Türkiye

Muratlı HES — 115 MW Hydroelectric

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Muratlı HES is a 115 MW hydro power plant located in Turkey. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
115 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
EÜAŞ

Operator

Location
41.47, 41.71

Coordinates

Insights

#133
largest in %s
#2,128
largest %s worldwide
#9,472
largest worldwide
34
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
115 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
EÜAŞ
Country
Türkiye
Coordinates
41.468, 41.713
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
9,671 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
773,683 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

2,102
cars / year
1,289
homes / year
439,593
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Muratlı HES is a 115 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Turkey, operated by EÜAŞ. The plant generates electricity using the kinetic energy of flowing water and has been in operation since its commissioning.

It ranks as the 49th largest hydro plant in Turkey. With a capacity of 115 MW, it accounts for 0.5% of Turkey’s total hydro capacity of 22,862 MW. Turkey has 139 hydro plants with a combined capacity of 22,862 MW. Compared to the largest hydro plant, Atatürk Dam at 2,400 MW, Muratlı HES is approximately 0.048 times the size.

Hydropower is essential to Turkey’s energy mix, contributing about 24% of the country’s electricity generation. The Muratlı HES plant leverages the region’s rivers to produce renewable energy, helping to meet local demand. It is situated approximately 700 km east of Istanbul in the northeastern region of Turkey.

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