Hydro produces majority of Norway's electricity in Aug.

- Norway produces 10.54 terawatt-hours of electricity in August

Hydropower produced 95.1 percent of Norway's electricity in August, according to Statistics Norway (SSB) on Wednesday.

The country produced 10.54 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in August, out of which 8.24 TWh was consumed.

In addition to hydropower, the country produced 2 percent of its electricity from wind power and 2.9 percent from thermal power.

The largest consumption arose from the extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas and power-intensive manufacturing.

The Nordic country's electricity consumption increased by 0.5 percent in August 2018, compared to the same period last year.

By Murat Temizer

Anadolu Agency

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