In July, Turkey’s natural gas imports increased by 17.94% compared to the same month last year, reaching approximately 3 billion 574 million 710 thousand cubic meters. According to the “Natural Gas Market Sector Report” of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority for July, 3 billion 105 million 950 thousand cubic meters of the imports were done through pipelines, and 468 million 750 thousand cubic meters were through liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities. Total natural gas imports reached 3 billion 574 million 710 thousand cubic meters, which is a 17.94% increase compared to the 3 billion 30 million 960 thousand cubic meters in July last year. The highest natural gas import in July was made from Russia with 1 billion 482 million 580 thousand cubic meters. This was followed by Azerbaijan with 1 billion 4 million 80 thousand cubic meters and Iran with 619 million 290 thousand cubic meters. During this period, 468 million 750 thousand cubic meters of LNG were imported from Algeria.
Gas consumption in households decreased by 6.41% in July. The total natural gas consumption in the country increased by 9.49% to 3 billion 288 million 180 thousand cubic meters in July compared to the previous year. The industrial sector’s natural gas consumption increased by 13.59% to 1 billion 52 million 30 thousand cubic meters. Natural gas consumption in power plants rose by 15.33% to 1 billion 334 million 830 thousand cubic meters. On the other hand, natural gas consumption in households decreased by 6.41% to 339 million 440 thousand cubic meters in July. Turkey’s natural gas stock in July decreased by 24.45% compared to the same month last year, reaching approximately 3 billion 810 million 120 thousand cubic meters. Approximately 3 billion 480 million 250 thousand cubic meters of the natural gas stock are stored in underground storage facilities, while 329 million 860 thousand cubic meters are in LNG terminals.