Türkiye's electricity production increased by around 6.1% in January 2026 compared to the same month in 2025, data from the country's energy watchdog showed on Friday.
Total electricity production rose to around 31.2 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in January, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report.
The country produced electricity from several sources, including 27% from natural gas, 22.7% from imported coal, 16.6% from wind, 13.5% hydroelectricity, 11% from lignite and 3.5% from geothermal.
Biomass, solar power, hard coal, asphaltite, and fuel oil generated the remaining share.
Electricity consumption in January increased to around 26.1 million MWh, marking a 5.6% rise compared to the same month last year.
Installed electricity capacity rose by around 1.8% to 99,255 megawatts in January compared to the same month last year.
Hydropower and natural gas power plants comprised 24% of electricity installed capacity, while wind plants accounted for 14.8%, imported coal plants accounted for 10.5%, and lignite plants accounted for 10.3%.
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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