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Azerbaijan records electricity generation growth at thermal power plants

Oil&Gas Materials 17 February 2021 15:16 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan records electricity generation growth at thermal power plants

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 17

By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:

Azerbaijan produced 2.26 billion kWh of electricity at thermal power plants (TPPs) in January 2021, up by 7.1 million kWh compared to the same month of 2020, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy told Trend.

"In the reporting month, 9.39 million kWh of electricity was generated at wind power plants, 2.1 million kWh - at solar power plants, and 18.7 million kWh of electricity - at a municipal solid waste incineration plant (in Balakhany settlement)," the ministry said.

As earlier reported, in 2020 Azerbaijan totally produced 25.8 billion kWh of electricity, of which 24.4 billion kWh - at TPPs. Thus, the production grew by 12.4 percent compared to 2019.

During the mentioned year, 1.06 billion kWh of electricity was generated at wind power plants, 46.9 million kWh - at solar power plants, and 200.6 million kWh of electricity - at a municipal solid waste incineration plant.

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