Türkiye

Kılıçkaya Barajı ve HES — 120 MW Hydroelectric

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Kılıçkaya Barajı ve HES is a 120 MW hydro power plant located in Turkey. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
120 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
EÜAŞ

Operator

Location
40.24, 38.19

Coordinates

Insights

#131
largest in %s
#2,039
largest %s worldwide
#9,242
largest worldwide
34
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
120 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
EÜAŞ
Country
Türkiye
Coordinates
40.245, 38.187

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
10,092 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
807,322 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

2,194
cars / year
1,346
homes / year
458,705
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Kılıçkaya Barajı ve HES is a 120 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Turkey, operated by EÜAŞ. This facility utilizes water flow to generate electricity, contributing to Turkey’s renewable energy generation.

It ranks as the 47th largest hydro plant in Turkey. With a capacity of 120 MW, it represents 0.52% of Turkey’s total hydro capacity of 22,862 MW. Turkey has 139 hydro plants with a combined capacity of over 22,000 MW. Compared to the largest hydro plant, Atatürk Dam at 2,400 MW, Kılıçkaya is 1/20th the size.

Hydropower is a significant component of Turkey’s energy mix, providing about 20% of the country’s electricity. The country’s varied topography and river systems facilitate the development of hydroelectric projects. The plant is located approximately 350 km east of Ankara in the eastern Anatolia region.

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