Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 27
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
In June 2018, the share of natural gas in electricity production has increased by 1.46 percent, and 25,750.72 megawatts of electricity were produced using natural gas, the report of the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) reads.
According to the report, the share of electricity produced using natural gas is 31.76 percent.
Electricity production in Turkey in June 2018:
|
Types of resources |
June 2017 |
June 2018 |
Changes (%) |
||
|
Changes (%) |
Share (%) |
Power (MW) |
Share (%) |
||
|
Natural gas |
25 750.72 |
32.70 |
26 127.56 |
31.76 |
1.46 |
|
Hydroelectric stations |
19 742.30 |
25.07 |
20 308.43 |
24.68 |
2.87 |
|
Brown coal |
9 269.56 |
11.77 |
9 267.12 |
11.26 |
-0.03 |
|
Imported coal |
7 616.35 |
9.67 |
8 938.85 |
10.86 |
17.36 |
|
Rivers |
7 278.74 |
9.24 |
7 600.57 |
9.24 |
4.42 |
|
Wind power plants |
6 137.56 |
7.79 |
6 620.53 |
8.05 |
7.87 |
|
Geothermal resources |
860.78 |
1.09 |
1 144.24 |
1.39 |
32.93 |
|
Heavy fuel oil |
690.39 |
0.88 |
718.71 |
0.87 |
4.10 |
|
Bituminous coal |
597.90 |
0.76 |
616.15 |
0.75 |
3.05 |
|
Biofuel |
371.33 |
0.47 |
499.74 |
0.61 |
34.58 |
|
Natural bitumen |
405.00 |
0.51 |
405.00 |
0.49 |
0.00 |
|
Solar power plants |
12.90 |
0.02 |
22.90 |
0.03 |
77.52 |
|
Naphtha |
4.74 |
0.01 |
4.74 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
|
Compressed natural gas (CNG) |
1.95 |
0.00 |
1.95 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Diesel |
1.04 |
0.00 |
1.04 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
78 741.25 |
100.00 |
82 277.53 |
100.00 |
4.49 |
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