BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 1
Nargiz Ismayilova - Trend:
The share of natural gas in electricity production in Turkey increased by 1.14 percent in February 2020, and over 25.9 million megawatts of electricity were produced with the usage of natural gas, Trend reports referring to Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
The share of electricity produced with the usage of natural gas reached almost 30.5 percent, according to the EPDK report.
In February 2020, a total of 85 million megawatts was generated in Turkey, which is 1.8 percent more compared to the same month of last year.
Electricity production in Turkey in February 2020:
|
Types of resources |
February 2019 |
February 2020 |
Changes (%) |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
25.6 mln |
30.7 |
25.9 mln |
30.4 |
1.1 |
|
Hydroelectric power stations |
20.5 mln |
24.6 |
20.6 mln |
24.2 |
0.3 |
|
Brown coal |
9.8 mln |
11.8 |
10.1 mln |
11.8 |
2.5 |
|
Imported coal |
8.9 mln |
10.7 |
8.9 mln |
10.5 |
0.3 |
|
Rivers |
7.7 mln |
9.3 |
7.8 mln |
9.2 |
0.9 |
|
Windfarms |
6.9 mln |
8.3 |
7.5 mln |
8.9 |
8.7 |
|
Geothermal resources |
1.3 mln |
1.5 |
1.51 mln |
1.7 |
16.2 |
|
Coal |
616,100 |
0.74 |
810,770 |
0.9 |
31.5 |
|
Biofuel |
590,920 |
0.71 |
740,870 |
0.8 |
25.3 |
|
Asphaltites |
405,000 |
0.4 |
405,000 |
0,48 |
0 |
|
Fuel oil |
709,210 |
0.8 |
305,930 |
0.3 |
-56.8 |
|
Solar Power Plants |
81,660 |
0.1 |
174,750 |
0.2 |
114 |
|
Naphta |
4.7 mln |
0.01 |
4,740 |
0.01 |
0 |
|
LNG |
1.9 mln |
0 |
1,950 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diesel |
1 mln |
0 |
1,040 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
83.4 mln |
100 mln |
85 mln |
100 |
1.8 |
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