BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 31
By Anastasia Savchenko - Trend:
The share of natural gas in electricity production in Turkey increased by 0.7 percent in November 2019, and slightly over 25,961 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 was 30.53 percent, according to the EPDK report.
In November 2019, a total of 85,029 megawatts was generated in Turkey as a whole, which is 2.32 percent more compared to November 2018.
Electricity production in Turkey in November 2019:
|
Types of resources |
November 2018 |
November 2019 |
Changes (%) |
||
|
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
25,779.80 |
31.02 |
25,961.30 |
30.53 |
0.70 |
|
Hydroelectric power stations |
20,569.10 |
24.75 |
20,642.52 |
24.28 |
0.36 |
|
Brown coal |
9,587.03 |
11.54 |
10,101.03 |
11.88 |
5.36 |
|
Imported coal |
8,938.85 |
10.76 |
8,966.85 |
10.55 |
0.31 |
|
Rivers |
7,678.28 |
9.24 |
7,848.84 |
9.23 |
2.22 |
|
Windfarms |
6,895.87 |
8.30 |
7,484.32 |
8.80 |
8.53 |
|
Geothermal resources |
1,282.52 |
1.54 |
1,514.69 |
1.78 |
18.10 |
|
Coal |
810.77 |
0.98 |
810.77 |
0.95 |
0.00 |
|
Biofuel |
576.51 |
0.69 |
716.01 |
0.84 |
24.20 |
|
Fuel oil |
487.17 |
0.59 |
408.99 |
0.48 |
-16.05 |
|
Asphaltites |
405.00 |
0.49 |
405.00 |
0.48 |
0.00 |
|
Solar Power Plants |
81.66 |
0.10 |
161.94 |
0.19 |
98.31 |
|
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 |
83,100.28 |
100.00 |
85,029.97 |
100.00 |
2.32 |
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