Baku, Azerbaijan, July 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The share of natural gas in electricity production increased by 3.50 percent in Turkey and 26,406.27 megawatts of electricity were produced in April 2018, according to the report of the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
The share of electricity produced using natural gas is 32.16 percent, according to the report.
Electricity production in Turkey in April 2018
|
Types of resources |
April 2017 |
April 2018 |
Changes (%) |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
25 512.95 |
32.59 |
26 406.27 |
32.16 |
3.50 |
|
Hydroelectric power stations |
19 671.53 |
25.13 |
19 926.43 |
24.27 |
1.30 |
|
Brown coal |
9 269.56 |
11.84 |
9 267.12 |
11.29 |
-0.03 |
|
Imported coal |
7 616.35 |
9.73 |
8 938.85 |
10.89 |
17.36 |
|
Rivers |
7 260.15 |
9.28 |
7 579.48 |
9.23 |
4.40 |
|
Wind farm |
6 006.16 |
7.67 |
6 615.03 |
8.06 |
10.14 |
|
Geothermal resources |
850.78 |
1.09 |
1 129.24 |
1.38 |
32.73 |
|
Fuel oil |
690.39 |
0.88 |
728.31 |
0.89 |
5.49 |
|
Bituminous coal |
597.90 |
0.76 |
616.15 |
0.75 |
3.05 |
|
Biofuel |
371.33 |
0.47 |
458.71 |
0.56 |
23.53 |
|
Natural bitumen |
405.00 |
0.52 |
405.00 |
0.49 |
0.00 |
|
Solar power plants |
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 |
|
Total |
78,272.72 |
100.00 |
82,101.22 |
100.00 |
4.89 |