Turkey sees rise in share of natural gas in power generation
Baku, Azerbaijan, March 30
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
In January 2018, the share of natural gas in the power generation in Turkey grew by 4.27 percent, according to the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) of Turkey. Roughly 26,333.61 MW electricity was produced from the natural gas in January 2018.
The share of electricity produced using natural gas is 32.24 percent, according to the report.
Power generation in Turkey in January 2018:
|
Resource types |
January 2017 |
January 2018 |
Change |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
25, 256.28 |
32.56 |
26, 333.61 |
32.24 |
4.27 |
|
Hydroelectric power station |
19, 525.12 |
25.17 |
19, 880.95 |
24.34 |
1.82 |
|
Brown coal |
9, 266.90 |
11.95 |
9, 267.12 |
11.35 |
0.00 |
|
Imported coal |
7, 616.35 |
9.82 |
8, 839.85 |
10.82 |
16.06 |
|
Rivers |
7, 159.95 |
9.23 |
7, 565.48 |
9.26 |
5.66 |
|
Wind power stations |
5, 772.99 |
7.44 |
6, 513.59 |
7.97 |
12.83 |
|
Geothermal resources |
820.86 |
1.06 |
1, 063.73 |
1.30 |
29.59 |
|
Fuel oil |
755.49 |
0.97 |
712.27 |
0.87 |
-5.72 |
|
Coal |
597.90 |
0.77 |
616.15 |
0.75 |
3.05 |
|
Biofuel |
362.98 |
0.47 |
449.72 |
0.55 |
23.90 |
|
Natural bitumen |
405.00 |
0.52 |
405.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
|
Solar power stations |
12.90 |
0.02 |
22.90 |
0.03 |
77.52 |
|
Naphtha |
4.74 |
0.01 |
4.74 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
|
LNG |
1.95 |
0.00 |
1.95 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Diesel |
1.04 |
0.00 |
1.04 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
In total |
77, 560.45 |
100.00 |
81, 678.08 |
100.00 |
5.31 |
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