Hydro produces 92.8% of Norway's power in October

- Norway produces 13.91 terawatt-hours of electricity in October

Hydropower produced 92.8% of Norway's electricity in October, according to Statistics Norway (SSB) on Thursday.

The country produced 13.91 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in October, out of which 10.31 TWh was consumed.

In addition to hydropower, the country produced 6.6% of its electricity from wind power and 0.6% 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 decreased by 3.9% in October, compared to the same period last year.

By Murat Temizer

Anadolu Agency

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