Türkiye’s natural gas imports increased by 3.7% in May 2022 compared to the same month of 2021, according to data of Türkiye’s energy watchdog on Wednesday.
Natural gas imports increased to around 3.72 billion cubic meters (bcm) from approximately 3.59 bcm for the same month of 2021, Türkiye’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.
The country imported 2.98 bcm of natural gas via pipelines in May, while 747 million cubic meters was purchased as LNG, EMRA’s data showed. This marked a decrease of 5.32% in pipeline imports but an increase of 66.2% in LNG imports.
Russia supplied the majority of Türkiye’s imports with 1.61 bcm of natural gas, while the US and Iran followed with 833 million cubic meters (mcm) and 796 mcm, respectively.
Nevertheless, gas imports from Russia decreased by 22.7% in May, while imports from Iran and Azerbaijan increased by 0.16% and 59.7% respectively, compared to the same period of 2021.
The country’s total gas consumption also decreased by 9.51% to approximately 3.42 bcm compared to the same month of 2021.
Household consumption grew by 5.87% to 902 mcm, and the use of gas in power plants decreased by 21.6% to 114 mcm during the same period.
The natural gas volume in storage in May 2022 decreased by 14.7% to around 2.02 bcm compared to about 2.37 bcm in May 2021.
Source: Anadolu Agency