Turkey's Electricity Consumption Down 2.5% in February

Turkeys Electricity Consumption Down 2.5% in February
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Τρι, 2 Μαρτίου 2021 - 18:09

Turkey's electricity consumption decreased by around 2.5% in February, compared to the same month of 2020, according to the latest data released by Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry

The country's power consumption reached 24.19 billion kilowatt-hours last month and electricity production also decreased by 1.49% to 24.33 billion kilowatt-hours compared to February 2020.

Out of February's total production, hydro plants generated 16.4% while 26.9% was derived from natural gas and 22.2% from imported coal.

The share of local coal plants in electricity generation was 14.7%. Wind plants generated 10.2% and the remaining share came from geothermal, fuel oil and biogas plants.

Last month, Turkey's electricity imports from neighboring countries decreased by around 70.5% to 83.81 million kilowatt-hours compared to 284.16 million kilowatt-hours in February 2020.

Electricity exports increased by around 21.8% to 224 million kilowatt-hours.

Turkey's total installed power capacity reached 96.3 gigawatts as at the end of January 2021, according to official figures.

(Anadolu Agency, March 2, 2021)