Norway produces 93.2% of electricity from hydro in May

- Norway produces 12.11 terawatt-hours of electricity in May

Hydropower produced 93.2% of Norway's electricity in May, according to Statistics Norway (SSB) on Tuesday.

The country produced 12.11 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in May, out of which 9.47 TWh was consumed.

In addition to hydropower, the country produced 5% of its electricity from wind power and 1.9% 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 0.9% in May, compared to the same period last year.

By Murat Temizer

Anadolu Agency

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