Türkiye's electricity production increased by around 0.3% in May compared to the same month in 2021, the latest data from the country's energy watchdog showed.
Total electricity production rose to around 23.97 million megawatt-hours (MWh) from about 23.91 million MWh in May last year, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report for May.
The country produced electricity from several sources: 36.2% from hydropower, 17.9% from natural gas, 14.6% from lignite, 12% from imported coal and 8.7% from wind. Geothermal, biomass, diesel, hard coal, solar power, asphaltite and fuel oil generated the remaining share.
Electricity consumption in May also increased to around 19.8 million MWh, marking almost a 1.3% increase compared to the same month of 2021.
Installed electricity capacity was up 2.4% in May from the same month of 2021.
Natural gas power plants comprised 27.2%, while 25.1% came from hydropower plants and 11.7% from wind power plants. Lignite, imported coal, hydro, geothermal, biomass, solar power, hard coal, asphaltite, fuel oil, naphtha, LNG and diesel also contributed to installed capacity.
By Firdevs Yuksel
Anadolu Agency
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