Hydro provides 90.1% of Norway's power in January

- Norway produces 13.34 terawatt-hours of electricity in January

home > Hydro, Europe, General 17.02.2020 10:33 Murat Temizer

Hydro provides 90.1% of Norway's power in January

Hydropower produced 90.1% of Norway's electricity in January, equivalent to 12.02 terawatt-hours (TWh), according to Statistics Norway (SSB) on Monday.

In addition to hydropower, the country produced 7.7% of its electricity from wind power and 2.2% from thermal power.

The country's total electricity production was 13.34 TWh in January.

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

The Nordic country's electricity consumption decreased by 7.7% in January, compared to the same period last year.

By Murat Temizer

Anadolu Agency

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