Turkey's daily electricity consumption decreased by 3.2% on Wednesday compared to the previous day to reach 863,619 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday at 10.00 local time.

Hourly power consumption peaked at 12.00 local time, reaching 41,050 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 30,100 megawatt-hours at 05.00 local time.

Electricity production amounted to 870,296 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a 2.95% decrease from Tuesday.

Turkey's electricity production from wind plants constituted 17.9% of total electricity consumption, natural gas plants comprised 17.3%, while lignite plants held a 14.3% share.

On Wednesday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 7,184 megawatt-hours, while imports totaled 1,100 megawatt-hours.

By Ebru Sengul Cevrioglu

Anadolu Agency

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