Turkey's daily electricity consumption increased by 0.31% on Wednesday compared to the previous day to reach 802,944 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 19.00 local time with 38,510 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 28,254 megawatt-hours at 05.00 local time.
Electricity production reached 813,303 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a 0.26% increase compared to the previous day.
While Turkey's electricity production from natural gas constituted 32.53% of total electricity consumption on Wednesday, imported coal plants held a 18.74% share while hydropower plants comprised 18.62%.
On Wednesday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 10,947 megawatt-hours while imports reached 588 megawatt-hours.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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