Andırın HES— 40.5 MW Hydroelectric
Andırın HES is a 40.5 MW hydro power plant in Turkey, operated by Tektuğ Elektrik since 2010. Ranked #91 of 139 hydro plants in Turkey. Its 40.5 MW represents 0.18% of Turkey's total hydro capacity of 22,862 MW. The largest hydro plant in Turkey is Atatürk Dam at 2,400 MW, making Andırın HES 59 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Berke Dam (510 MW, Hydro), Sir (284 MW, Hydro), and Sır Dam (283.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Kahramanmaraş Province, approximately 150 km northeast of Adana.
16 years old
Turkey, Asia
- 191. largest of 368 plants in Turkey
- #15,096 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,464 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Turkey
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Tektuğ Elektrik operates 2 plants totalling 70 MW
35 plants within 100 km, 11,177 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Andırın HES is a hydro power plant producing approximately 142 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Turkey- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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