The number of electric vehicle charging sockets in Turkey rose 3.3% in November from the previous month, reaching 37,473, the country’s energy regulator said Thursday.
According to the Energy Market Regulatory Authority’s monthly report, the total installed capacity of charging stations also increased 3.3% to 2,789 megawatts.
Charging stations consumed 50.3 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in November. About 61.7% of that — 31 million kWh — came from “green” charging stations certified to use power generated from renewable sources. The remaining 19.2 million kWh was supplied by other stations.
Istanbul led the country in consumption with 14,816 megawatt-hours, followed by Ankara with 7,716 MWh and Izmir with 2,600 MWh.
The number of AC charging sockets rose 3.6% to 21,422 in November, while DC sockets increased 2.9% to 16,051. In October, the figures stood at 20,677 AC and 15,603 DC.
Turkey’s electric vehicle fleet also continued to grow. The number of registered EVs climbed 5.1% from October, reaching 351,836 in November.