Kömür

This report section analyzes coal-fired electricity generation in Turkey, noting that while growth has slowed, a new purchase guarantee for domestic coal plants introduced in 2025 is expected to increase capacity utilization and potentially push generation to new records between 2026 and 2029.

• As of the end of 2025, Turkey has a total installed coal power capacity of 22 GW, consisting of 11.5 GW from domestic coal and 10.5 GW from imported coal. No new coal power plant construction has started since the last plant was commissioned in 2022.
• Imported coal accounts for approximately two-thirds of Turkey's coal-fired electricity generation, despite domestic plants having higher installed capacity. This disparity is driven by capacity utilization rates, which exceed 80% for imported coal plants but drop to 45% for domestic ones. Total coal generation in 2025 was 121 TWh, a slight decrease from the record 122 TWh achieved the previous year.
• In September 2025, Turkey announced a purchase guarantee for domestic coal plants from 2026 through the end of 2029, set at 75 USD/MWh. This price is 13% higher than the average 2025 electricity market price and exceeds the unit production cost of all but one domestic coal plant. The guarantee applies to up to 60% of maximum theoretical production, which is expected to improve the financial status of inefficient plants and potentially delay the peak of coal electricity generation until 2030.

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Ember (2026). Kömür. https://ember-energy.org/tr/chapter/komur/

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Ember. Kömür. 2026. https://ember-energy.org/tr/chapter/komur/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2026kmr, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Kömür}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://ember-energy.org/tr/chapter/komur/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }