Turkey's electricity production increased by 3.3 percent in June compared to the same month last year, according to the latest data revealed by the country's energy watchdog.
Total production reached approximately 23.3 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), up from 22.5 million kWh in June 2017, Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report for the month of June 2018.
Turkey produced its electricity from several resources -- 27 percent from natural gas, 21.7 percent from hard coal, 16.1 percent from lignite and 15.9 percent from hydropower plants. Kinetic energy from rivers, wind, geothermal, biomass, fuel oil, solar, diesel and LNG supplied the remaining share.
Consumption in the industrial sector had the biggest share with 41 percent, followed by the commercial sector with 30.1 percent. Residential consumption came third with 23 percent while street lighting and agricultural irrigation accounted for the remainder.
Turkey's installed electricity capacity was up 4.5 percent in June on a yearly basis. Natural gas power plants comprised 31.8 percent, while 24.7 percent came from hydropower plants, and 11.3 percent from lignite power plants. Hard coal, hydro, wind, geothermal, fuel oil, biomass and solar power also contributed to Turkey's installed capacity.
(Anadolu Agency)
