Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 18
By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijani power plants generated 6.22 billion kilowatt hour of electricity in January-March 2017, which is by 3.9 percent more than in the same period of 2016, the country’s State Statistical Committee said in a report.
According to the report, 5.96 billion kilowatt hour of the total electricity generated during the reporting period accounted for commercial electricity in January-March 2017, which is 4.3 percent more than in the same period of 2016.
Thermal power plants generated 5.57 billion kilowatt hour of the total commercial electricity generated in January-March 2017, or 4.5 percent more than in the same period of 2016.
Azerbaijan’s hydro-power plants generated 373.9 million kilowatt hour of commercial electricity in January-March 2017, which is 0.9 percent less than in January-March 2016.
Wind farms produced 4.8 million kilowatt hour of electricity, while solar power plants – 15.7 million kilowatt hour of electricity in the reporting period.