Türkiye's electricity production increased by around 2.8% in August compared to the same month in 2024, data from the country's energy watchdog showed on Monday.
Total electricity production rose to around 32.3 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in August, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report for August 2025.
The country produced electricity from several sources, including 27.4% from natural gas, 22.7% from imported coal, 14.1% from wind, 13.1% from hydropower and 11.5% from lignite.
Geothermal, biomass, hard coal, asphaltite, and fuel oil generated the remaining share.
Electricity consumption in August also increased to around 28.66 million MWh, marking a 3.9% rise compared to the same month the previous year.
Installed electricity capacity rose by around 2.2% to 98,613 megawatts in August, relative to August 2024.
Natural gas power plants comprised 24.6% of electricity installed capacity, while hydropower and wind plants accounted for 24.2% and 13.9%, respectively.
Imported coal, lignite, run-of-river hydroelectricity, solar power, biomass, geothermal, hard coal, asphaltite, and fuel oil also contributed to the installed capacity.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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