Norway produces 94.4% electricity from hydro in Jan. 19

- Norway produces 14.71 terawatt-hours of electricity in January

Hydropower produced 94.4 percent of Norway's electricity in January, according to Statistics Norway (SSB) on Tuesday.

The country produced 14.71 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in January, out of which 13.6 TWh was consumed.

In addition to hydropower, the country produced 3.8 percent of its electricity from wind power and 1.8 percent from thermal power.

The extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, and power-intensive manufacturing composed the largest share of consumption.

The Nordic country's electricity consumption increased by 0.7 percent in January, compared to the same period last year.

By Murat Temizer

Anadolu Agency

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