Türkiye’s natural gas imports increased by 5.74% in August, compared to the same month in 2023, according to data from Türkiye’s energy watchdog on Monday.
Natural gas imports in August reached 3.89 billion cubic meters (bcm), up from approximately 3.68 bcm last year, Türkiye’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.
In August, 3.50 bcm of imports were made through pipelines and 384.73 million cubic meters (mcm) was imported via liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Russia was the largest natural gas supplier to Türkiye, providing 2.27 bcm, while Azerbaijan and Iran followed with 742.24 mcm and 491.34 mcm, respectively.
Algeria exported 384.73 mcm of LNG to Türkiye in August.
– Gas consumption rises by 3.61%
The country’s total gas consumption increased to 3.38 bcm in August, up by 3.61% compared to the same period last year.
Household consumption rose by 4.26% to 290.32 mcm in August, while gas consumption in power plants decrease by 9.4% to 1.48 bcm during the same period.
The natural gas storage volume in August declined by 17.7% to around 4.32 bcm, compared to 5.25 bcm in August 2023.
