Türkiye's electricity production in May increased by around 0.5%, compared to the same period last year, data from the country's energy watchdog showed on Monday.
Total electricity generation totaled around 25.17 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in May, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its latest electricity market report.
The country produced electricity from several sources including 29.4% from hydropower, 17.1% from natural gas, 16.6% from imported coal, and 13% from lignite plants.
Wind, geothermal, solar power, biomass, hard coal, asphaltite, and fuel oil generated the remaining share.
Electricity consumption in May increased to around 22.67 million MWh, marking a 3.4% growth year-on-year.
Installed electricity capacity rose by 2% to 98,187 megawatts in May, relative to May 2024.
Natural gas power plants comprised 24.9% of electricity installed capacity, while hydropower and wind plants accounted for 24.3% and 13.5%, 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 Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr