T眉rkiye's natural gas imports increased by 17.7% in October, compared to the same month in 2023, according to data from T眉rkiye's energy watchdog on Monday.
Natural gas imports in October reached 3.95 billion cubic meters (bcm), up from approximately 3.35 bcm last year, T眉rkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.
In October, 3.58 bcm of imports were made through pipelines and 366.23 million cubic meters (mcm) was imported via liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Russia was the largest natural gas supplier to T眉rkiye, providing 1.71 bcm, while Azerbaijan and Iran followed with 1 bcm and, 866.31 mcm, respectively.
Algeria exported 866.31 mcm of LNG to T眉rkiye in October.
- Gas consumption falls by 0.02%
The country's total gas consumption decreased to 3.14 bcm in October, down by 0.02% compared to the same period last year.
Household consumption rose by 6.72% to 434.88 mcm, while gas consumption in power plants decrease by 8.04% to 860.48 mcm, during the same period.
The natural gas storage volume in October declined by 4.13% to around 5.16 bcm, compared to 5.38 bcm in October 2023.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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