkey

Who owns Turkey's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2012 · oldest Sariyar H Polatkan hydroelectric plant (1956) · newest G4-Bor-2 GES solar farm (2024) · 166 of 207 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Turkey?
OverWatts maps 207 power plants in Turkey — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 20th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Turkey?
İğneada nuclear power plant, at 5.3 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Turkey's power plants have?
About 73.8 GW operating across 177 plants, with a further 22.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Turkey?
Elektrik Üretim AS (EÜAŞ) is named as owner or operator on the most — 27 of 207 (13%). Next are Elektrik Uretim AŞ (9), Enerjisa Üretim AŞ (7) and Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ (5).
How old are Turkey's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2012, across the 166 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Sariyar H Polatkan hydroelectric plant (1956); 42 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Turkey?
22 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are İğneada nuclear power plant (5.3 GW), Akkuyu nuclear power plant (4.8 GW) and Sinop nuclear power plant (4.6 GW).

Other asset classes in Turkey

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Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335