Turkey's daily electricity consumption increased by 3.87% on Friday compared to the previous day to reach 623,301 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 21.00 local time, reaching 30,066 megawatt-hours, data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to its lowest level of 20,497 megawatt-hours at 07.00 local time.
Electricity production amounted to 628,472 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a 3.68% increase from Thursday.
Turkey's electricity production from lignite plants constituted 17% of total electricity consumption, natural gas plants comprised 15.9%, while hydroelectricity plants held a 15.2% share.
On Friday, Turkey's electricity exports amounted to 4,620 megawatt-hours, while imports totaled 9,769 megawatt-hours.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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