Türkiye’s electricity production decreased by around 1.3% in April compared to the same month in 2021, the latest data from the country’s energy watchdog showed.
Total electricity production fell to around 24.7 million megawatt-hours (MWh) from about 25 million MWh in April last year, Türkiye’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report for April.
The country produced electricity from several sources: 35.1% from hydropower, 16.2% from natural gas, 15.1% from lignite, 11.4% from imported coal and 10.5% from wind. Geothermal, biomass, diesel, hard coal, solar power, asphaltite and fuel oil generated the remaining share.
Electricity consumption in April also fell to around 19.9 million MWh, marking almost a 3% decrease compared to the same month of 2021. Industrial sector consumption held the largest share at 46.64%, followed by the residential sector at 25.64%. The commercial sector ranked third with 23.31%, while agricultural irrigation and street lighting accounted for the remainder.
Installed electricity capacity was up 2.6% in April from the same month of 2021.
Natural gas power plants comprised 27.2%, while 25.2% came from hydropower plants and 11.7% from wind power plants. Lignite, imported coal, hydro, geothermal, biomass, solar power, hard coal, asphaltite, fuel oil, naphtha, LNG and diesel also contributed to installed capacity.
Source: Anadolu Agency