Turkey electricity production reaches high renewable energy shares

Renewable energy sources accounted for 56.4% of Turkey’s total electricity production in August, reaching 20.7 billion kilowatt-hours. Hydroelectric power was the largest contributor among renewables, providing 9.08 billion kilowatt-hours, or 24.7% of total production. Solar and wind power combined reached a record monthly high of 9.9 billion kilowatt-hours, with solar contributing 5.16 billion and wind 4.74 billion kilowatt-hours.

In the first eight months of the year, renewable sources accounted for 60.3% of total electricity production. Domestic resources overall contributed 73.2% of the total production during this period.

Recent daily data from TEİAŞ indicates that hydroelectric plants remain a primary source, contributing 21.4% of daily production, followed by imported coal at 21.1% and solar energy at 14.8%. On a recent recorded day, electricity production reached 956,487 megawatt-hours against a consumption of 948,473 megawatt-hours, maintaining the country's position as a net exporter of electricity.