Türkiye's electricity production increased by around 1.76% in October compared to the same month last year, the latest data from the country's energy watchdog showed on Friday.
Total electricity production rose to around 24.55 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in October, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its electricity market report for October.
The country produced electricity from several sources: 26.7% from imported coal, 23% from natural gas, 15.7% from hydroelectricity, 14.6% from lignite and 9.25% from wind.
Geothermal, biomass, hard coal, solar power, asphaltite, and fuel oil generated the remaining share.
Electricity consumption in October also increased to around 21.91 million MWh, marking a 4.77% rise compared to the same month last year.
Installed electricity capacity rose by around 0.90% to 95,744 megawatts in October, relative to October last year.
Natural gas power plants comprised 26.4% of electricity installed capacity, while hydropower and wind plants accounted for 24.3% and 12%, respectively.
Lignite, imported coal, hydropower, biomass, geothermal, solar power, hard coal, asphaltite, fuel oil, naphtha, LNG and diesel also contributed to the installed capacity.
By Gokce Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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