Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 16
By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s power plants generated 15.24 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in January-August 2017, which is by 1 percent more than in the same period of 2016, says a report of the State Statistical Committee.
According to the report, 14.6 billion kilowatt hours of the total electricity generated in January-August 2017 accounted for commercial electricity, which is by 1.3 percent more than in the same period of 2016.
Thermal power plants generated 13.23 billion kilowatt hours of the total commercial electricity in January-August 2017, or by 2.4 percent more than in the same period of 2016.
Azerbaijan’s hydro-power plants generated 1.33 billion kilowatt hours of commercial electricity in January-August 2017, which is by 7.1 percent less than in the same period of 2016.
Wind farms produced 8.9 million kilowatt hours of electricity, while solar power plants generated 28.9 million kilowatt hours of electricity in the reporting period.
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