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Derbent HES — 56 MW Hydroelectric

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Derbent HES is a 56 MW hydro power plant located in Turkey. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
56 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner
EÜAŞ

Operator

Location
41.46, 35.84

Coordinates

Insights

#165
largest in %s
#3,032
largest %s worldwide
#12,637
largest worldwide
2006
%d yrs newer than avg
34
operated by %s
9
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
56 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
EÜAŞ
Country
Türkiye
Coordinates
41.464, 35.845

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,743 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
379,441 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,031
cars / year
632
homes / year
215,592
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Derbent HES is a 56.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Turkey, operated by EÜAŞ.

Ranked #75 of 139 hydro plants in Turkey. Its 56.4 MW accounts for 0.25% of Turkey’s total hydro capacity of 22,862 MW. The largest hydro plant in Turkey is Atatürk Dam at 2,400 MW, making this facility 42.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Altınkaya Dam (700 MW, Hydro) and Derbent Dam (56.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Samsun Province, approximately 100 km south of the Black Sea.

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