In a post on its Telegram channel, the ministry said these small-scale solar installations generated 2.5 billion kWh during the first nine months of the year. That output was included in the ministry’s overall production figures but excluded from the National Statistics Committee’s tally.
The ministry said the difference should be taken into account when comparing electricity production data published by the two agencies.
It also provided a breakdown of generation by source. Thermal power plants produced 49.1 billion kWh, while large-scale solar and wind power plants generated a combined 10.5 billion kWh.
Hydropower plants accounted for 6.6 billion kWh, with block stations contributing a further 867.1 million kWh.
The 2.5 billion kWh attributed to rooftop solar accounts for nearly all the difference between the two agencies’ reported totals, although the figures do not match exactly because of rounding.
