Turkey broke an all-time daily high record on local and renewable energy power generation, announced the country’s energy and natural resources minister Fatih Dönmez.
Dönmez said, “on May 24, we achieved a new record in daily production by generating 90% of our electricity from domestic and renewable resources. Our National Energy continues to renew, and our investments bear fruit.”
Hydro plants were responsible for the most significant percentage of energy generation with 43.7%, while local coal plants contributed to 16.5%. Wind plants were responsible for 14.5%, and solar plants contributed to 7.2%. Finally, geothermal and biomass plants powered 5.3% and 2.6%.
Official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAŞ) show a total electricity production peak at 457,921 megawatt-hours on May 24. Most of the energy came from hydroelectricity plants at 119,335 megawatt-hours. Read more…
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