Türkiye's licensed power generation down 1.46% in September

- Installed electricity capacity rises by around 1% in September compared to same month in 2023

​​​​Türkiye's electricity production in September decreased by around 1.46%, compared to the same period last year, data from the country's energy watchdog showed on Thursday.

Total electricity generation fell to around 26.55 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in September, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its latest electricity market report.

The country produced electricity from several sources including 26.6% from imported coal, from 23.3% natural gas, from 17.9% hydropower, and from 13.8% lignite.

Geothermal, biomass, solar power, hard coal, fuel oil and asphaltite generated the remaining share.

Electricity consumption in September increased to around 24.56 million MWh, marking a 0.5% fall year-on-year.

Installed electricity capacity rose by around 1% to 96,548 megawatts in September, relative to September 2023.

Natural gas power plants comprised 25.4% of electricity installed capacity, while hydropower and wind plants accounted for 24.7% and 12.7%, respectively.

Imported coal, lignite, biomass, geothermal, solar power, hard coal, asphaltite, fuel oil, naphtha, LNG and diesel also contributed to the installed capacity.

By Basak Erkalan

Anadolu Agency

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