T眉rkiye's electricity production in February increased by around 6.5%, compared to the same period last year, data from the country's energy watchdog showed on Monday.
Total electricity generation reached up to around 27.33 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in February, T眉rkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its latest electricity market report.
The country produced electricity from several sources including 29.1% from natural gas, 24.1% from imported coal, 15.2% from hydropower plants, and 11.1% from wind plants.
Lignite, geothermal, biomass, solar power, hard coal, asphaltite, and fuel oil generated the remaining share.
Electricity consumption in February increased to around 23.19 million MWh, marking a 4% growth year-on-year.
Installed electricity capacity rose by 1.6% to 97,633 megawatts in February, relative to February 2024.
Natural gas power plants comprised 25.1% of electricity installed capacity, while hydropower and wind plants accounted for 24.4% and 13.3%, respectively.
Imported coal, lignite, run-of-river hydroelectricity, biomass, geothermal, solar power, hard coal, asphaltite, and fuel oil also contributed to the installed capacity.
By Duygu Alhan
Anadolu Agency
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