Türkiye's natural gas imports decreased by 5.6% in June 2022 compared to the same month of 2021, according to data of Türkiye's energy watchdog on Tuesday.
Natural gas imports fell to around 3.84 billion cubic meters (bcm) from approximately 4.06 bcm for the same month of 2021, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.
The country imported 3.27 bcm of natural gas via pipelines in June, while 561.8 million cubic meters (mcm) were purchased as LNG, EMRA's data showed. This marked a decrease of 13.5% in pipeline imports but an increase of 102% in LNG imports.
Russia supplied the majority of Türkiye's imports with 1.69 bcm of natural gas, while Iran and Azerbaijan followed with 855 mcm and 729.4 mcm, respectively.
Nevertheless, gas imports from Russia and Iran decreased by 29.5% and 1.4%, respectively in June while imports from Azerbaijan increased by 39.6%, compared to the same period in 2021.
The country's total gas consumption also decreased by 21.2% to approximately 3.05 bcm compared to the same month of 2021.
Household consumption grew by 3.7% to 400.1 mcm, and the use of gas in power plants decreased by 43.9% to 948.4 mcm during the same period.
The natural gas volume in storage in June 2022 increased by 4.5% to around 2.72 bcm compared to 2.60 bcm in June 2021.
By Nuran Erkul Kaya
Anadolu Agency
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