BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 14
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
Electricity generation in Azerbaijan made up over 2.1 billion kilowatt-hours in August 2020, Trend reports citing the report of the Ministry of Energy.
As reported, the volume of electricity export of Azerbaijan for the reporting month made up 97.86 million kilowatt-hours, while import to the country – 7.3 million kilowatt-hours.
The production of electricity in August this year dropped by 131.1 million kilowatt-hours compared to the same month of 2019, and made up 17.5 billion kilowatt-hours, while the export and import of electricity decreased by 111.1 million and 9.7 million kilowatt-hours, respectively, said the ministry.
In 2019, power plants in Azerbaijan generated 24.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is 4.3 percent more compared to 2018.
Around 23.4 billion kilowatt-hours of the total volume of electricity produced in 2019 accounted for commercial electricity, which is 4.6 percent more compared to 2018.
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