Daily electricity consumption in Türkiye decreased by around 0.6% on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 1,028,848 megawatt-hours, according to official figures of Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS) released on Thursday.
Hourly power consumption peaked at 48,757 megawatt-hours at 12 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), data from TEIAS showed. The country's electricity usage dropped to the lowest level of 33,896 megawatt-hours at 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT).
Electricity production amounted to 1,041,124 megawatt-hours on Wednesday, marking a decrease of 0.8% compared to Tuesday.
Electricity production from natural gas plants accounted for around 26% of total generation, while imported coal and hydroelectricity plants contributed 21.6% and 13.6%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the country's electricity exports totaled 16,505 megawatt-hours, while imports amounted to 4,228 megawatt-hours.
By Fuat Kabakci
Anadolu Agency
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