Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 23
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The share of natural gas in electricity production decreased by 0.53 percent in Turkey and 25,719.34 megawatts of electricity were produced in October 2018, Trend reports with reference to the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
The share of electricity produced using natural gas is 31 percent, according to the report.
In October 2018, capacity of 82,963.28 megawatts was ensured in Turkey as a whole, which is 4.47 percent more than in the same month of 2017.
Electricity production in Turkey in October 2018:
|
Types of resources |
October 2017 |
October 2018 |
Changes (%) |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
25,855.61 |
32.56 |
25,719.34 |
31 |
-0.53 |
|
Hydroelectric power stations |
19,742.95 |
24.86 |
20,504.70 |
24.72 |
3.86 |
|
Brown coal |
9,265.56 |
11.67 |
9,597.12 |
11.57 |
3.58 |
|
Imported coal |
7,616.35 |
9.59 |
8,938.85 |
10.77 |
17.36 |
|
Rivers |
7,413.7 |
9.34 |
7,736.99 |
9.33 |
4.36 |
|
Windfarms |
6,353.73 |
8 |
6,824.97 |
8.23 |
7.42 |
|
Geothermal resources |
1,019.73 |
1.28 |
1,260.01 |
1.52 |
23.56 |
|
Fuel oil |
680.89 |
0.86 |
709.21 |
0.85 |
4.16 |
|
Bituminous coal |
616.15 |
0.78 |
616.15 |
0.74 |
0 |
|
Biofuel |
418.9 |
0.53 |
561.56 |
0.68 |
34.06 |
|
Natural bitumen |
405 |
0.51 |
405 |
0.49 |
0 |
|
Solar Power Plants |
13.9 |
0.02 |
81.66 |
0.1 |
487.47 |
|
Naphta |
4.74 |
0.01 |
4.74 |
0.01 |
-0.08 |
|
LNG |
1.95 |
0 |
1.95 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diesel |
1.04 |
0 |
1.04 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
79,410.19 |
100 |
82,963.28 |
100 |
4.47 |
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