ECONOMY
AZERENERGY JSC GENERATED ABOUT 11 BLN KWH OF ELECTRICITY IN FIRST HALF OF THE CURRENT YEAR
In the first half of this year, Azenergy JSC generated 10.995 billion kWh of electricity. According to the press service of the company, this amount was 13% or 1 billion kWh more than amounts generated over the same period of 2002.In June this year, Azenergy produced over 1.341 billion kWh of electricity with thermal electric station accounting for 1.171 million kWh and hydroelectric stations producing 170 million kWh. For that period under consideration 42013 gegacalories of thermal energy was produced. Production of electric energy in June on the backdrop of year-on-year comparison showed a growth of 111 million kWh or 9%. Meanwhile electricity produced by the hydroelectric stations increased by about 2 times as a result of huge volumes of water this year and the active exploitation of the hydroelectric stations. Along with that during the month of June, scheduled electricity swapping continued with Russia, Turkey and Iran.