Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 0.2% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,014,215 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 47,193 megawatt-hours at 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 35,340 megawatt-hours at 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,019,673 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a decrease of 0.09% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from dam-based hydropower plants accounted for around 26.8% of total generation, while imported coal and wind plants contributed 17.5% and 12.7%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 10,054 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,528 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
