Turkey’s annual electricity consumption set a new record in 2014 by reaching almost 255 billion kilowatt-hours.
The country’s total consumption increased by 3.7 percent compared to 2013, which stood at 240 billion kWh.
Throughout 2014, the highest consumption was recorded in August with 24 million Kwh due to excess usage of air conditioners during the hot weather. The lowest consumption was calculated in October with 19 million Kwh.
Turkey’s electricity demand increases every year as the country’s economy continues to grow. The installed capacity is currently 68 thousand megawatts and Turkey aims to reach 110 thousand megawatts of capacity by 2023.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s total electricity production increased in 2014 by 4.2 percent compared to the previous year reaching 250 billion Kwh.
Natural gas plants had the highest share in the total electricity production with 46.7 percent, followed by coal plants with 27.5 percent.
Electricity produced by renewables was calculated at 19.8 percent with hydro making up 15.7 percent, wind at 3.2 percent and geothermal power plants at 0.9 percent.
2.9 percent of the country’s electricity is imported from neighboring countries.
By Oguzhan Ozsoy and Nihan Cabbaroglu
Anadolu Agency
oguzhan.ozsoy@aa.com.tr