Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 6
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In June 2019, the share of natural gas in electricity production in Turkey increased by 0.48 percent, and 26,269.01 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 31.05 percent, according to the EPDK report.
In June 2019, capacity of 84,608.46 megawatts was ensured in Turkey as a whole, which is 2.89 percent more compared to June 2018.
Electricity production in Turkey in June 2019:
|
Types of resources |
June 2018 |
June 2019 |
Changes (%) |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
26,143.37 |
31.79 |
26,269.01 |
31.05 |
0.48 |
|
Hydroelectric power stations |
20,309.7 |
24.7 |
20,582.4 |
24.33 |
1.34 |
|
Brown coal |
9,256.07 |
11.26 |
10,097.03 |
11.93 |
9.09 |
|
Imported coal |
8,938.85 |
10.87 |
8,938.85 |
10.56 |
0 |
|
Rivers |
7,594.99 |
9.24 |
7,822.95 |
9.25 |
3 |
|
Windfarms |
6,620.53 |
8.05 |
7,147.15 |
8.45 |
7.95 |
|
Geothermal resources |
1,144.24 |
1.39 |
1,335.52 |
1.58 |
16.72 |
|
Coal |
810.77 |
0.99 |
810.77 |
0.96 |
0 |
|
Biofuel |
488.24 |
0.59 |
623.23 |
0.74 |
27.65 |
|
Fuel oil |
487.17 |
0.59 |
487.17 |
0.58 |
0 |
|
Asphaltites |
405 |
0.49 |
405 |
0.48 |
0 |
|
Solar Power Plants |
22.9 |
0.03 |
81.66 |
0.1 |
256.59 |
|
Naphta |
4.74 |
0.01 |
4.74 |
0.01 |
0 |
|
LNG |
1.95 |
0 |
1.95 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diesel |
1.04 |
0 |
1.04 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
82,229.57 |
100 |
84,608.46 |
100 |
2.89 |
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