Azerbaijan sees rise in power generation

For Jan-Mar, 2010 Azerenerji generated 28.5% of last year’s overall power generation.

Azerenerji’s press service citing the Central Dispatcher Control Office reports that 1.8 bn kWh of electricity was generated this March against 1.7 bn kWh in February and 1.9 bn kWh in January of 2010, and 1.8 bn kWh in December 2009.

This March 1.4 bn kWh of electricity was generated by thermal power stations (TPSs) and 400 million kWh by hydroelectric power stations (HEPSs).

A month before TPSs produced 1.4 bn kWh of electricity and HEPSs - 300 million kWh.

For Jan-Mar 2010, the country generated 5.3 bn kWh, including 4.4 bn kWh by TPSs and 900 million by HEPSs.

In 2009, power generation reached 18.6 bn kWh (16.3 bn kWh by the TPSs and 2.3 bn kWh by the HEPSs) and in 2008 - 21.2 bn kWh (19 bn by TPSs and 2.2 bn kWh by HEPSs).


/Abc.az/