Turkey's electricity production decreased by 3.14 percent in August compared to the same month last year, according to the latest data revealed by the country's energy watchdog. Total production decreased to approximately 26.92 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), down from 27.79 million kWh in August 2017, Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report for August 2018.
Turkey produced its electricity from several resources -- 29.17 percent from natural gas, 22.15 percent from imported coal, 17.14 percent from hydropower plants and 14.17 percent from lignite. Kinetic energy from rivers, wind, geothermal, hard coal, biomass, fuel oil, solar, diesel and LNG supplied the remaining share.
Consumption in the industrial sector saw the biggest share with 37.27 percent, followed by the commercial sector with 32.78 percent. Residential consumption came third with 22.51 percent while street lighting and agricultural irrigation accounted for the remainder.
Turkey's installed electricity capacity was up 3.62 percent in August on a yearly basis. Natural gas power plants comprised 31.38 percent, while 24.68 percent came from hydropower plants, and 11.63 percent from lignite power plants. Hard coal, imported coal, hydro, wind, geothermal, fuel oil, biomass and solar power also contributed to Turkey's installed capacity.
(Anadolu Agency)
