Baku, Azerbaijan, May 30
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
In March 2018, the share of natural gas in the power generation in Turkey grew 4.66 percent, according to the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) of Turkey. Roughly 26,391.42 MW electricity was produced from the natural gas in March 2018.
The share of electricity produced using natural gas is 32.20 percent, according to the report.
Power generation in Turkey in March 2018:
|
Resource types |
March 2017 |
March 2018 |
Change |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
25,217.25 |
32.37 |
26,391.42 |
32.20 |
4.66 |
|
Hydroelectric power station |
19,644.86 |
25.22 |
19,865.08 |
24.24 |
1.12 |
|
Brown coal |
9,266.9 |
11.9 |
9,267.12 |
11.31 |
0 |
|
Imported coal |
7,616.35 |
9.78 |
8,938.85 |
10.91 |
17.36 |
|
Rivers |
7,253.96 |
9.31 |
7,574.38 |
9.24 |
4.42 |
|
Wind power stations |
5,965.36 |
7.66 |
6,561.84 |
8.01 |
10 |
|
Geothermal resources |
850.78 |
1.09 |
1,129.24 |
1.38 |
32.73 |
|
Fuel oil |
690.39 |
0.89 |
728.31 |
0.89 |
5.49 |
|
Coal |
597.90 |
0.77 |
616.15 |
0.75 |
3.05 |
|
Biofuel |
370.13 |
0.48 |
455.38 |
0.56 |
23.03 |
|
Natural bitumen |
405 |
0.52 |
405 |
0.49 |
0 |
|
Solar power stations |
12.9 |
0.02 |
22.9 |
0.03 |
77.52 |
|
Naphtha |
4.74 |
0.01 |
4.74 |
0.01 |
0 |
|
LNG |
1.95 |
0 |
1.95 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diesel |
1.04 |
0 |
1.04 |
0 |
0 |
|
In total |
77,899.51 |
100 |
81,963.39 |
100 |
5.22 |
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