BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10
By Nargiz Ismayilova - Trend:
Electricity generation at thermal power plants (TPPs) of Azerbaijan from January through May 2020 spiked by 200.8 million kilowatt-hours compared to the same period of 2019 and amounted to over 10 billion kilowatt-hours, Trend reports citing the report of the Ministry of Energy.
According to the report, electricity generation at hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) made up 549 million kilowatt-hours, having dropped by 150.5 million kilowatt-hours compared to the same period of last year.
The indicator for other energy sources (wind power stations, solar power stations and household solid waste incinerator) grew by 0.7 million kilowatt-hours, reaching 151.9 million kilowatt-hours.
Meanwhile, 45.1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated at wind power stations, 18.1 million kilowatt-hours at solar power stations, and 88.7 million kilowatt-hours at household solid waste incinerator.
Electricity generation by Azerenerji OJSC surpassed 9.6 billion kilowatt-hours in the first five months of 2020. Herein, over 9.1 billion kilowatt-hours were generated at TPPs, and 464.4 million kilowatt-hours – at HPPs.
The State Energy Service of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic generated 155.8 million kilowatt-hours. Meanwhile, 65.2 million kilowatt-hours were generated at TPPs, 75.1 million kilowatt-hours - at HPPs, 15.5 million kilowatt-hours - at solar power stations, and 990.1 million kilowatt-hours - at other power plants.
In the reporting period, Azerbaijan’s electricity export amounted to 522.3 million kilowatt-hours, which is 113.7 million kilowatt-hours less compared to the same period of 2019. Meanwhile, electricity import of Azerbaijan increased by 1.1 million kilowatt-hours, compared to the same period of last year, amounting to 62.2 million kilowatt-hours.
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