Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 7
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In May 2019, the share of natural gas in electricity production in Turkey decreased by 1.56 percent, and 25,940.07 megawatts of electricity were produced with usage of natural gas, Trend reports referring to Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
The share of electricity produced with usage of natural gas is 30.90 percent, according to the EPDK report.
In May 2019, capacity of 83,939.61 megawatts was ensured in Turkey as a whole, which is 2.06 percent more compared to May 2018.
Electricity production in Turkey in May 2019:
|
Types of resources |
May 2018 |
May 2019 |
Changes (%) |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
26,352.02 |
32.04 |
25,940.07 |
30.90 |
-1.56 |
|
Hydroelectric power stations |
20,127.10 |
24.47 |
20,582.40 |
24.52 |
2.26 |
|
Brown coal |
9,267.12 |
11.27 |
9,853.08 |
11.74 |
6.32 |
|
Imported coal |
8,938.85 |
10.87 |
8,938.85 |
10.65 |
0.00 |
|
Rivers |
7,578.19 |
9.21 |
7,815.92 |
9.31 |
3.14 |
|
Windfarms |
6,617.03 |
8.05 |
7,086.55 |
8.44 |
7.10 |
|
Geothermal resources |
1,129.24 |
1.37 |
1,335.52 |
1.59 |
18.27 |
|
Fuel oil |
820.57 |
1.00 |
810.77 |
0.97 |
-1.19 |
|
Bituminous coal |
480.04 |
0.58 |
594.90 |
0.71 |
23.93 |
|
Biofuel |
496.77 |
0.60 |
487.17 |
0.58 |
-1.93 |
|
Natural bitumen |
405.00 |
0.49 |
405.00 |
0.48 |
0.00 |
|
Solar Power Plants |
22.90 |
0.03 |
81.66 |
0.10 |
256.59 |
|
Naphta |
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 |
82,242.57 |
100.00 |
83,939.61 |
100.00 |
2.06 |
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