Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye increased by 1.8% on Friday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,166,299 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) on Saturday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 54,766 megawatt-hours at 4 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 38,117 megawatt-hours at 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,154,693 megawatt-hours on Friday, marking a fall of about 0.45% compared to Thursday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for 30.2% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 20.8% and 15%, respectively.
On Friday, the country's electricity exports totaled 13,902 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 2,321 megawatt-hours.
By Humeyra Ayaz
Anadolu Agency
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